School shootings

The Georgia-based company says the bookshelves can be used to provide additional defense during an active shooter incident.

Since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, there have been 14 school-related mass shootings in the United States.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Friday that he was misled by law enforcement officials during a briefing after the Uvalde school shooting.

A mass shooting is defined as resulting in the death of four or more people, not including the perpetrator. Since 1999′s Columbine High School massacre, 169 people have died in 14 events connected to U.S. schools and colleges.

Texas authorities acknowledged Friday that officers did not immediately enact a tactical response during a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, despite 911 calls from students inside begging for help.

Many college students preparing to become teachers consider the possibility they could one day face a mass shooting. News4’s Aimee Cho reports on what future teachers are taught to look out for and the fear they face.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) lambasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on the Senate floor Thursday, criticizing his remarks for saying people should put aside their agendas in the wake of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.

As a community in south Texas and the nation grapple with another mass shooting, here are some ways Americans can help those affected by the tragedy.

Mass shootings are not unique to the United States, with gun violence impacting almost every Western country. Here’s how lawmakers around the world have responded to mass shootings.

Jaelynn Willey was shot and killed in school by an ex-boyfriend back in 2018. Her mother continues the fight for gun reform and says the Texas shooting is a reminder of the work still to be done. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A Maryland mother who knows the pain of losing a child in a school shooting spoke to News4 about that anguish and her ongoing efforts to try to prevent similar attacks at schools. Melissa Willey said every day she thinks about her daughter, Jaelynn Willey, and how she was killed at her own school. An ex-boyfriend shot and killed Jaelynn…

The two co-teachers killed along with 19 children in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are being hailed as heroes for attempting to shield their students from the gunman in their final moments. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker shares what we know about longtime educators Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia.

On a day when at least 19 children were murdered at a school in Uvalde, Texas, NBC 6 South Florida heard from the ones who experienced a similar tragedy just over four years ago in Parkland.

It was one of 50 school shootings in 2017 — and an instance of how missed signals can precede tragedy.

New a new court filing, prosecutors hit back a request for lower bond and revealed disturbing new details of the days before the shooting

Scarlett Lewis’ son Jesse was one of 20 students killed December 14, 2012 in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. After losing Jesse, Scarlett quit her job and began advocating for better mental health and emotional wellbeing resources in schools – including a free curriculum which she says can help prevent further violence.

The pleas come just hours after the parents were captured in a commercial building in Detroit, where they appeared to be hiding.

Law enforcement officials on Friday were searching for James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the 15-year-old suspect in the shooting deaths of four classmates at Oxford High School earlier this week. The search began Friday afternoon after the Oakland County prosecutor announced both parents will be charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald announced Friday that James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the 15-year-old who shot and killed four classmates at Oxford High School earlier this week, would each be charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.

The day after a 15-year-old student shot and killed four classmates and injured seven more people at a Michigan high school, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald announced that they would be trying the suspect as an adult in order to seek justice for the victims. “Kids deserve better. Parents deserve better. Teachers deserve better. We have to do better.”