The law enforcement decision not to immediately storm the classroom where a school shooter was killing children “cost lives,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on May 28, as Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) called for the officers involved to be fired. As many as 19 officers were in the hallway inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde…
Texas Official Says Slow Police Response ‘Cost Lives’ as US Congressman Calls for Officers to Be Fired
Father Goes Viral for Standing Guard Outside Daughter’s Elementary School: ‘I’m Watching’
A picture of a father in Central Texas standing guard at his daughter’s elementary school where his wife also works has gone viral on social media in the wake of this week’s mass shooting incident in Uvalde. Ed Chelby, a U.S. Army veteran who has a background in security, told KWTX that he couldn’t sleep…
Woman Fatally Shoots Man Who Opened Fire Into Crowd Holding Party in West Virginia
An armed female bystander fatally shot a man in Charleston, West Virginia, after he allegedly opened fire into a crowd of people with a semi-automatic rifle, authorities said. The Charleston Police Department said in a news release that 37-year-old Dennis Butler was found deceased late on Wednesday near an apartment complex with multiple gunshot wounds….
Trump Calls on Congress to Fund Safe Schools Before Sending Billions to Ukraine
Former President Donald Trump said on Friday that Congress should prioritize funding for school security over military aid to Ukraine, with his remarks coming in the context of the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, in which a gunman shot 21 people to death. Trump began his speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston…
Texas DPS Official Admits ‘Wrong Decision’ in Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw admitted Friday that it was the “wrong decision” to not engage Texas mass shooter Salvador Ramos sooner. When asked why police at Robb Elementary didn’t act quicker, McCraw told reporters at a news conference that “the on-scene commander at the time believed that it had transitioned from an active…
Toronto Man Shot Dead by Police Was Carrying a Fake Rifle: Police Watchdog
A Toronto man shot dead by the police on May 26 was carrying a fake rifle, which was what raised alarms and prompted several Scarborough schools to go into lockdown, an Ontario police watchdog says. A spokesperson for Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) told reporters on May 27 that the weapon carried by the 27-year-old…
Toronto Schools Lift Security Lockdowns After Police Shoot Male with Rifle
Several schools in east Toronto went under lockdowns on May 26 as police were to called to investigate a male carrying a rifle. The safety measures were lifted after the police shot the man. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) said on Twitter that schools including William G Davis Junior Public School, Joseph Howe Senior Public…
Texas Attorney General Calls for Arming Teachers After Uvalde School Shooting
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested arming teachers in the wake of an attack that left more than a dozen children and two adults dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. During an appearance on Newsmax, Paxton said having teachers and staff trained in firearm defense and armed would make it “more difficult…
21 Victims Identified in Texas School Shooting; Biden’s Pick for ATF Director Clashes with Senator | NTD
The Texas school shooting suspect’s grandfather has a message for the victim’s families, while the community comes together for a vigil, to mourn the lives lost. Senator Tom Cotton clashes with President Biden’s pick for ATF Director at a Confirmation Hearing. Find out what the heated exchange was about. Iowa Republicans are battling a court…
Gun Control Advocacy Group Plans Nationwide Protests After Texas School Shooting
A student-led gun control advocacy group is planning nationwide protests in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children this week. According to its website, March for Our Lives is planning to take to the streets of Washington, D.C. on June 11. The group also has several other marches planned…
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