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Fil-Am families affected by Santa Clarita high school shooting

Albert Bataclan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 12:19 PM

SANTA CLARITA, California – Filipino-American families were among those affected when a 16-year-old student opened fire in a campus just before classes started on Thursday.  Read more »

Student gunman kills 2, wounds 3 others at California high school

Steve Gorman and Alan Devall, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 15 12:06 PM

SANTA CLARITA, California (5th UPDATE)—A California high school student pulled a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun from his backpack and fired on fellow students as classes began on Thursday, killing 2 and wounding 3 others. Read more »

Mexico convulsed by second mass shooting in 2 days

Lizbeth Diaz, Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 10:49 AM

A gunfight between security forces and armed civilians in Mexico's southwestern state of Guerrero killed 15 people on Tuesday, authorities said, the second mass killing to shake the country in as many days. Read more »

'Joker' not a hero, says studio, as Aurora families voice concern

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 07:33 AM

LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. on Tuesday denied its controversial film "Joker" portrays its murderous outcast villain as a hero, after families hit by the Aurora theater mass shooting penned an open letter expressing concern. Read more »

US Congress returns after a bloody August sharpens focus on guns

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 10:10 AM

The US Congress convenes Monday for the first time since recent mass shootings left Americans distraught over surging violence, but the Senate's Republican leader stressed he would not consider gun legislation without President Donald Trump's backing. Read more »

Texas shooting toll rises to seven

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 08:11 AM

The death toll in a chaotic mass shooting in Texas has risen to seven, the local police chief confirmed Sunday, adding that it might have been far worse had the shooter not been stopped before entering a crowded movie theater. Read more »

At least 5 dead, 21 wounded in Texas shooting: police

Ian Timberlake, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 01 08:44 AM

At least five people have been killed in a mass shooting that left 21 victims in the US state of Texas on Saturday, police said.   Read more »

Gamers take aim at Trump's criticism of virtual violence

David Courbet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 06:29 PM

Experts and fans alike at the Gamescom trade fair rejected the link between first-person shooter games and real-life massacres that have become common in the US. Read more »

Trump blames mass shootings on mentally ill, calls for more mental institutions

Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 07:21 AM

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he supports meaningful background checks for gun buyers, but he told reporters that those responsible for recent mass shootings were mentally ill and the United States should build more mental institutions. Read more »

8chan creator meets PH police, helps in probe on mass shootings

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 06:57 AM

Recent investigations on the manifestos uploaded in 8chan by the suspects of the mass shooting incidents in the US and New Zealand led authorities to the Philippines where the creator of the imageboard website now resides. Read more »

8chan creator to cooperate with PNP anti-cybercrime probe

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 03:03 PM

The creator of 8chan, a message board used to announce a mass shooting in the US, will cooperate with an investigation into whether or not the platform is being run from the Philippines and broke local laws, police said Friday.  Read more »

Trump visits mass shooting victims; protesters shout 'Do something!'

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 08:11 AM

EL PASO, Texas - U.S. President Donald Trump met victims and first responders from last weekend's deadly shootings in Texas and Ohio on Wednesday, as chanting protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric.   Read more »

Tagalikha ng online forum 8chan, nakikipagtulungan sa PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 12:50 AM

Nakikipagtulungan na sa PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group ang may likha ng 8chan, isang online messaging board kung saan umano may nag-post ng impormasyon bago pa mangyari ang mass shooting sa Christchurch, New Zealand at El Paso, Texas. Read more »

8chan owner called before US Congress, as latest host drops site

Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 07 02:24 PM

Online message board 8chan's fortunes worsened on Tuesday, as it was once again made homeless by a technical services provider and its owner was called to testify to the US Congress after 8chan was linked to a weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.   Read more »

Philippines justice dept 'gathering info' on 8chan linked to US shooting

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 02:26 PM

The American owner of a far-right online message board connected to 3 mass shootings has left the Philippines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday. Read more »

Racism, misogyny: US authorities probe motives of 2 gunmen

Mark Ralston, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 02:18 AM

One was fueled by racist hatred of immigrants and warned of a "Hispanic invasion." The other's motives are less clear but he apparently resented women and compiled a "hit list" of girls in high school. Read more »

El Paso residents tell Trump to stay away after shooting

Gilles Clarenne and Daniel Woolls, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 02:11 AM

Residents in majority-Hispanic El Paso told US President Donald Trump Tuesday to stay away amid fury over his anti-immigration rhetoric as he struggles to unite the country in the wake of mass shootings that killed 31 people. Read more »

PH-based founder of site linked to US mass shootings says he created 'a monster'

Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 07 12:41 AM

MANILA - The creator of a far-right online message board connected to three mass shootings that killed dozens of people has described himself as "naive and ignorant", likening the platform 8chan to Frankenstein's monster, with no limit to its extremism. Read more »

Police checking Philippines link of 8chan tagged in US shooting

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 12:46 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde said Tuesday authorities were verifying reports that online message board 8chan, which was used to announce a mass shooting in the US, was being operated out of the country. Read more »

Obama: Reject language from leaders that 'normalizes racist sentiments'

Reuters
Posted at Aug 06 08:16 AM

Former President Barack Obama responded to the weekend mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Monday with a plea to Americans to reject the language of hatred, fear and intolerance from any of their leaders. Read more »