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Nashville shooting timeline: What we know so far

Mar. 29, 2023 20:43 PM EDT

Monday’s shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville unfolded over approximately 15 minutes as a shooter opened fire inside, killing six people, before police arrived and fatally shot the suspect. Three children and three adults were killed in the shooting at The Covenant...

How 'swatting' calls spread as schools face real threats

Mar. 29, 2023 20:11 PM EDT

A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months, raising concerns among law enforcement and elected leaders. Schools in Pennsylvania were the latest targeted by so-called swatting. Computer-generated calls on...

Twitter removes tweets about 'Trans Day of Vengeance'

Mar. 29, 2023 19:04 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has removed thousands of tweets showing a poster promoting a “trans day of vengeance” protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of Trust and Safety, said in a tweet Wednesday...

Nashville Predators' McDonagh remembers shooting victims

Mar. 29, 2023 13:01 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — When the Nashville Predators' team flight took off for Boston, defenseman Ryan McDonagh wasn't aboard. He stayed home Monday, to be with his three young daughters in the shaken community. A day after a fatal grade school shooting in Nashville left six...

Police: Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims

Mar. 28, 2023 21:00 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven weapons in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before carrying out the attack by firing indiscriminately at victims and spraying gunfire...

Stolen futures: Baltimore faces uptick in youth violence

Mar. 28, 2023 06:06 AM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Decades after losing her older brother to gun violence, Michelle Hines tried everything to keep her teenage son safe: checking in regularly with his teachers, coordinating extracurricular activities, and most importantly, trying to prevent him from growing up too fast. ...

Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school

Mar. 28, 2023 00:45 AM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school Monday and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said. The...

Highland Park survivor heads to scene of Nashville shooting

Mar. 27, 2023 22:34 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The survivor of a mass shooting last July 4th outside Chicago rushed to the scene of the latest such tragedy Monday in Nashville, expressing disbelief that one had occurred again. “Are you freaking kidding me right now?” Ashbey Beasley told the Chicago Tribune by...

Report finds UA campus safety gaps in wake of fatal shooting

Mar. 27, 2023 19:52 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — There were multiple missed opportunities to investigate and possibly arrest an expelled University of Arizona graduate student who shot and killed a professor last year, according to an independent review. A report conducted by PAX Group, a consulting firm with...

NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker's shooting

Mar. 27, 2023 19:30 PM EDT

New Jersey's attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state's third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff. Attorney General Matt...