School shootings

How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated

Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers were the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gun who killed 21 at an elementary school.

Nashville court grapples with details on school shooter that were leaked to media

What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets

Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished

Judge sets hearing over alleged leak of Nashville school shooter info to conservative outlet

Nashville court grapples with details on school shooter that were leaked to media

Attorneys fighting over the release of investigative records into a 2023 Nashville elementary school shooting want a judge to finally issue a ruling settling the matter. Their request has taken on a more desperate tone amid the publication of leaked records about the shooter.

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Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting begins

Sandy Hook shooting survivors are graduating with mixed emotions and without 20 of their classmates

UVA to pay $9 million related to shooting that killed 3 football players, wounded 2 students

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Teenager who killed 4 in Michigan high school shooting appeals life sentence

A teenager who was convicted of fatally shooting four students at his high school in Michigan is appealing his life sentence.

YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement

YouTube is changing its rules to protect its youngest users from potentially harmful firearm videos.

Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack

The families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game Call of Duty and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting.

Court overturns suspension of Alex Jones’ lawyer in Sandy Hook case that led to $1.4B judgment

An appeals court has overturned a six-month suspension given to a Connecticut lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response

The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas have filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against 92 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response.

Man gets over 3 years in prison for posting video threatening school shooting in New Hampshire

A man who posted a Snapchat video last year threatening to shoot up a New Hampshire high school has been sentenced to a little over three years in prison.

12 students and teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting were remembered in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

Maryland teen charged with planning school shooting after police review writings, internet searches

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.

Tennessee judge wants more information on copyright before ruling on school shooter’s writings

A Tennessee judge is weighing whether to allow the release of a Nashville school shooter’s writings after a two-day hearing concluded Wednesday.

Tennessee judge set to decide whether a Nashville school shooter’s journals are public records

A Tennessee judge will soon decide whether the journals of a Nashville school shooter can be released to the public, after nearly a year of legal wrangling over who can participate in the case.

A criminal probe continues into staff at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot a teacher

Prosecutors in Virginia say that a criminal investigation into staff members at a school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher will continue.

Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have cleared a significant hurdle toward permitting certain trained teachers and faculty who haven’t worked in law enforcement carry handguns on school grounds.

Former assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher

A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in the case of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Newport News last year.

Michigan school shooter’s parents sentenced to 10 years in prison for not stopping a ‘runaway train’

The first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting have been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison in Michigan.

Prosecutors recommend at least 10 years in prison for parents of Michigan school shooter

Prosecutors in Michigan are recommending at least 10 years in prison for two parents who are the first in the U.S. to be held criminally responsible for a school shooting.

1 student hospitalized after dorm shooting places North Carolina university on lockdown

North Carolina Central University says a student was shot at a dormitory on campus. Police responded to reports of a shooting Tuesday night at Lawson Street Residence Complex in Durham.

A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and wounding 2 others

A 12-year-old student has opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland, killing one and seriously wounding two other students.

Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed

The parents of four students killed at a Michigan school are calling for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting.

School shooter’s parents could face years in prison after groundbreaking Michigan trials

The parents of a Michigan school shooter will be sentenced on the same day, April 9, for the deaths of four teenagers in 2021. They could face years in prison.

Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021

Jurors have found the Michigan father of a teenage boy who killed four classmates and wounded others guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan

The father of a Michigan school shooter has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. It’s the second jury conviction against Ethan Crumbley’s parents, who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to solve his mental health problems.

Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns

The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting has resigned.

Jury sees Michigan school shooter’s anguished writings as prosecutors near end of case against dad

Prosecutors are getting close to resting their case against James Crumbley, the father of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley.

Counselor recalls morning of Michigan school attack when parents declined to take shooter home

It’s day three of the trial for the father of a Michigan school shooter. Prosecutors are focusing on the morning of the tragedy at Oxford High School in 2021.

Former Uvalde mayor is surprised a new report defends how police responded to school shooting

The former mayor of Uvalde, Texas, says he’s surprised a new investigative report cleared all city officers of wrongdoing in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.

A new Uvalde report defends local police. Here are the findings that outraged some families in Texas

The City of Uvalde has released an independent report into a deadly 2022 school shooting that suggested none of the city’s officers violated department policy.

Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack

An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting has put no blame on local police officers and defended their actions, but still acknowledged a series of failures during the response.

Jury picked in trial of 2nd parent charged in Michigan school shooting

A jury has been seated in the trial of a man whose son killed four students at a Michigan school with a gun acquired shortly before the shooting.

James Crumbley is up next as second parent to stand trial in Michigan school shooting

A man who purchased a gun with his son four days before a Michigan school shooting is headed to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.

A Michigan toddler’s shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states’ strategies

A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors.