Gun violence News
Chicago -
As President Donald Trump said on Friday he was sending federal agents to Chicago to fight an "epidemic" of gun crime, a White House spokeswoman raised eyebrows and ire by claiming the main cause of violence in the city was a lack of "morality."
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Alexandria -
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), a staunch gun rights advocate, a legislative aide and two Capitol Hill Police officers were reportedly wounded in a mass shooting at a Wednesday morning Republican Congressional baseball team practice in Virginia.
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Chicago -
Two girls, ages 11 and 12, were shot in unrelated incidents on Chicago’s South Side Saturday evening. Both girls were shot in the head and remain in critical condition in hospital. The shootings occurred within half an hour of each other.
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Kalamazoo -
A Kalamazoo, Michigan man has been arrested after allegedly going on a shooting rampage, killing six people and wounding at least two others.
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San Francisco -
As President Barack Obama announced unilateral executive action to curb what he and many observers call an "epidemic of gun violence," social media users on both sides of the gun control debate continued to ratchet up their polarized rhetoric.
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Washington -
An emotional President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced new executive actions meant to curb what he called America's "gun violence epidemic."
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Chicago -
A mother of five and a teen college student were shot and killed by police responding to a domestic violence call in Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
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Richmond -
Police in Richmond, Virginia are investigating five separate shootings that left three people, including a 12-year-old girl, dead and four others injured within a 24-hour-period over the weekend.
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Houston -
Gunshots rang out at a Sunday evening vigil for a 13-year-old Houston girl killed in a drive-by shooting the night before.
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Washington -
Even thinking about American politics is ugly. Its insanity is its defining feature. The country is no longer functioning on basic levels. The rise of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump reflects more polarization in both parties.
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Oakland -
A California muralist was shot and killed on Tuesday morning while painting an anti-violence community art piece in Oakland.
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Chicago -
Two men reportedly sustained minor injuries after they were shot at just before midnight Thursday while in line at a Wendy's fast food drive-thru in suburban Chicago.
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Barre -
A Vermont woman is accused of fatally shooting a children's services case worker Friday just weeks after the suspect learned she'd lost a custody dispute for her daughter.
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Garland -
At least one person was shot Sunday at an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, with two suspects shot dead by a police SWAT team.
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Elmo -
A northwest Missouri family is reeling after a five-year-old boy fatally shot his nine-month-old brother with his grandfather's revolver.
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Charlotte -
A juvenile shot and killed another teen during an apparent home invasion, and the deceased's brother has been charged in connection with the break-in.
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Charlo -
A Montana man is behind bars, charged with negligent homicide after fatally shooting a three-year-old boy during a game of "gun tag."
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Chicago -
Within 84 hours there were 82 casualties and 14 dead. The statistics aren’t from Syria or Iraq, they are from Chicago, Illinois; Windy City USA.
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Newark -
Police in Newark, New Jersey are searching for the killer or killers of a promising 17-year-old cheerleader who was shot in the head while walking down a street on the weekend.
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Oakland -
A California woman is now childless after both of her teenage sons were shot to death on the streets of Oakland within the past 19 days.
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Noblesville -
A teenage girl known as a hero in her Indiana hometown for saving two children who fell through the ice at a local reservoir has died in what appears to be a tragic shooting accident.
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San Francisco -
A San Francisco man is behind bars, accused of shooting dead another young man for his Sony PlayStation 4 last Sunday afternoon.
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Charlotte -
A pregnant North Carolina teenager was shot dead as she slept on her couch in a crime-plagued area of west Charlotte early Wednesday morning.
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Hartsville -
The parents of a 21-month-old South Carolina girl who was shot to death on Monday have been arrested and charged in connection with her murder.
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Today, gun violence has become more prevalent and sadly the norm. Seeking an end to the problem will take long-term solutions, which include understanding why a rift exists on an issue that will not end quite so swiftly.
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Fayetteville -
The teenage father of a North Carolina toddler who shot herself to death with a loaded handgun he left under a sofa has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
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Manchester -
A New Hampshire man shot his nine-year-old son to death before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide during a supervised visit at a YWCA office on Sunday.
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Chicago -
In a particularly bloody weekend even by Chicago standards, seven people were killed and three dozen more were wounded by gun violence between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
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Santa Monica -
Authorities in California have identified the suspected gunman in Friday's Santa Monica shooting rampage that left at least four people dead.
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New York -
An 11-year-old Brooklyn girl may never walk again after being hit by a stray bullet on Friday night, and the accused gunman laughed when police informed him of the damage he allegedly inflicted.
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L.L. Bean store at the Ridge Hill Shopping Center in Yonkers, NY. Photo taken January 2013. Anthony22
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Pedro Reyes artworks bring awareness of gun violence in Mexico Pedro Reyes
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Student's leave the Marysville-Pilchuck High School after Jaylen Fryberg opened fire in the high school’s cafeteria. Screen grab
REI location at the Streets of Tanasbourne in Hillsboro, Oregon. M.O. Stevens
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