HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — Two students opened fire Tuesday inside a charter school in an affluent suburban Denver community not far from Columbine High School, wounding eight teenagers and spreading minutes of terror before they were taken into custody with no injuries, authorities said. Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said the pair walked into […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Students at a North Carolina university were gathered for end-of-year presentations in an anthropology class when a gunman burst in and opened fire with a pistol, killing two and wounding four, a professor said. New details emerged Wednesday about the previous day’s shooting that caused chaos and panic on the last day of […]
HOUSTON (AP) — An 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school will now be facing 11 federal charges connected to the attack, his attorney said Monday. But it’s unclear what those new charges are because the federal case against Dimitrios Pagourtzis is sealed as a result of him being a […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dozens of police offices rushed to a South Carolina elementary school Tuesday after 911 dispatchers heard gunshots and someone pulled an alarm reporting a shooting on campus. But it turns out the gunfire was actually blanks being fired as part of a historical re-enactment, deputies and officials at Delmae Heights Elementary […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A report of a possible gunman at William Peace University’s downtown Raleigh campus prompted the school to tell people shelter in place Monday. Students hid together in rooms until an all-clear was given and they were allowed to leave. In a tweet, the school said a gunman was reportedly on his […]
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy has shown no remorse for shooting his teacher and a classmate at his Indianapolis-area school, and he will remain the responsibility of the state juvenile court system until he is 18, an Indiana judge ruled Wednesday. Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge Paul Felix rejected a request from the […]
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police must release disturbing writings and other belongings of the Newtown school shooter to the public because they are not exempt from the state’s open record laws, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The justices issued a 5-0 decision in favor of The Hartford Courant and state Freedom of Information Commission, […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida newspaper is facing a contempt motion for publishing material two judges ordered kept private about the educational history of Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. The Broward County school board contends in a court filing that the South Florida Sun Sentinel and two of its reporters should be […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A drama teacher recalled all the lessons she learned in the arts as she barricaded students in a closet during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Melody Herzfeld was presented with the 2018 Excellence in Theatre Education Award during the Tony Awards on Sunday. She described how drama teachers create a […]
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A male student armed with two handguns opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, wounding another student and a teacher before being taken into custody, authorities said. Seventh-grader Ethan Stonebraker said the science teacher likely prevented even more injuries by confronting the shooter, who he said pulled out […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents of students who died in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting are calling for a range of steps to prevent gun violence, including measures to “harden” schools to minimize attacks and to identify potential shooters before they act. Max Schachter, whose son Alex was among 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas […]
