ROCKVILLE, Md. — An 18-year-old Maryland high school student was charged with planning to commit a school shooting after investigators reviewed the teen’s writings and other material, including internet searches and messages, police said Thursday. The student was arrested Wednesday by the Montgomery County Police Department. The investigation began after a person contacted police in […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for […]
DENVER — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted to be ready to run. Twenty-five years later, and with Mendo now a mother herself, the trauma from that horrific […]
The quarterback considered by many to be the best player in the NFL is steering clear of partisan messaging in the wake of a shooting at a parade celebrating his team’s 2024 Super Bowl victory. Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs has rebuffed calls to advocate for gun control, according to a Time magazine […]
SANTA FE, N.M. — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” at a sentencing hearing Monday in a New Mexico state court. Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury […]
One would think that members of the American military would know better than anyone how to handle a firearm, but, as a now-infamous viral photo shared by the U.S. Navy has demonstrated, perhaps that was hoping too much. The photo, originally shared to Instagram by the Navy’s official account, showed Commander Cameron Yaste, commanding officer […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Floydmas in the national media all over again, and with very little justification. A traffic stop in Chicago involving a seatbelt violation turned into a gunfight with police, but only after suspect Dexter Reed, Jr opened fire rather than comply with police orders to exit the vehicle over […]
A man was killed in a hail of bullets Wednesday night and five others were wounded — including two boys — after D.C. police said a pair of gunmen opened fire in Northeast. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said the deadly shooting erupted around 6:10 p.m. in the 1100 block of 21st Street Northeast when […]
PHILADELPHIA — At least three people were shot and injured Wednesday at an annual Eid al-Fitr event in Philadelphia, police said. The shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m., when police at the scene heard about 30 gun shots, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said at a news conference. Two groups of people started firing at each […]
Multiple news agencies reported a heavy police presence in Las Vegas on Monday morning following reports of a shooting. No details were immediately confirmed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. According to KVVU-TV, a shooting was reported at a business in the Las Vegas neighborhood of Summerlin. DEVELOPING: Las Vegas police are investigating a […]
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