Mass Casualty Incidents
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Authorities believe the shooting was not random, and don’t know the whereabouts of the shooter
Pretrial hearings are scheduled Wednesday-Friday so the new military judge can reconsider defense requests previously rejected by the former judge
Their stories provide the fullest account yet of the scene as officers responded to one of the worst school massacres in American history
Observation and cognitive skills are the most important assets a law enforcement officer or security professional can possess
Chicago’s homicide count eclipsed 500 last year for the first time since 2008
The president is meeting the police chiefs from Aurora, Colorado, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and Newtown, Connecticut.
A series of 911 calls from hikers sparked a rescue operation involving teams on the ground and in a helicopter
The military judge will decide whether to remove execution as a punishment option
The commission is reviewing the state’s laws and policies in the wake of the Dec. 14 massacre
Fontana Unified School District police purchased 14 of the Colt LE6940 rifles last fall, and they were delivered the first week of December
In the wake of the country’s recent mass shootings, the department will carry the rifles in their vehicles
Investigators said the shooting happened at Lone Star College’s North Harris campus shortly after noon
After shooting his family, the teen reloaded his gun, then went to church to meet his girlfriend and her grandmother
No shots were fired by police or SWAT officers from the two present police departments
The lawsuit says police should have taken steps to avoid the confrontation that wounded 9 bystanders
The victims were all between 17 and 18 years old and investigators believe none of their wounds is life-threatening
Police arrived to find what they described as a horrific scene, a 15-year-old boy is in custody
The violence near the school locked down the campus for more than an hour as police searched two buildings
Investigators have not said how the women knew each other or why they may have been targeted
There will be a private ceremony Thursday before it opens to the public
Two Ore. sheriffs since Monday have said these gun laws may harm law-abiding citizens
A child was also injured in the shooting, which police believe stemmed from a domestic dispute
The gunman walked into a business school in downtown St. Louis and shot an administrator in the chest before shooting himself
Bryan Oliver pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of premeditated attempted murder and three counts of assault with a firearm in the attack
The trouble was prompted by Belfast City Council’s decision to only fly the Union flag from the City Hall on designated days
Three Los Angeles men are believed to be the gunmen who robbed the Nordstrom Rack store at a mall near the Los Angeles International Airport last week
Oakland police are investigating four fatal shootings that took place in different parts of the city within six hours
The gunman was shot in the arm and chest, no one else was wounded in the incident
The defense’s motion for more time to enter a plea suggests more more delays may come
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