Mass Casualty Incidents
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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
Surveillance video shows the alleged shooter trying to conceal the gun as he nervously entered Taft Union High School
Police were seeking at least two men and also were trying to determine whether a car found abandoned was a getaway vehicle
City manager’s assistant Debra Elliott says the shooting was reported shortly after 9 a.m.
Scores of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled to the deck by the impact
A 4-year-old boy found in the same apartment was unharmed, his relationship with the women is unknown
Police said the armed man fired shots at officers Saturday from a second-story window before officers killed him
He says he’s concerned a gun used in a future mass shooting could be traced to a purchase made at a show in Waterbury
Authorities say the suspect, a man in his early thirties who was living on a disability pension, fired about 20 shots Wednesday night
The spokesman for the national firefighters department, said those who died were crushed and asphyxiated
Authorities are still investigating but believe the teenagers took the plane without permission
The shooting that occurred as people gathered to watch fireworks to celebrate the New Year, authorities said
Police suspect the death of 5 men and 4 women is a settling of accounts between drug traffickers
Each year, the department assigns thousands of extra patrols to the festivities — in ways seen and unseen — to control the crowd
Safety experts and school boards say there’s a huge difference between an officer who becomes part of the school family and a guard with a gun
Police officers filled bins with more than 1,500 rifles and handguns outside the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Suspect brought plenty of ammunition for three weapons including a military-style assault rifle as he set out to burn down his neighborhood
Suspect killed two firefighters and wounded two others before fatally shooting himself
Mass shooters sometimes plan their clothing and prepare by target practicing, but most who make threats don’t act
The victims, 19 and 20, were declared dead at the scene
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