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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.

Texas top cop: Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on
Texas top cop: Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on

Police had enough officers and firepower on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed up unlocked if they had bothered to check it. More

June 21, 2022

Actor McConaughey calls for gun legislation at White House after Uvalde rampage
Actor McConaughey calls for gun legislation at White House after Uvalde rampage

(Video by Newsy) WASHINGTON (AP) — Academy Award–winning actor Matthew McConaughey made an appearance at the White House Tuesday to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation in honor of the children and teachers killed in last month’s shooting rampage at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. […] More

June 10, 2022

Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response
Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn't consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded. More

June 10, 2022

Defense attorneys in Florida school shooting try to withdraw
Defense attorneys in Florida school shooting try to withdraw

The public defenders representing Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz tried to withdraw from his death penalty trial Monday after the judge ordered them to move forward with jury selection even though one member of their five-member team is sick with COVID-19. More

June 6, 2022

Online diary: Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months
Online diary: Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months

The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as far back as November about staging a livestreamed attack on African Americans, practiced shooting from his car and traveled hours from his home in March to scout out the store, according to detailed diary entries he appears to have posted online. More

May 16, 2022

Man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids, pet dog in Florida
Man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids, pet dog in Florida

A physical therapist from Connecticut was convicted of killing his wife, three children and the family dog in Florida. A jury found Anthony Todt guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of animal cruelty. More

April 14, 2022

Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s jury selection begins
Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s jury selection begins

Jury selection in the deadliest U.S. mass shooting ever to go to trial began Monday with preliminary screening for the panel that will determine whether Nikolas Cruz will be put to death for murdering 17 students and staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school. More

April 4, 2022