The shooting in Philadelphia is the fifth mass killing this year that involved an AR-15-style firearm, according to a Washington Post analysis, and is the latest incident to highlight the scourge of mass shootings in the United States.
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Five people killed in Philadelphia shooting and suspect in custody, police say
The suspect was wearing a bulletproof vest and had multiple magazines, an ‘AR-type rifle,’ a handgun and a police scanner.
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Baltimore samaritan who bandaged mass shooting victim says ‘All they know is guns’
The mass shooting during a holiday weekend block party left 2 people dead and 28 others wounded.
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Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer gets life in prison
The guilty plea and sentencing of Anderson Lee Aldrich comes just 7 months after the shooting and spares victims’ families and survivors a long and potentially painful trial.
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Mass shootings, violence leave dead and wounded across the U.S. this weekend
The shootings happened in cities and rural areas alike, following a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years.
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1 killed, 19 wounded in shooting at parking lot party in suburban Chicago
Authorities say one person is dead and at least 19 more are wounded in suburban Chicago after a shooting early Sunday during a gathering in a parking lot
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Truck driver guilty of killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue in deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history
The guilty verdict was a foregone conclusion after Robert Bowers’ own lawyers conceded at the trial’s outset that he attacked and killed worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018.
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Jury deliberations underway in trial of gunman who massacred 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue
Robert Bowers turned a sacred house of worship into a ‘hunting ground’ when he burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 congregants, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
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Shooting in Denver wounds 10 people, including suspect, after Nuggets title win
Three of the wounded were in critical condition, police said.
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9 people wounded in San Francisco mass shooting; 1 remains in critical condition
No suspects or arrests were announced, but police said there was ‘no known threat to the public.’