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Wisconsin School Shooter Had 'Unsettled' Childhood

According to a Washington Post review of court records

(Newser) - Police are still working to piece together the motive of the 15-year-old girl who killed two and injured six more at a Christian school in Wisconsin Monday and haven't said much about their suspicions, but details are starting to trickle out about her background. Court records paint a picture...

Cops: School Shooting Motive Was a 'Combination of Factors'

Determining motive behind Madison shooting is a top priority, chief says

(Newser) - The motive behind Monday's school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin appears to be a "combination of factors," the city's police chief said Tuesday, without providing further details. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said determining the motive is the "top priority," CNN reports. He said anybody...

Wisconsin School Shooter Identified as 15-Year-Old Girl

Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow was a student at the Christian school

(Newser) - Police have identified the shooter who killed a student and a teacher at a private school in Wisconsin as Natalie Rupnow, who went by "Samantha" and was a student at the school herself. The 15-year-old ( previously reported to be 17 ) wounded six others, two of them critically,...

Report: School Shooter Was 17-Year-Old Girl
Report: School Shooter
Was a Teenage Girl
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Dec 16, 2024 4:49 PM CST

Report: School Shooter Was a Teenage Girl

Teen student, teacher died in Madison shooting, police say

(Newser) - The suspect has since been identified as 15-year-old Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow.

Multiple Injuries Reported in Wisconsin School Shooting
Police: Juvenile Kills
2 at Wisconsin School
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Dec 16, 2024 1:31 PM CST

Police: Juvenile Kills 2 at Wisconsin School

The shooter also is dead at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison

(Newser) - A school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday has left three people dead, including the young shooter, reports Channel 3000 . At least five others were wounded at the Abundant Life Christian School, per the New York Times . Police, who responded to the scene about 11am, say the deceased suspect is...

Suspect Dead After California School Shooting
Suspect Dead After
California School Shooting
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Dec 5, 2024 12:30 AM CST

Suspect Dead After California School Shooting

2 students injured at California elementary school

(Newser) - The two students hurt in a shooting at a Northern California school Wednesday are 5- and 6-year-old boys, both of them kindergarten students, and they remain hospitalized. Both were listed as being in "extremely critical" condition as of Wednesday night, ABC News reports. Meanwhile, police said the gunman was...

Father Pleads Not Guilty to School Shooting Charges

Colin Gray faces murder charges of his own after providing teen son with weapon

(Newser) - The father of a suspected school shooter in Georgia has pleaded not guilty to charges that he also bears responsibility, reports CNN . Colin Gray's attorney entered the plea Thursday to charges including second-degree murder. Prosecutors say Gray provided his 14-year-old son with a weapon even after "receiving sufficient...

Staff Intercepts Possible Teen Shooter at Elementary School

Cops says 13-year-old Wisconsin boy had a rifle on him when he tried to enter Kenosha school

(Newser) - A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after police say he went to his old elementary school armed with a rifle. Authorities say the teen, who attends a nearby middle school, showed up at Roosevelt Elementary School on Thursday morning carrying a "suspicious" bag before he was...

Report: School Shooter's Family Begged Cops to Take His Gun

Missouri, where 19-year-old Orlando Harris killed 2 in 2022, doesn't have red-flag laws

(Newser) - Orlando Harris' family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old's bulletproof vest, ammunition, and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. Nine days later, Harris entered his former St. Louis high school and declared, "All of you are going...

Irked Sheriff Posts 11-Year-Old's Mugshot

Florida's Mike Chitwood is sick of false school-shooting threats

(Newser) - A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school-shooting threats is trying a new tactic to get through to students and their parents: He's posting the mugshot of any offender on social media. Law enforcement officials across the country have seen a wave of school shooting hoaxes...

School Shooting Suspect's Mom Releases Open Letter

Marcee Gray apologizes to victims' families, says her son is 'not a monster'

(Newser) - The mother of Colt Gray, the 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people in a Georgia school shooting last week, says her "heart breaks" for the victims—but her son is "not a monster." In an open letter provided to CNN , Marcee Gray apologized to the victims'...

Suspect's Mother Called School With 'Extreme' Warning

Marcee Gray called Georgia high school minutes before the assault took place

(Newser) - The mother of the 14-year-old suspect in this week's Georgia school shooting called his high school with an urgent warning minutes before the assault took place, reports the Washington Post . Administrators apparently took the threat seriously but were unable to stop the attack.
  • "I was the one that
...

Cops: 16-Year-Old Fatally Shot Fellow Teen at School

Warren Curtis Grant, 15, was killed in Joppatowne, Maryland; a suspect is in custody

(Newser) - A student at a Maryland high school died after being shot by another student during an altercation on Friday in a school bathroom, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said. Warren Curtis Grant, 15, died after the shooting at Joppatowne High School, the sheriff said at a media briefing. A 16-year-old...

Suspected Teen Shooter Won't Face Death Penalty

Judges clarifies at teen's brief court appearance in Winder, Geogia

(Newser) - The suspected teen shooter at a Georgia high school this week made a brief court appearance on Friday, as did his father, who also faces murder charges .
  • Teen: Colt Gray, 14, appeared in court in Winder for less than 10 minutes, reports the New York Times . He answered procedural questions,
...

Father of School Shooting Suspect Arrested, Charged
Father of School Shooting
Suspect Arrested, Charged
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Sep 6, 2024 1:00 AM CDT

Father of School Shooting Suspect Arrested, Charged

Authorities say charges have to do with Georgia man allowing his son to have a gun

(Newser) - The father of the 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting two students and two teachers at his Georgia high school Wednesday has now been arrested alongside his son. Colin Gray, 54, was arrested Thursday and is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and eight counts...

New School Security System May Have Saved Lives

Staff member apparently alerted police, faculty to shooting with ID badge

(Newser) - As of about a week ago, teachers at Apalachee High School wear an ID badge on a lanyard with a panic button that alerts police. When the shooting began at the Georgia school on Wednesday, one staff member appeared to activate the alarm, leading to a quick police response. Law...

Amish Woman Dies 18 Years After Being Shot in School

Rosanna King was just 6 when she was wounded in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A woman who was severely injured when a gunman killed five girls and wounded her and four other girls during an attack on their one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania has died 18 years later, per the AP . Rosanna S. King, 23, died at her home on Tuesday, and a funeral...

Alleged Shooter Tried to Get Into Classroom, Was Stopped by a Student

And more details from the horrific Georgia school shooting

(Newser) - The harrowing—and devastating—details of Wednesday's shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School are starting to come into focus, including the very first moments of the shooting that ended with two students and two teachers dead. A classmate of the alleged shooter tells CNN the suspect left their...

Suspect in Georgia School Shooting Is Student, 14

2 students and 2 teachers were killed at Apalachee High School

(Newser) - The suspect in Wednesday morning's school shooting in Georgia is just 14 years old, officials say. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey told reporters at an afternoon news conference that the teen student will be tried for murder as an adult, NBC News reports. He said the four...

4 Dead, at Least 9 Injured in Georgia School Shooting

The shooting occurred at Apalachee High School in Barrow County

(Newser) - At least four people were killed and nine injured in a school shooting in Georgia on Wednesday morning, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says. In a post on X , the agency said a suspect is "in custody and alive," adding that "reports that the suspect has been...

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