mass shootings

What role does social media take on, when a shooter checks Facebook during the attack?

National

In An Age Of Online Sharing, Of Course The Monsters Do It Too

10:40am June 18, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

It seems "startlingly banal," but killers' social media use during mass shootings has become the norm for the attacks. It's another sign of how intrinsic the sites are to affirming our identities.

This undated image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday.

What We Know So Far About The Orlando Shooting Suspect

8:20pm June 12, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Omar Mateen was 29 years old, and right before he allegedly committed the shooting spree early Sunday, he made an ominous call to 911.

Photographs of victims of the terrorist attack on the Inland Regional Center are seen as people hold candles while attending a vigil held at the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors headquarters to remember those injured and killed during the shooti

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A List Of The Deadliest Mass Shootings In U.S. History

7:24pm June 12, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

A gunman opened fire a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., and killed at least 50 people. It is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Here are the others.

Police officers stand guard down the street from the scene of a deadly mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., early in the morning on Sunday. Authorities say at least 50 people died in the attack.

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'It Just Kept Going And Going': Witnesses Describe Orlando Nightclub Shooting

7:23pm June 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

At first, many witnesses say, the sharp staccato sounds seemed like part of the nightclub's pounding music. Then they realized: It was gunfire, and it wasn't stopping.

Obama: 'An Attack On Any American ... Is An Attack On All Americans'

3:09pm June 12, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

President Obama said that we now know enough about the mass shooting in Orlando to say it was an "act of terror and an act of hate."

A mugshot and rap sheet of Jason Dalton, who police say went on a shooting rampage that lasted for hours in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Saturday.

National

At Least 6 Killed In Series Of Shootings In Kalamazoo

10:59pm February 21, 2016

by Emma Bowman

State police say they arrested a 45-year-old man who has since been identified as a driver for Uber. Among the dead: four women who were shot in a Cracker Barrel parking lot.

National

The U.S. Has A Mass Shooting Epidemic, But No Government Database On Gun Violence

10:08am December 10, 2015

In 2012, journalist Mark Follman searched for comprehensive data about America's mass shootings and found that very little existed. So he and his colleagues began compiling a database of their own.

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"It's something that I think no one should have to experience," says Paul Temme, who witnessed a gunman kill a young boy and his grandfather.

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When Mass Shootings Happen, How Survivors Learn To Cope

12:26pm December 06, 2015

by NPR Staff

Tragic events like the recent San Bernardino and Colorado Springs attacks leave behind witnesses who try to process what they've seen. Two survivors of past shootings share how they carry the trauma.

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Religion

After Mass Shootings, People Turn To Prayer — And Prayer Shaming

10:06am December 05, 2015

by Scott Simon

After the mass shooting in San Bernardino, many took to Twitter to send prayers, and were then called out for not doing more. It prompted NPR's Scott Simon to muse on the power of prayer.

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Nasya Fair looks at a growing memorial for the Colorado Springs, Colo., shooting victims with her son Korbyn, 4. Colorado and California are the latest states at the center of the gun control debate.

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From Colorado To California, The Gun Control Debate Has Become Personal

4:25pm December 04, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

The two states in the news over the past week with high profile mass shootings have taken big steps in recent years to tighten gun laws. Is a focus on open carry or mental health the best way forward?