Gun Violence

ReportingJul 22, 2020Read →

As Federal Deployment Looms, Chicago Mayor Calls for End of Violence

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday called on witnesses to come forward with information about an overnight gunfight at a funeral, a day after she said she would welcome help from the FBI and other federal…

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ReportingJul 18, 2020Read →

Three White Men Plead Not Guilty in Killing of Black Jogger in Georgia

The three white men charged with the murder of a Black jogger in the U.S. state of Georgia pleaded not guilty on Friday in a case that led to a national outcry after a cellphone video of the shooting surfaced on the…

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ReportingJun 24, 2020Read →

Seattle Police Investigate New Shooting Near Autonomous Zone

Seattle police on Tuesday said they were investigating a third shooting in the Capitol Hill neighborhood near the city’s “autonomous zone,” a day after the mayor vowed to dismantle the encampment set up by anti-racism…

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ReportingJun 4, 2020Read →

Three White Men to Face Georgia Judge in Death of Black Jogger

Three white men charged with the murder of an unarmed black man in Georgia will face a judge Thursday morning in a case that caused a national outcry after cellphone video of the shooting was leaked on social media…

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StoryMay 29, 2020Read →

CNN Reporter, Crew Arrested On Air While Covering Minneapolis Protests

A CNN reporter and crew were arrested during a live segment while covering the heated protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his crew — including CNN Producer Bill Kirkos and CNN…

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ReportingMay 23, 2020Read →

Suspect Killed in Texas Navy Base Shooting Identified as Syrian-Born US Citizen

The suspect killed at the scene of Thursday’s “terrorism-related” shooting at a U.S. naval air base in Texas has been identified as 20-year-old Adam Aalim Alsahli, a Syrian-born U.S. citizen, federal law enforcement…

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ReportingMay 16, 2020Read →

Caravan of Georgia Activists to Hold Rally for Slain Black Jogger

A caravan of cars packed with protesters will trek from Atlanta to the small coastal community of Brunswick on Saturday to rally for a young black jogger killed by two white men who chased him down and shot him because…

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ReportingMay 11, 2020Read →

Justice Department Probe Sought for Slaying of Unarmed Black Man in Georgia

Georgia’s attorney general asked federal prosecutors on Sunday to investigate local law enforcement’s response to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who authorities say was slain by a white ex-police officer and…

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ReportingMay 9, 2020Read →

Protesters Decry Delay in Arrests of Two White Men in Shooting of Black Georgia Jogger

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of a Georgia courthouse on Friday to decry the killing of an unarmed black man in February and the delay in charging two white men in a shooting captured on video that was…

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StoryMar 10, 2020Read →

Dick’s Sporting Goods Announces It Will Stop Selling Guns in 440 Stores

Hunters in some parts of the country will soon have to go to other stores to buy firearms after Dick’s Sporting Goods announced a sweeping change in more than half of its stores. On Tuesday, the sporting goods retailer…

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ReportingMar 2, 2020Read →

Supreme Court Refuses to Touch Trump’s Bump Stock Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to reject gun rights advocates’ appeal to overturn President Donald Trump’s national ban on bump stocks. On Monday, the ruling was announced on the bump stocks — attachments that allow…

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ReportingFeb 7, 2020Read →

Accused El Paso Mass Shooter Charged With 90 Counts of Federal Hate Crimes

A Texas man accused of deliberately targeting people of Mexican heritage in a shooting rampage that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store last year was charged on Thursday on 90 counts of federal hate…

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