St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
Orlando Harris, who killed a teacher and 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school, had an AR-15-style rifle and over 600 rounds of ammunition. More
October 25, 2022
Mass Killings
This type of violence involves the killing of four or more individuals in a single location, not including the perpetrator.
How Michigan school shooter’s guilty plea could impact his parents’ trial
After pleading guilty to the mass school shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, Ethan Crumbley potentially threw his parent's case in a tailspin. More
October 25, 2022
‘He didn’t want me to do it’: Jake Wagner testifies against his brother
Confessed killer Jake Wagner told a jury he killed the mother of his child because he feared she'd let their daughter be sexually abused. More
October 24, 2022
Officials, attorneys speak following teen’s guilty plea in Michigan high school shooting
Ethan Crumbley's defense attorney and victims' families attorneys spoke after the teen pleaded guilty in the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan. More
October 24, 2022
Teen pleads guilty in Michigan school shooting that killed 4
Ethan Crumbley has pleaded guilty to 24 charges in last year's deadly Oxford High School shooting. More
October 24, 2022
Guilty plea due in Michigan school shooting that killed 4
Ethan Crumbley, teen accused of killing 4 students and injuring more at a Michigan high school, is expected to plead guilty to murder next week. More
October 21, 2022
Parkland Juror: Majority of jury wanted death penalty for Nikolas Cruz
A juror from the Parkland School Massacre Trial has described to Court TV how the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, avoided the death penalty. More
October 21, 2022
Police: North Carolina shooting suspect had shotgun, handgun
15-year-old accused of shooting rampage in N.C. that left 5 people dead was found with a handgun and a shotgun when he was arrested. More
October 20, 2022
California man charged in 3 slayings linked to serial killer
Prosecutors charged Northern California man Wesley Brownlee with fatally shooting 3 men who cops say were among 6 victims slain by a serial killer. More
October 18, 2022
What it was like to visit the scene of the Parkland school shooting
A small group of journalists harnessed their individual strengths to compose the "jury view" pool note. More
October 18, 2022
Details emerge about alleged serial killer’s criminal past
All of the Stockton killings happened near addresses listed for Wesley Brownlee and his relatives, local news reports. More
October 18, 2022
Parkland shooter’s life sentence could bring changes to law
Until 2016 Florida law allowed judges to give death sentences if most jurors agreed. If that was the case, Nikolas Cruz would've likely gotten death. More
October 17, 2022
Parkland shooter prosecutors call for probe of juror threat
Jury foreman Benjamin Thomas told local reporters that three jurors voted for life on the final ballot in the Nikolas Cruz case. More
October 14, 2022
Parkland school shooter spared from execution for killing 17
Under Florida law, a death sentence requires a unanimous vote on at least one count. Nikolas Cruz will be formally sentenced at a later date. More
October 13, 2022
Jury deliberating in Parkland school shooter trial
The jurors are being sequestered during their deliberations, which could take hours or days — no one knows. They have been told to pack for at least two nights. More
October 12, 2022
Uvalde school chief plans to resign after community outrage
Uvalde's school district superintendent will resign by the end of the academic year following outrage over the botched response to last May's massacre. More
October 11, 2022
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9
Supreme Court rejects appeal of Dylann Roof, who challenged his death sentence in the racist slayings of 9 Black South Carolina church members. More
October 11, 2022
Attorneys argue over school shooter’s fate: death or prison
Mike Satz said Nikolas Cruz “was hunting his victims” as he stalked a 3-story classroom building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. More
October 11, 2022
Florida school shooter may have been his own worst witness
The jury will likely decide Nikolas Cruz's fate this week. For the 24-year-old to get a death sentence, they must be unanimous on at least one victim. More
October 10, 2022
Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage
Uvalde school district suspends entire police force amid outrage over hiring of former trooper who was part of the slow response to the May shooting. More
October 7, 2022
Virginia couple accused of exploiting Florida school shooter’s brother
Officials launched an investigation last year after receiving a report that Zachary Cruz was being financially exploited by Donovan and Moore. More
October 7, 2022
School shooter chose Valentine’s Day to ruin it forever
Nikolas Cruz said he picked Valentine’s Day for the Parkland school shooting because no one loved him; he wanted to ruin the holiday for people. More
October 6, 2022
Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting
Ex Texas state trooper Crimson Elizondo, part of the response under investigation for actions during the Uvalde shooting, was hired as a campus cop. More
October 6, 2022
Police: California serial killer ‘on a mission’ in slayings
“We don’t know what the motive is. What we do believe is that it’s mission-oriented,” Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said Tuesday. More
October 5, 2022
Expert: School shooter faked fetal alcohol symptoms
A person who genuinely scored so poorly on the finger tapping test “would not be able to pull the trigger like that,” neuropsychologist Robert Denney said. More
October 5, 2022
Police: 6 California killings may be work of serial killer
Ballistics tests have linked the fatal shootings of six men and the wounding of one woman in California in crimes going back more than a year. More
October 4, 2022
Florida school shooter contemplated massacre for years
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told a psychiatrist he began contemplating mass murder in middle school, researching killers to learn their ways. More
October 3, 2022
Federal lawsuit filed in Texas over Uvalde school shooting
A federal lawsuit has been filed over the shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. More
September 29, 2022
Tennessee man hit with more charges in Memphis shootings
Ezekiel Kelly, who's charged with a fatal shooting that set off a crime rampage in Memphis, now faces murder charges in two more killings. More
September 28, 2022
Expert questions whether school shooter’s mom drank heavily
Prosecutors showed writings where Nikolas Cruz praised Satan and photos of a drawing he made in his cell with his own blood of a pentagram and the number 666. More
September 28, 2022