School Shooting

Police Shoots Teen In Classroom Break-In Investigation

AP | Posted 05.01.2012

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PASADENA, Texas — A police officer told investigators Tuesday that he shot a 14-year-old boy suspected in the overnight break-in of a Houston-ar...

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What a Difference a Gun Makes

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.14.2012

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It's a tragedy that five years after Virginia Tech so little has changed. How many years must we wait until tragic headlines about school shootings, children dying, and people using the "shoot first and ask questions later" defense to take the law into their own hands go away? When will we finally get the courage to stand up as a nation and say enough to the deadly proliferation of guns and gun violence that endanger children's and public safety? As a nation we can't afford to keep waiting for common-sense gun control laws that would protect our children and all of us from indefensible gun violence. The time to act is now.

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Injuries Reported After School Shooting In Oakland

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 04.03.2012

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Multiple people have been shot in a school shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, California, according to reports. The San Francisco Chronicle r...

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Answering My Children's Questions When I Barely Have the Words

Dr. G | Posted 05.21.2012

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How can I talk to my boys about something for which I have no answers? No words?

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Suspect Who Fired On Crowded Playground Was Sane: Jury

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

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VISTA, Calif. -- A gunman who opened fire on a crowded playground at a San Diego County elementary school, wounding two girls, was legally sane during...

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9-Year-Old Boy In Washington School Shooting Tells Court 'I'm Sorry'

HuffPost Crime | Buck Wolf | Posted 05.05.2012

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The 9-year-old boy who took a handgun to school that accidentally discharged, seriously injuring a third grade classmate, told a Washington court, "I'...

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Arrest Warrant Issued For Mother Of 9-Year-Old Boy Accused In School Shooting

AP | MANUEL VALDES | Posted 05.05.2012

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SEATTLE — Saying that she left firearms unsecured around her house, authorities issued an arrest warrant Monday for the mother of the 9-year-old...

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The Shooter Was 'Not Well'

Linda Rosenberg | Posted 05.02.2012

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The connection between violence and mental disorders is a myth. What's not a myth is the toll that mental health conditions take on our nation.

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Classes Set To Resume At Chardon As Students Mourn Classmates

AP | By THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 05.02.2012

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CHARDON, Ohio -- Students mourning the deaths of three teens in a shooting at an Ohio high school returned to class Friday, a day after charges were f...

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Student Shot, Wounded At Willcox High School In Arizona

AP | Posted 05.01.2012

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WILLCOX, Ariz. — A man fired a rifle indiscriminately at a southeastern Arizona high school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 17-year-old boy who w...

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Chardon High School Victim's Mother 'Forgives' T.J. Lane

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 03.01.2012

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Losing a child is one of the most devastating things a parent can experience, but the mother of Ohio school shooting victim Demetrius Hewlin believes ...

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LISTEN: Desperate 911 Calls From Ohio School Shooting

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 02.29.2012

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Emergency 911 calls released today from Monday's Ohio school shooting that killed three Chardon High School students reveal horrifying details of the ...

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Chardon and Columbine

Jeff Kass | Posted 04.29.2012

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While shootings have traditionally occurred in suburbs and small towns, they are seen as everyday Americana.

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Students: Heroic Ohio Football Coach Would 'Take A Bullet For Us'

Posted 03.01.2012

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Three students have died after an Ohio school shooting, according to CBS, but countless lives were saved thanks to a heroic football coach. Thomas ...

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Third Student Dies From Ohio School Shooting

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.28.2012

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A third student, Demetrius Hewlin, who was wounded in the Ohio school shooting Monday, has died at the hospital, the Associated Press reports. Acco...

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Making Sense of School Shootings

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.29.2012

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Our young people are members of a lost generation -- raised in a world where life has little to no value, the almighty dollar takes precedence and values are taught by primetime sitcoms and Saturday morning cartoons.

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Washington School Shooting: Prosecutor Seeks Probation For 9-Year-Old Boy

AP | Posted 02.25.2012

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BREMERTON, Wash. -- A Washington state prosecutor says his office will seek probation and treatment for a 9-year-old boy who took to school a gun that...

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Father: 'My Kid Made A Mistake' In School Shooting

AP | MANUEL VALDES | Posted 04.25.2012

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SEATTLE — Prosecutors are expecting the police investigation into a shooting at a Washington elementary school to include a harder look into wha...

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3rd Grader In Critical Condition After Washington School Shooting

AP | MANUEL VALDES and GENE JOHNSON | Posted 04.24.2012

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PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — Crying and wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, a frightened 9-year-old boy accused of accidentally shooting a classmate sat b...

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8-Year-Old Student Shot At Washington Elementary School

AP | MANUEL VALDES | Posted 04.23.2012

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SEATTLE — An 8-year-old girl was in critical condition Wednesday after she was shot in the abdomen at her elementary school near Seattle, and on...

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Report Gives New Detail On Middle School Student Shot By Police

AP | By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 02.14.2012

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McALLEN, Texas -- A police sergeant gave the order to "take him out" and an armed teen was fatally shot after he turned toward another student in the ...

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Teen Shoots Self In Face In School Cafeteria

AP | GARRETT BRNGER | Posted 04.11.2012

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WALPOLE, N.H. — A 14-year-old shot himself in the face in a New Hampshire elementary school cafeteria filled with dozens of students eating lunc...

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Bullet Removed From Back Of Teen Shot At School

AP | Posted 01.15.2012

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EDINBURG, Texas -- Doctors have removed a bullet from the back of a 13-year-old Texas boy shot while trying out for his middle school basketball team ...

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Fake Gun Found In Same District Of Cops' Fatal Shooting Of Student

AP | Posted 03.11.2012

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Authorities in the same South Texas school district where a student brandishing a pellet gun was fatally shot by police las...

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Shooting Injures Texas High School Student

AP | Posted 01.10.2012

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HOUSTON -- A school official says an 18-year-old brought a gun inside a Houston high school and shot another student in the leg despite metal detector...

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