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A father and son are indicted on murder charges in Georgia high school shooting

3:45pm October 17, 2024

The grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on 55 counts, including murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children. His father, Colin Gray, faces 29 counts including second-degree murder.

Fearing the worst, schools deploy armed police to thwart gun violence

5:00am September 11, 2024

Armed officers on campus could speed police response to gun violence. But there is scant research to support this strategy, and studies about racial bias raise other concerns about police in schools.

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The Georgia high school shooting suspect won't face death penalty, judge says

4:13pm September 05, 2024

The father and son arrested in connection with the Apalachee High School shooting appeared in Georgia court for separate hearings on Friday. They will remain in custody as the investigation continues.

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Law enforcement had prior warning about suspect in fatal Georgia high school shooting

12:37pm September 04, 2024

The FBI released new details about the 14-year-old suspect currently in custody after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., killed two students and two teachers and injured nine others.

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Nashville court grapples with details on school shooter that were leaked to media

3:01am June 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

The court is determining if the investigative file and other records from the 2023 shooting should be released under Tennessee's public records law. Leaks of some documents have complicated the case.

Kahlil Brown, 18, says teammate Deshaun Hill Jr., the student and quarterback who was shot and killed in 2022, was his best friend. Brown, shown posing for a portrait at the North Community High School football field in Minneapolis on April 9, will attend St. Olaf College in the fall.

Where gun violence is common, some students say physical safety is a top concern

8:10am April 19, 2024

by Meg Anderson

The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.

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The memorial at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2023. Five years earlier, 14 students and 3 staff members were killed in a mass shooting at the school.

Politics & Government

Harris plans to visit the Parkland school where 14 kids were killed in 2018

5:00am March 11, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris will walk through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on March 23 with the families of the victims who were killed there in a mass shooting.

Students from Launch Charter School march on Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2 last year in Brooklyn, NY.

Health & Safety

'Say Something' tip line in schools flags gun violence threats, study finds

8:17am January 17, 2024

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new study in Pediatrics shows that an anonymous tip line for students is catching some gun threats before they can escalate. It is part of an effort to treat gun violence as a public health problem.

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Ethan Crumbley stands with his attorneys Paulette Loftin (left) and Amy Hopp during his senencing hearing in Pontiac, Mich. Parents of students killed at Michigan's Oxford High School described the anguish of losing their children Friday as a judge considered whether Crumbley would serve a life sentence for the 2021 mass shooting.

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Michigan high school shooter sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole

8:18pm December 08, 2023

by Quinn Klinefelter

A Michigan judge hands down a life without parole sentence for the teenager who shot and killed fellow students and wounded others at Oxford High School in 2021.

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The sun sets behind the memorial for the victims of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in August 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

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Uvalde shooter's cousin arrested in San Antonio for threatening to shoot a school

12:53pm August 08, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

Nathan James Cruz, 17, was arrested on charges of making a terroristic threat and making a terroristic threat against his family. His mother reported his statements to police.