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1 dead, at least 5 wounded in Texas shooting

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 09 03:28 PM

One person was killed and at least 5 wounded in a shooting at a business in Texas Thursday, just hours after US President Joe Biden called gun violence an "epidemic" and unveiled plans to tackle the crisis. Read more »

Former NFL player suspected of killing 5 in US, then himself

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 09 04:22 AM

The suspect, identified as former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams, allegedly fatally shot the five victims Wednesday in South Carolina. Read more »

’It has to stop’: Biden attempts to tackle US gun violence ‘epidemic’

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 01:43 AM

"Enough prayers," Biden said. "Time for some action." Read more »

Biden plans crackdown on untraceable 'ghost guns'

Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 09:45 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will unveil his administration's first steps to curb gun violence, including a plan to reduce the proliferation of 'ghost guns,' after a slew of mass shootings that have put pressure on him to act. Read more »

Maryland shooting leaves 2 critical, alleged shooter Navy corpsman, dead

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 01:24 AM

Authorities in Frederick, Maryland, 72 km northwest of Washington, were still trying to piece together the events shortly after they unfolded with an emergency call. Read more »

Mother wounded trying to shield 9-year-old son slain in California mass shooting

Steve Gorman and Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 02:00 PM

One of 4 people shot to death in a suburban Los Angeles real estate office was a 9-year-old boy who apparently died in the arms of his wounded mother as she tried to shield him from gunfire, officials said Thursday. Read more »

Four dead, 2 wounded, including suspect, in shooting near Los Angeles

Alex Gallardo, Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 03:32 PM

Four people were killed, one of them a child, in a shooting on Wednesday at an office building in suburban Los Angeles before the suspect, wounded in an exchange of gunfire with police, was taken into custody, police reported.  Read more »

Trump threatens to send federal law enforcement forces to more cities

Peter Baker, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Monica Davey, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 21 01:06 PM

President Donald Trump plans to deploy federal law enforcement to Chicago and threatened on Monday to send agents to other major cities — all controlled by Democrats.   Read more »

Four killed in Utah home shooting: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 03:41 PM

LOS ANGELES, United States - Four people were killed and another wounded in a shooting at a home in Utah on Friday night, with the suspect taken into custody, police and media reported.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 9, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 12:23 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Six killed in New Jersey shooting

Rick Loomis, Getty Images/AFP
Posted at Dec 11 09:42 AM

Emergency personnel are shown on the scene of a shooting that left multiple people dead on Tuesday in Jersey City, New Jersey. Read more »

Lawyers: El Paso shooting suspect's mother called police over son's gun

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 11:57 PM

But the mother's call was "informational" and not motivated out of a concern that her son posed a threat, the lawyers said. Read more »

After shootings, under-fire Trump says 'hate has no place' in US

Gilles Clarenne with Megan Jelinger in Dayton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 07:15 AM

EL PASO - An under-fire President Donald Trump said Sunday that "hate has no place" in the United States after two mass shootings left 29 dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem. Read more »

Pope condemns spate of US gun violence, prays for victims

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 07:59 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned attacks on "defenseless people" in a spate of gun violence in three American states, including one that killed 20 people in a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Read more »

Ten killed, including suspected assailant, in Ohio shooting

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 04 06:50 PM

The motive behind the shooting was not immediately clear and that investigators believed the individual had acted alone, police said. Read more »

Teen gunman scorned California garlic festival on social media before mass shooting

Alexandria Sage, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 30 08:02 AM

GILROY, California - A California teenager was identified by police on Monday as the gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people, including two children. Read more »

Solemn service to mark 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

Keith Coffman, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 08:01 PM

For the relatives of those killed, April 20 evokes a mix of emotions from sorrow and anguish to fond memories of loved ones. Read more »

New Zealand pledges reforms as relaxed gun laws scrutinized

Will Ziebell, Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 07:02 PM

MELBOURNE - New Zealand is normally peaceful and calm - and has plenty of guns.   Read more »

A year after US school massacre, gun control remains elusive

Leila Macor, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 14 08:34 AM

MIAMI - On Valentine's Day of last year, a 19-year-old armed with a military-style assault rifle walked into his old high school in Parkland, Florida and slaughtered 17 people.  Read more »

‘Time for PNP to impose stricter gun control measures’: Lacson after Batocabe slay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 01:51 AM

Lacson urged the PNP to be more rigorous in carrying out gun-control measures in light of the killing of party-list lawmaker Rodel Batocabe. Read more »