gun violence

Published
January 25, 2023

Report delves into mass attacks, cites themes of domestic violence, misogyny

The report released Wednesday by the U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center analyzed 173 mass attacks carried out over a 5-year period from January 2016 to December 2020.
Published
January 25, 2023

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student will sue school district

A lawyer for the teacher said that on the day of the shooting, concerned teachers and employees warned administrators three times that the boy had a gun on him and was threatening other students.
Published
January 24, 2023

Monterey Park shooting victims named; police seek motive

Investigators are looking into whether the gunman had relationships with the people who were shot at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio.
Published
January 24, 2023

Monterey Park shooter: Glimpses into a life ‘so miserable and desperate’

Scant paper trails, as well as accounts from a few neighbors and friends offer a fragmented portrait of a lonely, embittered man for whom dancing may have offered a rare reprieve from an otherwise empty life.
Published
January 24, 2023

Suspect in shootings at Northern California farms was employee

California is still reeling from an earlier attack on a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park that killed 11 and cast a shadow over an important holiday for many Asian-American communities.
Published
January 23, 2023

Police investigate shooter’s motive in Lunar New Year massacre; 11th person dies

The shooting on the eve of Lunar New Year, an important holiday for many Asian cultures, shattered the idyllic calm in Monterey Park, a city of about 61,000 just east of downtown Los Angeles.
Published
January 23, 2023

Gunman’s motive in Lunar New Year massacre still unclear

The death toll rose to 11 on Monday after one of the 10 who were wounded died.
Published
January 19, 2023

Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in movie set shooting

Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being shot during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021.
Published
January 18, 2023

Failed New Mexico Republican candidate is a danger, prosecutors argue

Solomon Peña, who is charged with directing shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials, should be held without bond, prosecutors say.
Published
January 18, 2023

Utah man who killed 7 family members was investigated for child abuse

In a 2020 interview with authorities, the family's eldest daughter detailed multiple assaults, including one where she was choked by her father.