Mass Shootings

At least two people have been confirmed dead following a shooting at an unofficial homecoming party at Texas A&M Commerce in Greenville, Texas. 14 others were wounded as gunfire erupted shortly after midnight early Sunday morning. https://twitter.com/FOX4Terry/status/1188361182241021952 https://twitter.com/jobinpnews/status/1188371040998772736 According to police, there was only one shooter and the unidentified suspect remains at large. Almost instantly […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Thousands turned out to a benefit hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle that honored victims of a mass shooting in Ohio. The star-studded “Gem City Shine” took place Sunday in Dayton’s Oregon District, the historic neighborhood that was marred by a 32-second rampage that killed nine people and left dozens injured Aug. […]

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Thousands of strangers came to say goodbye to a woman who was killed in a mass shooting in El Paso after hearing her longtime companion had few family members left. Antonio Basco had told reporters he felt alone in planning the funeral for Margie Reckard, one of 22 people killed […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — The gunman in Dayton who killed nine people had cocaine, an antidepressant and alcohol in his system during the mass shooting, and was cut down by a barrage of at least two dozen police bullets that penetrated gaps in his body armor, a coroner said Thursday. Montgomery County coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger […]

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — As funerals were held Thursday in Mexico for some of the country’s citizens who died in the El Paso shooting, a lawyer for the suspected gunman’s family said they never heard him express racist views. Authorities believe Patrick Crusius, 21, wrote a racist, rambling screed that railed against mass immigration […]

Some of the victims were old, some were young. They included teachers, immigrants, a retired iron worker, a business owner, and longtime spouses. Now, their relatives and friends are struggling to go on after the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Some funerals already have been held, and more are scheduled in […]

Chris Rock made a play on Betty White’s name while joking about the latest mass shootings that took place over the weekend, and the post has riled up some fans, with many are accusing the comedian of being “racist” against white people. Rock shared a meme of a photo of the “Golden Girls” star and it was captioned: […]

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded. But his divisive words preceded him, large protests greeted him and biting political attacks soon followed. The president and […]

Trump is on the road to visit families affected by the the horrific shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH that took place over the weekend. However Russ thinks it’s too soon and he should stay in D.C. Especially because there are a number of people, himself included, that believe Trump’s hateful and racist […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker will deliver a gun policy speech on Wednesday in a historic South Carolina church that’s become synonymous with hate-fueled attacks on people of faith. The speech — following mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed 31 people — comes as White House hopefuls grapple with […]

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has condemned recent outbursts by President Donald Trump targeting lawmakers of color and inner cities as “dangerous, divisive and diversionary” and says he believes they are fueling white nationalist extremism. In an interview, the longtime civil rights leader called Trump’s vilification of African Americans an attempt to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Revulsion over the weekend’s twin mass shootings and the nagging sense that it’s all an inconclusive rerun has frustrated the news media and those who rely upon it — and triggered the stirrings of a new debate over how such tragedies should be covered. “It’s time for journalists to take sides,” […]