At least four people are dead, including the suspect, after a shooting at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police have said. Multiple others were also wounded in the shooting, which took place at St. Francis Hospital campus. The Tulsa Police Department said on Twitter late Wednesday that officers were still working to clear the…
Multiple Killed, Including Suspect, in Shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma: Police
Texas Governor Calls for Legislators to Examine School Safety, Mental Health, in Wake of Mass Shooting
The governor of Texas on June 1 called for legislators to convene to examine possible changes in the law following the elementary school shooting that left 21 dead, in addition to the shooter. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, asked Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to each convene a special…
Texas Shooting: A Failure of Several Levels
Commentary There are no adjectives that can accurately describe the gruesome act committed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. He killed 19 children and two teachers. “Evil” is about as close as it gets. President Biden and some fellow Democrats predictably called for more gun control laws without explaining why…
10-Year-Old Florida Girl Shoots and Kills Woman After Social Media Post
A 10-year-old Orlando girl shot and killed a woman who was arguing with her mother over a social media post, a police arrest affidavit said on May 31. The girl and her mother were taken into custody on May 30 following the fatal shooting of Lashun Rodgers, 41, outside an apartment complex, according to the…
Florida Girl, 10, Shoots and Kills Woman After Online Post, Police Say
A 10-year-old Orlando girl shot and killed a woman who was arguing with her mother over a social media post, a police arrest affidavit said on May 31. The girl and her mother were taken into custody on May 30 following the fatal shooting of Lashun Rodgers, 41, outside an apartment complex, according to the…
Texas Officials Change Story, Say Teacher Didn’t Prop Open Door Before Mass Shooting
After saying that a teacher at Robb Elementary School “propped open” a door that was used by gunman Salvador Ramos during last week’s mass shooting, officials in Texas said the teacher had actually closed the door. The unnamed educator shut the door behind her but the door “did not lock as it should,” Travis Considine,…
The Uvalde Shooting: What Could Have Been Avoided?
Salvador Ramos shot and killed 19 children and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas in the latest mass school shooting. As the gun law debate resumes after such a tragedy, I examine all of the actions leading up to the shooting to examine breakdowns in the system that can shed light on…
Shooting Kills 1, Wounds 2 After HS Graduation at University
NEW ORLEANS—An elderly woman was killed and two males wounded when an argument between two females erupted into gunfire Tuesday at a university campus after a high school graduation there, New Orleans police said. The males received wounds that were not life-threatening—one hit in a shoulder, the other in a leg, authorities told news outlets….
Uvalde Grieves, Says Goodbyes at Visitations, Funerals
UVALDE, Texas—A week after a gunman ran into a Texas grade school and started shooting, the first of 21 funerals began on Tuesday. Hundreds of mourners turned out for an afternoon Mass to remember Amerie Jo Garza. Six pallbearers wearing white shirts and gloves carried her small casket into Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which turned…
3 Shot, 1 Dead at High School Graduation Ceremony at Xavier University: Officials
At least three people were shot, including one fatally, during a graduation ceremony in New Orleans’ Xavier University on Tuesday, officials said. An elderly woman was shot and killed, while two men were injured after a gun battle broke out during the conclusion of the ceremony, police and witnesses recalled to local news outlets. A…
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