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Law enforcement respond to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on Monday after the university locked down and warned of an armed person on campus.

The front page of UNC's Daily Tar Heel was a gut punch. Here's the story behind it

8:19pm September 01, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

In the midst of a school shooting, UNC's student journalists kicked into action, covering the story as it unfolded. Now, the paper's front page — a block of heart-wrenching texts — is earning praise.

People walk on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in June.

Can we make college campuses safer? Expert advice after recent shootings

1:54pm August 29, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The Jacksonville gunman drove to a university before opening fire at a nearby store. Days later, UNC Chapel Hill went on lockdown as a faculty member was shot. A campus security expert offers advice.

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Riley Howell, here in an undated photo, was killed after he tackled a gunman shooting people in a classroom at the University of North Carolina's Charlotte campus. Police say Howell's actions likely saved the lives of other students.

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UNC Charlotte Shooting Victim Is Honored As A Hero For Tackling Shooter

9:27pm May 01, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Riley Howell is credited with disrupting the campus shooting, dying in the incident but saving others' lives. Police say they have not determined the shooter's motive.

Hollis Daniels III, 19, was charged with capital murder of a peace officer in the shooting of a campus officer at the Texas Tech police headquarters on Monday.

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Police Say Student Confesses To Fatal Shooting Of Texas Tech Cop

7:58pm October 10, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

It started as a police check on a student in his room — then it turned fatal, say university officials. Detectives say 19-year-old Hollis Daniels III told officers he had done "something illogical."

Colin Goddard was shot four times, but says he received an outpouring of support as he recovered. He worries about others who didn't get the same kind of support.

The Uninjured Victims Of The Virginia Tech Shootings

4:47pm April 14, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history, which killed 32 people and wounded many others. Those who survived with no injuries carry emotional scars.