Active Shooter
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According to local media reports, the shooting happened while people were gathered for a cookout
The attack comes exactly six months after 11 people were killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue
The judge ordered a mental examination on the man who killed two officers in an ambush at his South Carolina home
A Florida woman traveled to Colorado to possibly carry out a Columbine-inspired attack, which ended in her suicide. Could red flag laws have prevented this?
“This male definitely tried to kill one of our officers,” officials say
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“Columbine today is a model and example of resiliency,” current principal Scott Christy said
A lawyer claims officials failed to follow security protocol and order a lockdown that may have saved the lives of children and staff
Officials are examining the woman’s social media and online presence to ensure she had no “accomplices”
Officials say the woman was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Survivors and family members of the shooting are claiming negligence allowed the massacre to happen
The man and woman agreed to to meet at the Police Department so she could pick up their 17-month-old baby
At least a dozen people were gathered outside the home when two armed men approached and began shooting
Following evidence from surveillance video, police have arrested a man accused of slaying four people at a property management business
The two officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they came under fire by the gunman
Officials said an active standoff went on between officers and two people barricaded in a hotel room throughout the night into Thursday morning
The man serving a life sentence for fatally shooting seven people at a California college has died in prison
The bill is inspired by last year’s school in Parkland that left 17 people dead
The Teachers Association has called for additional consideration regarding educator and student safety amid active shooter drills following a training session
A second lawsuit has been filed against Illinois police for issuing a firearm license to the convicted felon who killed five people at a warehouse last month
Police concluded that the shooter acted alone and was not inspired by an outside group or ideology
New Zealand has banned all assault weapons less than a week after the massacre that took 50 lives
Police say the Australian gunman who killed 50 people was en route to carry out a third attack when he was apprehended
The letter was found in the getaway car adding that other evidence had been gathered that indicated terrorism
The attack on a Netherlands tram left three dead and five wounded
Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strangers are welcome, but recent attacks have made many rethink how protected sanctuaries really are
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
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