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News Articles: mass shooting

A police officer stands in the area of a mass shooting in the Southern District of Baltimore on Sunday.

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  • National

A mass shooting at a Baltimore block party left 2 people dead and 28 others wounded

Authorities said the crime scene was extensive and that it will take some time for detectives to work it. The shooting comes amid gatherings around the country leading up to the July Fourth holiday.

July 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Handguns are seen for sale in a display case at Metro Shooting Supplies in Bridgeton, Missouri, November 13, 2014. The store has reported an increase in gun sales as the area waits for a grand jury to reach a decision this month on whether to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot and killed the 18-year-old Mike Brown, who was black, on Aug. 9 in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

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  • News

Gun seller quits industry over worries about mass shootings

A Duluth, Ga., gun shop owner closes his business, citing worries about mass shootings.

June 16, 2023
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By:
  • Peter Biello
The Golden Gate Bridge is seen in an aerial view in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 9, 2008.

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  • National

Nine people have been wounded in a mass shooting in San Francisco's Mission District

Nine people were wounded in a mass shooting in San Francisco's Mission District on Friday night in what police said appeared to be a "targeted and isolated" incident.

June 11, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
People march during a rally against violence in Belgrade, Serbia, on Friday, May 12, 2023.

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  • Europe

Tens of thousands march against Serbia's populist leadership following mass shootings

Many chanted slogans decrying Serbia's president, whom they blame for creating an atmosphere of hopelessness and division they say indirectly led to the two mass shootings that killed 17.

May 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
An attendee holds a Springfield Armory SAINT AR-15-style rifle displayed during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Houston in 2022.

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  • National

How AR-15-style rifles write the tragic history of America's mass shootings

The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Allen, Texas, is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur quite frequently this year.

May 10, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Robert Jackson and his mother, Cheryl Jackson, hug Monday as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas.

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  • National

What we know about the deadly Allen, Texas, mass shooting

Authorities have released the names of some of the victims killed in the mass shooting. Also, new details are emerging about the shooter's background.

May 09, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Katherine Hobbs
People raise their hands as they leave a shopping center following reports of a shooting, in Allen, Texas, on Saturday.

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  • National

Shooting at outlet mall in Dallas suburb leaves at least 9 dead, 7 injured

Police in Allen, Texas, said the gunman was among dead after he was killed by a nearby officer. Three of the wounded victims are in critical condition.

May 07, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman and
  • Emma Bowman
Authorities say a gunman who opened fire, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at an Atlanta medical facility, killing one, stole a vehicle shortly after the shooting in order to flee from police. The vehicle was later found at a Cobb County parking garage, pictured here on Monday, that is part of the Battery, a mixed-use development near the stadium where the Atlanta Braves play.

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  • National

Suspect in Atlanta shooting, which killed 1 and injured 4, is now in custody

A 39-year-old woman was killed and four other women were injured after a gunman opened fire in a downtown Atlanta medical office building, police said.

May 03, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Lisa Hagen
Helen Biesenbach leaves a message at a memorial where 26 crosses were placed to honor the victims killed at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on November 9, 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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  • Law

DOJ reaches settlement with families of Sutherland Springs mass shooting

The department announced it had reached a tentative settlement of $144.5 million, ending a legal back-and-forth that has lasted years.

April 05, 2023
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Pictures of the victims killed in a mass shooting on Monday at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., are fixed to a memorial by Noah Reich (left) and David Maldonado, from the nonprofit Classroom of Compassion, near the school on Wednesday.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: America's shameful obsession with guns

NPR's Scott Simon looks at just how prevalent guns have become in American society, compared to smartphones and cars.

April 01, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
A memorial pays tribute to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year veteran of the force, along the highway in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

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  • World

Report questions the Mounties in a probe examining the Nova Scotia mass shootings

A public inquiry recommends that the government rethink the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's central role in the country's policing.

March 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
People hug at a memorial at the entrance to the Covenant School on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Mental Health

A therapist has advice for how to cope with repeated mass shootings: Lean into family

The U.S. sees hundreds of mass shootings each year — so many that some people have survived more than one. A therapist offers advice for how to cope with the trauma.

March 30, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
People attend a candlelight vigil, for the victims of a shooting at Michigan State University, on Feb. 16. Classes are scheduled to resume days later.

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  • Education

Michigan State is set to resume classes following last week's mass shooting

Students are expected to return to class on Monday, one week after a gunman shot and killed three people, and injured five others, on campus.

February 21, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
Investigators work at the scene of a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, on Sunday. A 72-year-old suspect was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a white van in Torrance, Calif.

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  • National

The suspected Monterey Park attacker was 72. Here's why older shooters are rare

Amidst the familiar pattern in gun violence stories, the suspect in the Monterey Park shooting appears to be an outlier.

January 24, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Eleven people were killed and nine more were injured at a dance studio near a Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday night. Here, a woman is seen praying for victims outside Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., on Monday.

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  • National

New details emerge in the Monterey Park, California shooting that left 11 dead

Authorities say they are searching for a motive for the deadly mass shooting that took place over the weekend in a city east of Los Angeles at the beginning of the Lunar New Year.

January 23, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman,
  • Ayana Archie,
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