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Florida prosecutors: No convictions of bringing a weapon on school property in last 5 years
Read full article: Florida prosecutors: No convictions of bringing a weapon on school property in last 5 yearsA News 6 investigation has uncovered Florida prosecutors have not reported one conviction for bringing a weapon on a school campus over the last five years, despite law enforcement making 40 arrests.
A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and wounding 2 others
Read full article: A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and wounding 2 othersA 12-year-old student has opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland, killing one and seriously wounding two other students.
6 years later: Students create shape of heart in honor of Parkland school shooting victims
Read full article: 6 years later: Students create shape of heart in honor of Parkland school shooting victimsIt’s been six years since 17 people were killed in the Parkland school shooting, and many are honoring the victims Wednesday with moments of silence and other events, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.
Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say
Read full article: Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police sayAn Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm's way as he tried to protect students from the teenage gunman.
Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students'
Read full article: Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students'A jury will soon decide the fate of a Florida sheriff's deputy accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 Parkland school massacre.
Jury selection to begin in trial of former Florida deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
Read full article: Jury selection to begin in trial of former Florida deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooterJury selection in the trial of an ex-sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland, Florida, school shooter has gotten off to a speedy start.
Nashville school shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to kill
Read full article: Nashville school shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to killPolice say the Nashville school shooter legally bought seven firearms in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before killing three children and three adults at a Christian school.
Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school
Read full article: Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled schoolPolice say a former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building.
Denver high school shooting suspect found dead
Read full article: Denver high school shooting suspect found deadOutraged Denver students and parents are demanding better school security and pushing for tighter firearm controls Thursday, a day after a 17-year-old student shot and wounded two administrators at a city high school beset with violence.
Body found near Denver high school shooting suspect's car
Read full article: Body found near Denver high school shooting suspect's carA sheriff said that a body was found Wednesday night during a search in the Colorado woods near where they had found an abandoned car that belonged to a 17-year-old student accused of shooting two administrators at his Denver high school earlier in the day.
6-year-old won’t be charged after shooting teacher in classroom: report
Read full article: 6-year-old won’t be charged after shooting teacher in classroom: reportThe top prosecutor in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher told NBC News that his office will not seek charges against the child.
Administrators were warned 3 times the day 6-year-old boy shot teacher, lawyer says
Read full article: Administrators were warned 3 times the day 6-year-old boy shot teacher, lawyer saysAn attorney says a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class plans to sue the school district.
Vigil planned for teacher who police say was shot by 6-year-old student
Read full article: Vigil planned for teacher who police say was shot by 6-year-old studentA Virginia police chief says a 6-year-old student fired the handgun that wounded a Virginia first-grade teacher while she was teaching class.
Parkland victim’s wife to shooter: ‘You will cease to exist’
Read full article: Parkland victim’s wife to shooter: ‘You will cease to exist’Families of the 17 children and staff members Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered have concluded their first day of confronting him in court.
St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
Read full article: St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammoPolice say the 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition.
3 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school, police say
Read full article: 3 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school, police sayAn armed former student broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a teacher and a teenage girl and wounding seven others before police killed him.
Florida leaders react to jury recommending life in prison for Parkland school shooter
Read full article: Florida leaders react to jury recommending life in prison for Parkland school shooterFlorida leaders expressed a mixture of emotions Thursday after a jury rejected the death penalty and recommended instead a life sentence without parole for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz for killing 17 people in 2018.
Psychologist: Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered fetal alcohol damage
Read full article: Psychologist: Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered fetal alcohol damageA neuropsychologist says Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered brain damage when his birth mother drank during pregnancy.
Orange County sheriff joins investigation into law enforcement response to Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: Orange County sheriff joins investigation into law enforcement response to Uvalde school shootingOrange County Sheriff John Mina is one of the experts the U.S. Department of Justice called upon to help in its review of the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas last month.
School police chief didn’t know of 911 calls made during shooting, Texas senator says
Read full article: School police chief didn’t know of 911 calls made during shooting, Texas senator saysA Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building.
Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies ‘of grief,’ family says
Read full article: Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies ‘of grief,’ family saysThe husband of one of the teachers killed in the Uvalde elementary school shooting trying to protect her students has also died.
Families mourn, worry in wake of elementary school shooting
Read full article: Families mourn, worry in wake of elementary school shootingFamilies turned to social media in a desperate attempt to find their missing children as the death toll in a gruesome school shooting at a Texas elementary school rose to at least 19 students and two teachers.
Reactions pour in after Texas elementary school shooting that killed 19 children, 2 adults
Read full article: Reactions pour in after Texas elementary school shooting that killed 19 children, 2 adultsAfter a Texas elementary school shooting that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday afternoon, state and federal leaders along with public figures took to social media to express their heartbreak.
19 students, 2 adults killed in shooting at Texas elementary school, gunman also dead, governor says
Read full article: 19 students, 2 adults killed in shooting at Texas elementary school, gunman also dead, governor saysAt least 19 children and two adults are dead following a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.
‘Everybody was worried:’ As Seminole High student recovers from shooting, school family lifts him up
Read full article: ‘Everybody was worried:’ As Seminole High student recovers from shooting, school family lifts him upJhavon McIntyre, 18, said his recovery continues after he was shot while inside Seminole High School on Jan. 19 of this year.
On Parkland anniversary, President Joe Biden urges Congress on gun control
Read full article: On Parkland anniversary, President Joe Biden urges Congress on gun controlFamilies and gun control advocates are pressing President Joe Biden to do more to address gun violence, four years after 17 students and others were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Florida flags to be flown at half-staff for Parkland victims, DeSantis says
Read full article: Florida flags to be flown at half-staff for Parkland victims, DeSantis saysFlorida government buildings, parks and other facilities will fly their flags at half-staff on Monday in honor of the 14 students and three staff members killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre.
‘I see a bunch of kids just running:’ 911 call released in Seminole High School shooting
Read full article: ‘I see a bunch of kids just running:’ 911 call released in Seminole High School shootingSome students from Seminole High School ran to a nearby apartment complex after a shooting took place on the campus, according to a 911 call released by police Thursday.
Mental health counselors, extra security at Seminole High School following student shooting
Read full article: Mental health counselors, extra security at Seminole High School following student shootingExtra mental health counselors were brought in to Seminole High School on Thursday as a result of Wednesday’s shooting where a student was injured.
Teen facing attempted murder charge in Seminole High School shooting appears before judge
Read full article: Teen facing attempted murder charge in Seminole High School shooting appears before judgeA 16-year-old boy facing an attempted murder charge following a shooting at Seminole High School made his first appearance in court Thursday morning.
Timeline: Here’s what happened day of Seminole High School shooting, police say
Read full article: Timeline: Here’s what happened day of Seminole High School shooting, police sayA 16-year-old was taken into custody Wednesday after shooting and injuring a Seminole High School classmate on the Sanford campus, according to police.
‘I guess it’s just America:’ Seminole High School student reacts to campus shooting
Read full article: ‘I guess it’s just America:’ Seminole High School student reacts to campus shootingA Seminole High School student said school shootings shouldn’t feel as normal as they do following one at her campus Wednesday in which someone shot and injured a classmate.
Judge: Florida school shooting victims’ families can testify
Read full article: Judge: Florida school shooting victims’ families can testifyA judge has rejected an attempt by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s attorneys to bar the parents of his 17 victims from testifying about the trauma the murders caused.
School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
Read full article: School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootingsTwo lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford High School.
Michigan parents found in building; bond set at $500K apiece
Read full article: Michigan parents found in building; bond set at $500K apieceA judge has imposed a combined $1 million bond for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a commercial building.
Florida student accused of making shooting threat against Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
Read full article: Florida student accused of making shooting threat against Marjory Stoneman Douglas HighA South Florida teenager is accused of making a school shooting threat against Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
WATCH LIVE: Investigators give update on Michigan school shooting
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Investigators give update on Michigan school shootingMichigan prosecutors are charging a teen with terrorism in a deadly mass shooting at his high school, a novel approach made possible by a law enacted after the 9/11 attacks nearly 20 years ago.
School resource officer who hid during Parkland shooting to face criminal charges, judge rules
Read full article: School resource officer who hid during Parkland shooting to face criminal charges, judge rulesA judge has ruled that the former school resource officer accused of hiding during a Florida mass school shooting will have to convince a jury that he wasn’t criminally negligent.
Judge won’t close hearings in Florida school shooting case
Read full article: Judge won’t close hearings in Florida school shooting caseA Florida judge has refused to close pretrial hearings to the media and public in the case of the man accused of killing 17 people in a 2018 high school mass shooting.
Teacher disarmed school shooter, hugged her until help came
Read full article: Teacher disarmed school shooter, hugged her until help cameWhen a student opened fire at an Idaho middle school, teacher Krista Gneiting directed children to safety, rushed to help a wounded victim and then calmly disarmed the sixth-grade shooter, hugging and consoling the girl until police arrived.