Tag Archives: mass shootings

Georgia high school shooting 911 calls released: 'High call volume'

Authorities in Georgia released on Friday 911 call audio from the day of the Apalachee High School shooting. Most of the calls released from the deadly Sept. 4 incident are from parents of students at the high school or nearby schools inquiring about the whereabouts and safety of their children. GEORGIA SCHOOL SHOOTING: AUTHORITIES REVEAL HOW SUSPECT BROUGHT GUN INTO …

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Kentucky interstate shooting adds to string of highway violence that has US drivers on edge

Two mass highway shootings in Seattle and Kentucky this month –the latter of which sparked a manhunt –highlight the uptick of such attacks and the dangers drivers face on the roads. Joseph Couch, 32, allegedly wounded five people while opening fire on Interstate 75 in Kentucky on Sept. 7. On Sept. 2, 44-year-old California resident Eric Perkins allegedly opened fire …

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Georgia school shooting suspect on FBI radar since 2023 as possible threat after online remarks

The FBI has confirmed that the alleged shooter who killed two students and two teachers and wounded nine others at a Georgia high school Wednesday has been on its radar as a possible threat since last year. In a joint statement, the FBI’s Atlanta field office and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the agency’s National Threat Operations Center received an …

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Apalachee High School students recount horror of deadly shooting

A 14-year-old student opened fire inside a north central Georgia high school on Wednesday, sending shock waves of terror through the hallways along with confusion about whether the incident was real or just a drill. Students and teachers inside the school learned the events turned out to be real, as four people – two teachers and two students – were …

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Sandy Hook shooting victims would have graduated from high school on this day: ‘So mournful’

Graduation season can be bittersweet for a lot of seniors, but many of the 2024 graduates of Newtown High School in Connecticut are carrying a heavier burden. The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School shook the nation as one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history on Dec. 14, 2012, according to the Associated Press (AP). During the incident, …

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Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished

The three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School looms over campus behind a screened fence, a horrific and constant reminder to students, teachers, the victims’ families and passersby. But now after serving as evidence at the murderer’s trial, the building’s destruction starts Thursday as crews begin bringing it down …

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12 injured in Wisconsin rooftop party shooting

Police are now saying at least a dozen people were hurt in a shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin’s capital city. WISCONSIN WARDEN AND EIGHT STAFF MEMBERS CHARGED FOLLOWING PROBES INTO INMATE DEATHS More than 25 people were at the party on the roof of a high-rise apartment building in downtown Madison around 12:45 a.m. Sunday when shots were …

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Sacramento mass shooting suspect found dead in jail cell while awaiting trial

A 29-year-old man linked to a 2022 mass shooting in Sacramento, California, that killed six people was found dead in his jail cell over the weekend, his attorney confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday. Smiley Martin, who was awaiting trial on three felony charges in connection to the April 3, 2022, shooting, died early Saturday morning, his public defender …

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Alex Jones seeks to liquidate assets to help pay $1.5 billion he owes to Sandy Hook families

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, which would lead to a sell-off of a large portion of his assets to help pay some of the $1.5 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems, both filed …

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2 brothers charged in Atlanta-area strip club shooting

Two men face charges in a weekend shooting that left multiple people injured at a strip club in Georgia’s DeKalb County. The shooting happened early Sunday at Pin Ups in Decatur. Police told WAGA-TV that brothers Trayvis Thurman, 23, and Trayquan Thurman, 21, argued with the club’s security guard and that the argument escalated into gunfire. 3 MORE SUSPECTS NABBED …

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