gun violence

How the U.S. compares with the lowest rates of violent gun deaths worldwide

Gun Violence Deaths: How The U.S. Compares With The Rest Of The World

7:43pm March 24, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

The mass shootings in the Atlanta area and Boulder, Colo., cast a spotlight on this type of violence in the U.S., where the death rate is nearly 100 times higher than in the United Kingdom.

Jenny Choi (left) and Kristi You place flowers Wednesday at the entrance of Gold Spa, one of three locations where deadly shootings happened in the Atlanta area this week.

National

Opinion: The 8 We Lost

8:35am March 20, 2021

by Scott Simon

We learned more about the suspect in the Georgia shootings than the victims, possibly because the women who died may have been too busy working to leave long histories on social media.

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Shelby Swan places a sign outside Youngs Asian Massage, where four people were shot and killed this week in Acworth, Ga. Another four people were fatally shot at two massage businesses in Atlanta, but authorities have not released their names.

National

What We Know About The Victims Of The Atlanta-Area Shootings

8:55pm March 18, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

A mother of two, an Army infantry veteran and a massage therapist are among the named victims of the shooting attacks that killed eight people, mostly women of Asian descent.

Tamika Morales holds a photo of her son, Ahmad, who was killed in South Philadelphia last July.

National

Philadelphia Sues For The Right To Control Guns

10:52am October 08, 2020

Philadelphia is suing Pennsylvania so that the city can enact stronger gun control laws. City officials want the freedom to pass their own measures aimed at curbing gun violence.

Chicago Police Department officers stand in front of Rhodes Funeral Services as they investigate the scene of a shooting Tuesday night. Gun violence outside a funeral left at least 15 people wounded.

National

15 People Wounded In Shooting That Targeted Funeral In Chicago

1:04pm July 22, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The violence exploded outside a funeral home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, where investigators say they found at least 60 shell casings.

Eleven-year-old Davon McNeal was one of several children gunned down by gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend. His dream was to play for the NFL and buy his mother "the biggest house."

National

'Who Does This To A Kid?' D.C. Family Mourns 11-Year-Old Killed By Crossfire

4:28pm July 10, 2020

by Kavitha Cardoza

Davon McNeal was one of several children killed by gun violence over the July Fourth weekend while doing everyday things: playing in the yard, walking through a mall, watching fireworks.

Justice Buress, 4, hides under a table while demonstrating a drill at Little Explorers Learning Center in St. Louis. Tess Trice, head of the day care program, carries out monthly drills to train the children to get on the floor when they hear gunfire.

Health & Safety

Teaching Kids To Hide From Gunfire: Safety Drills At Day Care And At Home

9:00am May 24, 2020

by Cara Anthony

Sheltering in place isn't new for children who live in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence, and shootings haven't eased during the pandemic. St. Louis families improvise to keep kids safe.

Police respond to reports of an active shooting at the Molson Coors Beverage Co. campus in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

National

6 Dead In Shooting At Molson Coors In Milwaukee After Employee Opens Fire

11:43pm February 26, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Milwaukee police said the shooter was a 51-year-old Milwaukee man. Five others, all employees of Molson Coors Beverage Co., were killed.

Middle school students at Everglades K-8 Center in Miami are working on a magazine about mass shootings and hope to distribute it to every member of Congress.

National

Miami Middle School Students Hope Their Magazine Will Help End Gun Violence

11:38am February 14, 2020

by Jessica Bakeman

Middle schoolers in Miami are writing poetry and persuasive essays about school safety policies for a student magazine they hope will convince Congress to pass laws to prevent mass shootings.

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Family members who have lost a loved one because of gun violence leave remembrance items inside the glass bricks of the four houses that are the cornerstone of the Gun Violence Memorial Project.

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Nearly 700 People In The U.S. Die From Gun Violence Each Week; A Memorial Honors Them

12:59pm February 04, 2020

by Cheryl Corley

An art installation in Chicago honors victims of gun violence, and its organizers hope to make it a national monument. They want to bring widespread attention to what they consider another epidemic.

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