Washington DC August 21 2022 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) designated 61 shootings in 2021 as active shooter incidents. The FBI defines an active shooter as one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. Implicit in this definition is the shooter’s use of a firearm. […]
Oakland County MI August 13 2022 An Oakland County Circuit Court judge granted a request Wednesday on behalf of parents suing the Oxford Community Schools to add new allegations that an armed security guard at the high school could have prevented at least one student’s death during the November mass shooting. Judge Rae Lee Chabot approved […]
EDGEWATER, Fla Aug 10 2022 Three people died in a shooting at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida, police said. The shooting happened Monday evening in Edgewater, located near Daytona Beach. Officers said in a Facebook post that a man was shot and the suspect took a woman hostage inside the building. The remaining participants […]
GREENWOOD, Ind. July 18 2022 Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said. The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of […]
HOUSTON, Texas July 17 2022 A Houston police sergeant who thwarted a possible mass shooting at the Galleria mall is being called a hero, after details of his actions finally came to light. The incident happened on Feb. 5, but Sgt. Kendrick Simpo is just now speaking out about it for the first time. “I definitely […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 12 2022— A security guard working for Ale House was among those shot late Sunday night at a popular bar in Kansas City, Missouri’s, Westport Entertainment District. The update Monday afternoon from the Missouri State Highway Patrol comes more than 18 hours after police were first dispatched to the area […]
Richmond VA July 7 2022 The Richmond Police Department is crediting a “hero citizen” for a tip that prevented a mass shooting officials say was set to take place at a Fourth of July celebration in the Virginia capital. Police in a July 6 press conference said they received a tip July 1 about a plan […]
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. July 6 2022 The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday. Robert Crimo III […]
Washington DC July 1 2022 During the 2020-2021 school year, there were 93 school shootings in the United States — a high not seen in 20 years, according to federal data cited in a report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Of those 93 shootings, 43 resulted in fatalities while 50 saw injuries, […]
Charlotte NC June 25, 2022 Supermarkets have become a battleground as the United States continues to grapple with mass shootings. And some gun-control advocates are challenging companies to do more. When a white supremacist gunman murdered 10 people at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York last month, the store became just the latest […]