West Virginia resident Rodney Bruce Black has been charged with murder after he shot and killed two men he thought were trespassing on his land. One of those so-called trespassers turned out to be his new neighbor. According to WCHS, 62-year-old Black fatally shot brothers Garrick and Carl Hopkins on Saturday afternoon, believing the men were trying […]

This Wednesday marks a year since the tragic death of a 15-year-old girl in Chicago who was shot down by a bullet not intended for her. Hadiya Pendleton had just returned from D.C. after performing at President Obama’s Inauguration, when she was shot at a park near her high school. She was a bubbly honor […]

A 12-year-old boy is gravely wounded and three others were struck during a shooting at a church playground in North Carolina on Monday. Police in Rocky Mount, NC are now searching for the man who opened fire at the park around 6 p.m. while nearly two dozen neighborhood teens played basketball on the courts. Rev. […]

New statistics gathered from a study in February’s Pediatrics is revealing the gun violence epidemic in America is worse than you think. Almost one child or teen is injured by a firearm every hour in America. Six percent of the 7,391 hospitalizations analyzed resulted in a death, according to the study. And overall, that’s an average of 20 children […]

Police investigating the deadly shooting at a mall in Columbia, Md., are still searching for the motive of gunman Darion Marcus Aguilar, but his diary might help authorities crack the case. As the mall reopens on Monday, investigators say a journal belonging to the 19-year-old has been found, but they would only reveal that it “expressed […]

A 14-year-old boy shot and killed his 17-year-old sister in Northern California after an argument over laundry, according to relatives of the teens. Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said officers received a report of the shooting just after noon Thursday and found the girl in a downtown apartment with a fatal gunshot wound. The victim […]

Police in Oakland, California are still searching for suspects responsible for the death of two brothers, who were killed just 19 days apart. Now the mother, 41-year-old Dinyal New, is left to grapple with the death of her only children, aged 13 and 19. According to the Huffington Post: On Dec. 31, 2013, New’s younger […]

A 5-year-old Omaha, Nebraska girl is dead after a stray bullet, coming from as far as a block away, killed her as she ate breakfast on Wednesday. Now, police are pleading with the suspects who shot the firearm to come forward in the death of Payton Benson. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said at a press […]

A Florida man made a shocking discovery yesterday, when he found his ex-wife and their two teen children dead after she warned him of her horrific intentions in an email. According to the Daily Mail, Florida realtor Richard Berman and ex-wife Jennifer Berman were going through a bitter divorce when the mother of 16-year-old Alexander and 15-year-old […]

A 12-year-old boy opened fire at a New Mexico middle school yesterday, critically injuring two students. Now, reports say the boy may have warned fellow students about his intentions before the attack. According to CNN, the shotgun-wielding preteen opened fire in his Berrendo Middle School gymnasium in Roswell Tuesday morning, injuring a 13-year-old girl and a […]

GlobalGrind’s own Russell Simmons and Erica Ford, Founder of LIFE Camp, discuss the gun violence epidemic that plagues our nation and NY Peace Week, an effort to stop violence in Southeast Jamaica, Queens, on HuffPost Live. Check out the discussion and learn how you can help curb gun violence in your community. For more information on LIFE […]

Calls made by the frantic wife of a Hoboken lawyer who was shot late last year by carjackers at the Short Hills mall in New Jersey have been released, and they reveal some disturbing information about emergency responders. The ambulance called to the scene on Dec. 15 to help Dustin Friedland after he was shot, reportedly took […]