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‘Gun, gun, gun! Run, run, run!’ Grocery store witnesses describe the deadly rampage in Colorado

Amir Vega, Holly Yan, CNN August 27, 2024

CNN — A trip to the grocery store turned into a fight for survival at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado. The shooter entered the store the afternoon of March 22, 2021, and opened fire, killing 10...

Here’s what we know about the suspect in the Maine mass shooting

CNN -- The suspect in the Maine mass shooting started making statements about hearing voices and wanting to hurt fellow soldiers while serving at a military base this summer, and spent a few weeks in...

Manhunt underway after at least 16 killed in mass shooting at bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, officials say

Lisbon, Maine CNN -- A furious manhunt is underway after at least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine – with schools...

At least 22 people dead and suspect at large after shootings in Lewiston, Maine, officials say

Sara Smart and John Miller, CNN October 25, 2023

  CNN -- At least 22 people are dead and dozens are injured following two mass shootings Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, authorities say. An intensive manhunt is underway for a suspect in the shootings,...

At least 9 injured in a mass shooting in downtown Denver, police say, soon after Nuggets’ NBA title win

Tina Burnside, CNN June 13, 2023

CNN -- At least nine people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Denver, police said, as crowds gathered to celebrate the Nuggets’ first NBA championship. Shots were...

3 teens were killed and 1 was injured in a Philadelphia mass shooting. 2 teen boys have been arrested

Celina Tebor, CNN April 30, 2023

CNN -- Three teenagers – including a 14-year-old – were killed and another was injured during a shooting in Philadelphia Friday afternoon, police said. Philadelphia police...

A man rushed at Payton Gendron during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, February 15.
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Man rushes at Buffalo grocery store mass shooter during emotional sentencing hearing

CNN— A man rushed at the Buffalo grocery store mass shooter in court on Wednesday during an emotional sentencing hearing for the anti-Black racist attack last year. The man, wearing a gray sweatshirt,...

Three people were killed and at least four others were injured in a shooting overnight in Los Angeles, according to a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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3 killed and at least 4 wounded in overnight shooting in Los Angeles

Andi Babineau and Jay Croft, CNN January 28, 2023

CNN— Three people were killed and at least four injured in a shooting in Los Angeles, the city’s fire department said Saturday, California’s fourth mass shooting in a week. The Los Angeles Fire...

Anti-Asian violence pervasive throughout coronavirus, follows historical trend of hate

Cameron Aloway reporter April 5, 2021

On March 16, eight people died following a mass shooting in three massage parlors in Atlanta, six of whom were identified as Asian women. This shooting was one of thousands of hate crimes committed against...

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Who are guns protecting?

Shams Mustafa August 28, 2019

The two latest mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, changed my mind about what it means to own a gun. It seems that now no matter where I go, there is a chance that I can witness an active...

Pittsburgh Shooting

October 29, 2018

Vegas perspective

Surviving the Las Vegas shooting: Kent State alumnus uses radio waves to broadcast comfort

Ben Orner October 4, 2017

When Kent State alumnus Paul Schillig walked into the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 10 p.m. Sunday night, he didn’t believe what he heard.“Get out! Get out! There’s a shooter! There’s...