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Mass Killings

This type of violence involves the killing of four or more individuals in a single location, not including the perpetrator.

At school shooter’s trial, families recall lives lost
At school shooter’s trial, families recall lives lost

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Family members from three of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s 17 victims gave heartrending testimony Monday about how their 2018 deaths at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have affected their lives, detailing lost loves, lost moments and even fading memories.    The sister of student […] More

August 1, 2022

Florida school shooter’s AR-15 rifle shown to his jurors
Florida school shooter’s AR-15 rifle shown to his jurors

Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz got their first view Monday of the AR-15-style rifle he used to murder 17 students and staff members four years ago at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. More

July 25, 2022

Parkland school shooter acted casually after fleeing
Parkland school shooter acted casually after fleeing

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz walked casually into a sandwich shop minutes after he murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago, showing no signs of stress or nervousness, video played at his penalty trial Thursday showed.    Cruz […] More

July 21, 2022

Outcry after Uvalde pressures schools to keep kids safe
Outcry after Uvalde pressures schools to keep kids safe

When the shooting began at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Mario Jimenez’s son was in the classroom next door. The 10-year-old saw his teacher and a friend hit by bullets that passed through the wall. Now, Jimenez worries the boy will never again feel secure in a classroom. More

July 20, 2022

Teachers weep recalling students killed in Parkland shooting
Teachers weep recalling students killed in Parkland shooting

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Teachers gave heart-wrenching testimony Wednesday in the penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz, with one recalling how a boy in her Holocaust studies class correctly answered a question seconds before he became one of 17 people murdered during the school shooter’s rampage four years ago.    Ivy Schamis, […] More

July 20, 2022

Jurors see gruesome video of Florida school shooting
Jurors see gruesome video of Florida school shooting

Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic video Tuesday of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through a three-story classroom building at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. More

July 19, 2022

School shooting suspect may testify at parents’ trial
School shooting suspect may testify at parents’ trial

Lawyers representing James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of a Michigan teen Ethan Crumbley, plan to call him to testify at the couple's trial. Ethan Crumbley is charged in the shooting at Oxford High School that left four students dead. More

June 27, 2022