Deputy sheriff’s son kills two at Florida State University, police say
Updated: 8:30am, 19th April, 2025 (AEST) Reuters A deputy sheriff’s son killed two people and wounded four others at Florida State University on Thursday before he was shot by officers and hospitalised, authorities said. Police believe the gunman – the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy – acted alone and a motive was not […]
Charges against father of Georgia shooting suspect test emerging legal strategy
Atlanta, US Reuters Less than an hour after his 14-year-old son appeared in a Georgia courtroom on murder charges on Friday, Colin Gray found himself in the same courtroom seat, anxiously rocking back and forth as prosecutors accused him of bearing responsibility for the deaths caused by the boy’s rampage. The initial appearances by Colin […]
Georgia arrests father of teen suspected of killing four at school
Atlanta, US Reuters Georgia state officials arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected school shooter Colt Gray on Thursday in connection with Wednesday’s shooting that killed four people and wounded nine at Apalachee High School. Colin Gray, 54, was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of […]
Georgia investigators search for answers on school shooter’s access to gun, motive
Atlanta, US Reuters Investigators in Georgia were piecing together how a teenager obtained the semi-automatic rifle he used to carry out a mass shooting at his school and whether there were any additional warning signs after authorities visited his home a year ago. The student, identified as 14-year-old Colt Gray, opened fire on Wednesday at […]
Georgia high school student, 14, shoots and kills four while wounding nine
Updated: 8:30am, 6th September, 2024 (AEST) Atlanta, US Reuters A 14-year-old boy killed two fellow students and two teachers and wounded nine others in a shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday, jolting the United States with the first mass campus shooting since the start of the school year. The suspect, who had been […]
Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families
Sutherland Springs, Texas, US AP Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in US history. A judge cleared the way last month for […]
Plans to demolish Texas church where gunman opened fire in 2017 draw visitors back to sanctuary
Sutherland Springs, Texas AP Plans to tear down a small Texas church where a gunman in 2017 killed more than two dozen worshippers drew visitors on Tuesday as a last-minute push was made to stop the demolition. Leaders of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs have not publicly announced when it plans to demolish the […]
Essay: Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition
In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHAEL J KLEIN, clinical assistant professor of surgery at New York University, looks at what the data shows about the effectiveness of bans on assault weapons…
Pro-life or pro-gun?: Shootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities
DEEPA BHARATH and HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, report on responses among church pastors to the recent spate of mass shootings in the US…
In the US, clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violence
Washington, DC RNS A group of clergy protested outside Senator Mitch McConnell’s office on Tuesday, calling on the Republican Senate majority leader to take action to address gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend. The band of around two-dozen faith leaders, who called themselves the Coalition of Concerned Clergy, prayed […]