shootings

Two men are dead and one wounded after police-involved shootings rocked New York neighborhoods over the weekend. Police report that one suspect was shot and wounded after authorities said he pointed a gun at officers. Michael Schultz, 23, was arrested and charged with attempted assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon, criminal possession of a […]

Here’s some sobering news. A new study in the Journal of Human Resources reveals that the controversial Stand Your Ground laws in states across the U.S. contribute to 600 additional homicides a year. This news comes just as the nation learned that 26 children or teens have died in Florida alone under the “kill at will” […]

This week during the Michael Dunn murder trial, defense attorney Cory Strolla brought forth a handful of character witnesses on Dunn’s behalf who testified that the software developer had a “calm demeanor.” During a Friday afternoon press conference, Strolla also revealed that his client has never been enraged or accused of being racist. The conference […]

At least 83 people are dead after the Syrian government launched an aerial bombardment in Aleppo that targeted opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. According to the Local Coordination Committees, an opposition group, at least 27 children and eight women were among the dead. They also reported that 50 more people had sustained injuries in the bombardments. Helicopters […]

Here’s some sobering gun statistics. A new report is showing that about 500 American children and teenagers die in hospitals every year from gunshot wounds. That number has climbed nearly 60 percent in a decade. Additionally, another 7,500 children are hospitalized annually after being wounded by gunfire, according to two Boston doctors presenting their findings […]

Yesterday morning, when a gunman opened fire in a Nevada-area middle school, not much was known about the victims or the circumstances surrounding the shooting. However, slowly but surely the saddening details trickled in; the gunman wasn’t a man at all. He was a seventh-grader at Sparks Middle School. And the victim wasn’t a student. […]

Here’s some good news. New York City has gone an entire week without murder, from October 7 through Sunday, according to the mayor’s office. The NYPD reported no homicides during those seven days in the same city that was once known for an average of six murders a day. But this isn’t the first time […]

On Tuesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina police officer who is accused of shooting an unarmed Jonathan Ferrell will appear in court for the first time. According to the Charlotte Observer: Officer Randall Kerrick, who has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Jonathan Ferrell, is set for a 1:30 p.m. appearance in a Mecklenburg […]

This morning’s shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is still an active scene, but from what we’ve learned so far and all the photos we’ve seen, we should all be praying not only for the victims, but every single person in the area, as the events are still unfolding. Here is what we know so […]

Heroes don’t always wear capes, some are everyday people, just like us. When 20-year-old Michael Brandon Hill entered Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Atlanta, George, with an AK-47, it was the school’s secretary, Antoinette Tuff, who talked him out of going on a shooting spree throughout the school. Tuff stated that Michael felt he had […]

Thirteen-year-old Logan Anthony Armendariz was fatally shot by his 10-year-old brother when the boys found the keys to a gun safe in their Indiana home and opened it to discover a revolver inside. Logan’s younger brother believed that the gun was empty and when he pulled the trigger, the bullet hit Logan in the chest. Believe […]

Gunfire at one of two separate but related shootings in Dallas and neighboring DeSoto has left four people dead and four more injured. The DeSoto police took the suspected shooter, Erbie Bowser, into custody during the second shooting. Police said Bowser is being held at DeSoto Jail pending charges. Police did not explain Bowser’s relationship to any of […]