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January 23, 2023 | 9:32 PM

A gunman killed 7 people in shootings in Half Moon Bay, California

The shooting comes less than 48 hours after a gunman killed 11 and wounded nine at a Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park.

By James Doubek/NPR
November 24, 2022 | 5:24 AM

Army veteran who stopped Club Q shooter in Colorado wanted to protect everyone inside like family

Years of Army training and combat experience kicked in, and with the help of others in the club, he disarmed and subdued the shooter.

By Juana Summers, Lauren Hodges, and Patrick Jarenwattananon/NPR
Updated: November 23, 2022 | 12:42 pm

6 people and the gunman are dead in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia

A shooter opened fire in at a Walmart Supercenter in Virginia late Tuesday, leaving six people dead and four hospitalized

By Sarah McCammon and Emily Olson/ NPR

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November 21, 2022 | 5:34 AM

What we know about the shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club

The attack comes six years after the deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in modern U.S. history at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

By Ashley Ahn/NPR
October 28, 2022 | 5:23 AM

Antisemitism decried four years after Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue attack

For many community leaders, their grief is mixed with dismay over the continued and growing incidents of antisemitism in the United States and beyond.
By Peter Smith/The Associated Press
October 25, 2022 | 5:19 AM

New documentary digs deeper into the lives, legacies of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life shooting survivors, families

Although the attack remained international news for weeks, filmmaker Trish Adlesic says there’s still more of this story to tell.

By Bill O'Driscoll/WESA
September 30, 2022 | 5:23 AM

Holocaust survivor who escaped Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh dies

“I didn’t lose the faith in humanity,” Judah Samet told The Associated Press two days after the shooting. “I know not to depend on humanity.”
By The Associated Press
July 20, 2022 | 2:26 PM

Uvalde school superintendent recommends board fire embattled police chief

The superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is recommending the termination of Pete Arredondo, the district’s police chief.

By Camille Phillips/TPR
July 18, 2022 | 5:22 AM

Texas House report blames local, state and federal officers for ‘systemic failure’ in Uvalde

The report is the clearest, most-detailed picture yet of what happened that day, during which local, state, and federal law enforcement waited for more than an hour to confront the gunman.

By NPR
July 13, 2022 | 5:23 AM

Uvalde shooting surveillance video released by Texas media outlets

Minutes after the gunman entered the school, at least seven police officers entered the school. The video shows some of them running toward the classrooms.

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán and Julián Aguilar/The Texas Newsroom
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