Mass Killings

What Scot R. Peterson heard and saw on Feb. 14, 2018, is the key issue in the trial. He's charged with failing to confront shooter Nikolas Cruz. More

June 9, 2023

UPDATE: While prosecutors said Scot Peterson could have stopped the deaths of six people, his defense attorney said his client is a scapegoat. More

June 7, 2023

An investigative panel determined that Judge Elizabeth Scherer violated several rules while presiding over Nikolas Cruz's penalty phase. More

June 5, 2023

55 finalists were selected on Wednesday and will be brought back on Monday ahead of the trial of Scot Peterson. More

May 31, 2023

Scot Peterson, labeled by some as the 'coward of Broward,' could face nearly a century in prison if he is convicted. More

May 22, 2023

Judge Elizabeth Scherer submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office, Court TV exclusively learned. More

May 10, 2023

Devon Arthurs pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and will serve a 45-year prison sentence plus 15 years probation. More

May 8, 2023

Deion Patterson is accused of shooting four women, killing one, inside a medical office building in Midtown Atlanta. More

May 3, 2023

Divimara Lavar Nava, who lived with Oropesa, had previously denied knowing where he was but was arrested late Tuesday. More

May 3, 2023

Francisco Oropesa was arrested on Tuesday without incident, but investigators did not say how they tracked him down. More

May 2, 2023

Howell Donaldson III will serve 4 consecutive life sentences to avoid the death penalty after pleading guilty to a string of killings in 2017. More

May 2, 2023

Jury selection will begin Monday in the federal death penalty trial of Robert Bowers, accused of killing 11 Jewish worshippers. More

April 24, 2023

Justices cited Scherer's chummy interactions with prosecutors who were seeking the death penalty against Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz. More

April 14, 2023

In a November letter to the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, family members of nine victims said the attack merits the death penalty, More

April 13, 2023

A witness told FBI investigators that Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock would often spend '6-8 hours a day' in casinos. More

March 31, 2023

Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against Ezekiel Kelly if he's convicted of first-degree murder in a shooting rampage. More

March 27, 2023

More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket sue gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre. More

March 27, 2023

James and Jennifer, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, are each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. More

March 23, 2023

Attorneys representing Robert Bowers claim their client suffers from schizophrenia and brain impairments in a new court filing. More

March 22, 2023

Two students were injured in a shooting outside Lamar High School near Dallas this morning and police arrested the person suspected of opening fire. More

March 20, 2023

Zephen Xaver pleaded guilty to fatally shooting 5 women at a Sebring, Florida bank branch; he'll face either life in prison or the death penalty. More

March 15, 2023

Jeffrey Reinking was sentenced for giving his son, Travis, a gun that would be used to kill four people at a Waffle House restaurant. More

March 7, 2023

Ted Kaczynski's homemade bombs first showed up in the late 1970s; the FBI dubbed him "the Unabomber" which stands for university and airplane bombing. More

March 6, 2023

It comes as the next phase in the trial for the shooter's parents – James and Jennifer Crumbley – is set to begin in court. More

March 6, 2023

Keith Melvin Moses, 19, entered a written plea of not guilty and waiver of arraignment in a string of shootings that killed three. More

February 27, 2023

Shooter seemed driven by bias against the LGBTQ community in plotting an attack at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing 5 and wounding 17. More

February 23, 2023

Authorities announce additional charge against man they say went on a deadly shooting rampage, killing 6 people including his ex-wife and stepfather. More

February 21, 2023

The suspect shot three teenage girls, then sexually assaulted a 12-year-old before shooting himself, according to police. More

February 21, 2023

Prosecutors have said he helped his son, Robert Crimo III, obtain a gun license years before the shooting, even though the then-19-year-old had threatened violence. More

February 17, 2023

Suspect Chunli Zhao told KNTV-TV he was bullied and worked long hours on the farms and that his complaints were ignored. More

February 17, 2023