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At StoryCorps in Littleton, Colo., last month, siblings Lauren Cartaya and Zach Cartaya said they continue to cope with the trauma of the 1999 Columbine shooting.

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20 Years Later, Sibling Columbine Survivors Reflect

9:52am April 19, 2019

Lauren Cartaya and her older brother, Zach, were at Columbine High School in 1999 when two students opened fire. At StoryCorps, they remember that day and discuss the effect it has had on their lives.

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John Van Dreal, director of safety and risk management for the Salem-Keizer Public Schools system in Salem, Ore., has intervened with more than 1,000 students in hopes of deterring violence. Of that group, he says, only one has gone on to be involved in a

When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion

8:00pm February 13, 2019

After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.

There are a mix of factors that lead some kids to become school shooters, fueled in part by desperation, trauma and anger.

School Shooters: What's Their Path To Violence?

11:59am February 10, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Psychologists and the FBI say they are getting a better understanding of the mix of factors that lead some kids to open fire on a classroom. The shooting can be an act of desperation fueled by anger.

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Ex-Teacher Sentenced To Prison After Firing Gun In Georgia High School

6:33pm July 18, 2018

by Amy Held

Jesse Randall Davidson pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting that occurred just two weeks after the Parkland, Fla., massacre. Davidson's attorney said he didn't want to hurt any kids.

Abdul Aziz Sheikh (center), the father of Sabika Sheikh, a victim of a shooting at a Texas high school, shows a picture of his daughter in Karachi on Saturday.

'We Were Expecting That She Will Return Alive': Family Mourns Slain Pakistani Student

5:48pm May 21, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Sabika Sheikh's family was aware of U.S. school shootings, but didn't think it would happen to their daughter. "We were confident that Sabika will be very much safe there," her great-uncle tells NPR.

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A man hugs a woman outside the Alamo Gym where parents wait to reunite with their kids following a shooting at Santa Fe High School.

10 People Killed In Texas High School Shooting; Suspect In Custody

10:44pm May 18, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Officials say he is Dimitrios Pagourtzis. He's charged with capital murder and is being held without bond. The governor says the suspect surrendered rather than carry out a plan to kill himself.

Lane Murdock, a high school sophomore, says she felt numb after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and knew it was time for her to try to make some change.

Meet The Students Who Dreamed Up Friday's National School Walkout

10:27am April 19, 2018

by Cassandra Basler

Thousands of students across the country are expected to walk out of class Friday to protest violence in schools. And the idea came from a group of kids who live far from Florida.

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Sheriff Scott Israel, holds the hand of Anthony Borges, 15, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in a photo released Feb. 18. Anthony was the last Parkland survivor to be released from the hospital and now his lawyer is preparing a lawsuit ag

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'I Feel Good': Final Parkland Shooting Survivor Released From Hospital

9:08pm April 04, 2018

by Amy Held

Teen Anthony Borges was among the most seriously injured after being shot five times. His family is preparing to sue Broward County officials for not doing more "to prevent this tragedy."

A photo from Tuesday, March 20, shows crime scene tape around Great Mills High School, the scene of a shooting in Great Mills, Md.

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Sheriff: Assailant In Maryland School Shooting Died From Self-Inflicted Wound

3:46am March 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Initial reports following the incident at Great Mills High School suggested that a school resource officer might have killed the shooter.

Protest signs for a "March for Our Lives" rally sit on a table in Murray, Ky., just south of Marshall County. The community here is recovering from a school shooting — and trying to start a conversation about gun violence and gun regulation, in a region

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In Rural Kentucky, Activists 'Tread Lightly' On Gun Control

3:25pm March 23, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

On Saturday, students across the country will be marching and rallying to protest gun violence. In Marshall County, a community where gun ownership is widespread, that means choosing words carefully.