gun violence

Oklahoma City Police Capt. Bo Mathews told reporters on Wednesday that Sanchez was shot after approaching officers while holding a metal pipe.

National

Oklahoma City Police Fatally Shoot Deaf Man Despite Yells Of 'He Can't Hear'

9:21am September 21, 2017

by James Doubek

The police department's spokesperson said he didn't know whether officers heard witnesses yelling that the man was deaf and couldn't hear the officers' commands.

Chart: About four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a gun-owning household

National

Americans Agree On Some Gun Restrictions, Pew Survey Finds

1:16pm June 22, 2017

by Tanya Ballard Brown

Americans' relationship with guns is complicated and often contentious. But they do agree on restricting sales to people with mental illness or on watch lists.

Two people embrace near the blocked-off crime scene in Alexandria, Va., where a congressman and several others were wounded in a shooting during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday. The suspected gunman has died, officials say.

Gunman At GOP Baseball Practice Had Been Living Out Of Van For Months, FBI Says

7:20pm June 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The FBI has identified the gunman as James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was among five people shot Wednesday morning. He remains in critical condition.

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A Capitol Police officer stands guard on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was shot during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.

Politics & Government

Shooting Highlights Role Of Capitol Police

1:22pm June 14, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Authorities are praising Capitol Police for preventing further bloodshed when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice. Two Capitol Police officers were wounded but are OK.

San Diego police officers work outside the scene of a shooting at an apartment complex Sunday, after a gunman opened fire on a crowd of people.

National

Gunman Kills 1, Wounds 6 In Shooting At A Pool Party In San Diego

9:08am May 01, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Witnesses say the gunman, who was white, was holding a beer as he fired into the crowd. All of his victims are people of color.

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.

Luis Gonzalez, John Broughton's grandfather, says that as John got older, he saw his grandson consumed by the violence that surrounded him.

National

Tracing Gun Violence Through Three Generations Of A Family

4:36pm April 12, 2017

by Rowan Moore Gerety

Violent crime has been going down over the past few decades, but for some families, it still defines their daily lives as they cope with shootings and their aftermath.

Jerusha Hodge is among the handful of CeaseFire outreach workers who work to curtail violence in three South Side Chicago neighborhoods. Hodge says shootings are down in the areas where CeaseFire has a presence.

National

Treat Gun Violence Like A Public Health Crisis, One Program Says

7:19pm March 08, 2017

by Cheryl Corley

A violence prevention program takes a public health approach to the gun violence in Chicago, where the program has struggled to find funding. In New York, the program has seen big results.

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Adam Purinton was arrested Thursday and accused of carrying out a shooting in Olathe, Kan. He's seen here in a photo released by the Henry County (Mo.) Sheriff's Office.

National

Kansas Man Arrested In Shooting That Reportedly Targeted Foreigners

9:56am February 24, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Two of the victims are originally from India; their assailant was reportedly heard yelling "get out of my country" just before opening fire. The FBI has joined the investigation.

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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says lawmakers should "have some courage" and face their constituents at town halls, despite protests.

Former Rep. Giffords: Lawmakers Should 'Have Some Courage,' Hold Town Halls

6:34pm February 23, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Gabrielle Giffords responded to a Texas Republican who said he was not holding public meetings because groups from "more violent strains of the leftist ideology" were threatening public safety.