On March 27, officers from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) responded to calls of an active shooter at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, and neutralized the threat within 14 minutes. MNPD’s response was a stark contrast to another elementary school shooting in May 2022 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “There’s compelling…
IN-DEPTH: How Active Shooter Response Has Evolved Since Columbine, Aurora, and Uvalde
ANALYSIS: Are Biden’s Immigration Policies Putting Americans’ Safety at Risk?
May 5, 2023
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Following a four-day manhunt, the illegal immigrant accused of shooting and killing five neighbors, including a 9-year-old boy, in Cleveland, Texas, was arrested on April 30 after authorities received a tip on his whereabouts. Francisco Oropesa, 38, was taken into custody without incident on May 2 in Cut and Shoot, Texas, authorities said during a…
ANALYSIS: How Biden’s Immigration Policies Are Putting Americans at Risk
May 5, 2023
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Following a four-day manhunt, the illegal immigrant accused of shooting and killing five neighbors, including a 9-year-old boy, in Cleveland, Texas, was arrested on April 30 after authorities received a tip on his whereabouts. Francisco Oropesa, 38, was taken into custody without incident on May 2 in Cut and Shoot, Texas, authorities said during a…
Atlanta Shooting Suspect Has Been Charged With Murder
May 4, 2023
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ATLANTA—The suspect in a shooting in Atlanta that left one woman dead and four others wounded has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault, Fulton County Jail records show. Deion Patterson waived his first court appearance Thursday, a day after police say he opened fire in the waiting room…
Worker Killed in Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Plant Blast
May 4, 2023
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass.—A worker was killed Thursday after a powerful explosion tore through a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Massachusetts, ripping the roof off the building and prompting a U.S. senator to demand accountability from the plant’s owners. Acting Newburyport Fire Chief Stephen Bradbury did not publicly identify the person who died, but said crews recovered the…
Kansas Child Shot to Death While Playing in Front Yard
KANSAS CITY, Kan.—One or more shooters opened fire on a child playing in the front yard of a Kansas home, killing him, authorities said. The attack Wednesday evening in Kansas City, Kansas, when it was still daylight, doesn’t appear to have been a “random act,” police Maj. Violeta Magee told reporters at the scene. Police…
Official: Gunman Kills 3, Then Self in Rural Georgia Town
A Georgia man shot two of his relatives and a fast food worker dead before killing himself on Thursday in rural south Georgia, the local coroner said. The shooter killed his mother and grandmother at two neighboring homes and killed a woman at a McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Moultrie, Colquitt County Coroner C. Verlyn Brock…
Pennsylvania Senate Approves Special Prosecutor for Philadelphia Mass Transit Crimes
May 4, 2023
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When the Pennsylvania House flipped from Republican to Democrat majority, much of the state Legislature lost its appetite for impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. But there is a workaround that Senate Republicans believe will curb crime in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania House this week approved legislation that would require the Pennsylvania attorney general to appoint…
Daniel Perry Denied Retrial After Fatal 2020 Texas Protest Shooting
May 4, 2023
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A Texas judge has denied a retrial for Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of killing an armed protester during an encounter at a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin, Texas, in 2020. Perry was found guilty of murder last month after he fatally shot Garrett Foster—who had approached his car while…
Man Dies After Being Placed in Headlock on NYC Subway
NEW YORK—A man who had been threatening people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the encounter. Jordan Neely, 30, died from compression of the neck, the city’s…
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