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Alleged Colorado mass-shooter not fit for trial: media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 08:37 AM

The man charged with killing 10 people in a US supermarket shooting spree is not fit to stand trial, media reported Friday. Read more »

Gunman in Idaho shopping mall shooting spree dies

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 03:49 PM

A man who opened fire with a handgun at a shopping mall in Boise, Idaho, died on Tuesday from wounds sustained during the violence a day earlier. Read more »

Gun violence claims 14 lives over July 4 weekend in Chicago

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 06:52 AM

The United States celebrated Independence Day with parades, barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued Chicago, 88 people were shot, 14 of them fatally.   Read more »

Shooting in Texas capital leaves 14 wounded; one suspect still at large

Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 07:42 AM

Fourteen people were wounded after two men opened fire at each other in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin, Texas early on Saturday, police said, adding that one of the suspected shooters remained at large. Read more »

Girl, boy armed with AK-47 in shootout with Florida deputies

Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 07:20 AM

The girl was shot and wounded after she pointed a shotgun at deputies, and the 12-year-old boy put down his weapon thereafter and was not injured, the sheriff's statement said. Read more »

Florida shooting kills at least two

Leila Macor, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 31 09:18 AM

Two people were killed and at least 20 wounded early Sunday when three shooters fired indiscriminately into a crowd outside a concert in the Miami area, police said, the latest shooting in a year that has seen a surge in both gun sales and gun violence. Read more »

12 killed in weekend spate of US shootings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 11:29 AM

A dozen people were killed and about 50 injured in shootings across the United States over the weekend, after President Joe Biden last month branded the country's gun violence an "epidemic." Read more »

US government announces clampdown on 'ghost guns'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 07:44 AM

The US Justice Department moved Friday to tighten firearms regulations and close loopholes that have allowed the rapid proliferation of untraceable, home-assembled "ghost guns." Read more »

1 dead in Tennessee school shooting: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 10:38 AM

One person was killed and a police officer wounded in a shooting at a high school in the US state of Tennessee on Monday, police said.    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 »

'Multiple people injured' in shooting at US mall: media

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 21 11:42 AM

Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a US mall Friday, according to local media, with victims rushed to hospital but no fatalities immediately reported. Read more »

Gunman kills 2 warehouse co-workers then takes own life in central Illinois

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 09:41 AM

An employee of a coffee-dispenser manufacturer opened fire with a handgun on Friday at the company's warehouse in Springfield, Illinois, killing two co-workers and wounding a third before fleeing the scene and taking his own life, police said.  Read more »