4 killed, 17 wounded in mass shooting in Birmingham, Ala.
6 months, 1 week ago

4 killed, 17 wounded in mass shooting in Birmingham, Ala.

LA Times  

Bystanders near the scene of a shooting Saturday night in the Five Points South entertainment district of Birmingham, Ala. Four people were killed and 17 others injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday in what police described as a targeted “hit” on one of the people killed at a popular nightlife spot here. “The priority is to find these shooters and get them off our streets,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said at a Sunday news conference. Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said authorities believe the shooting targeted one of the people who was killed, possibly in a murder for hire. “Elected officials locally, statewide and nationally have a duty to solve this American crisis, this American epidemic of gun violence,” the mayor said.

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Alabama man charged in September mass shooting faces more murder charges in July quadruple homicide
4 months ago

Alabama man charged in September mass shooting faces more murder charges in July quadruple homicide

Hindustan Times  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama man charged with killing four people in September has now been charged with capital murder in a separate quadruple homicide that took place in July, according to law enforcement officials. Alabama man charged in September mass shooting faces more murder charges in July quadruple homicide Damien McDaniel, 22, has been arrested and charged with capital …

Victims identified in Birmingham mass shooting as mayor calls for action
6 months, 1 week ago

Victims identified in Birmingham mass shooting as mayor calls for action

The Independent  

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Alabama Officials Plead For Information On Mass Shooting, Offer Reward Money
6 months, 1 week ago

Alabama Officials Plead For Information On Mass Shooting, Offer Reward Money

Huff Post  

A firefighter cleans blood stains off the sidewalk outside a nightclub in Birmingham, Ala. on Sept. 22, 2024, after a mass shooting took place. Kim Chandler via Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more …

Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
6 months, 1 week ago

Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money

Hindustan Times  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards totaling $100,000. Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money “We have a laser-like focus on hunting down, …

Over 100 shots fired outside Birmingham restaurant in mass shooting that left 4 dead and 17 hurt
6 months, 1 week ago

Over 100 shots fired outside Birmingham restaurant in mass shooting that left 4 dead and 17 hurt

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four people are dead …

Birmingham officials plead for information on mass shooting, offer reward money
6 months, 1 week ago

Birmingham officials plead for information on mass shooting, offer reward money

LA Times  

Police and emergency vehicles in the entertainment district after a shooting in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday. Officials in Birmingham, Ala., pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards of up to $100,000. Authorities have still made no arrests …

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 18 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama
6 months, 1 week ago

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 18 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A mass shooting killed four …

Alabama Mass Shooting Kills 4, Wounds 17 In Birmingham Nightlife Area
6 months, 1 week ago

Alabama Mass Shooting Kills 4, Wounds 17 In Birmingham Nightlife Area

Huff Post  

This image provided by WBMA shows police and emergency vehicles in the entertainment district after a shooting in Birmingham, Ala. on Sept. 22, 2024. Bill Castle via AP BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Four people were killed and 17 others injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday in what police described as a targeted “hit” on one of the people killed at …

Four killed, dozens injured in Alabama mass shooting
6 months, 1 week ago

Four killed, dozens injured in Alabama mass shooting

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: A mass shooting involving several assailants has left at least four people dead and dozens wounded in the US state of Alabama, police said on Saturday. "We believe that multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people" in the Five Points South district of Birmingham just after 11:00 pm, police officer Truman Fitzgerald told local media. Dozens …

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares
8 months, 1 week ago

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares

China Daily  

The shoot-out at a party in West Philadelphia on Sunday, in which three people were killed and six others injured, once again shows the danger from firearms in the United States. Unlike random shootings, the shoot-out in West Philadelphia was triggered by an argument at the party, which then turned violent with people involved pulling out firearms. Because of lax …

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares
8 months, 1 week ago

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares

China Daily  

The shoot-out at a party in West Philadelphia on Sunday, in which three people were killed and six others injured, once again shows the danger from firearms in the United States. Unlike random shootings, the shoot-out in West Philadelphia was triggered by an argument at the party, which then turned violent with people involved pulling out firearms. Because of lax …

7 people including child killed in separate shootings in Birmingham: Alabama police
8 months, 2 weeks ago

7 people including child killed in separate shootings in Birmingham: Alabama police

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Four people died in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday, while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people, including a young child, authorities in Alabama said. Officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. to a report of multiple people shot outside a nightclub, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said in a video …

USA: 7 killed in two shooting incidences in Birmingham, Alabama: at least 293 mass shootings in 2024
8 months, 2 weeks ago

USA: 7 killed in two shooting incidences in Birmingham, Alabama: at least 293 mass shootings in 2024

Op India  

The string of mass shooting incidences continues to be reported from the United States as at least seven people lost their lives in two separate shooting incidences in Birmingham, Alabama on late Saturday. In a video posted on social media, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said that the officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. after they received reports that …

2 shootings in Birmingham kill 7 people, including young child, Alabama police say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

2 shootings in Birmingham kill 7 people, including young child, Alabama police say

Associated Press  

Four people died in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday, while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people, including a young child, authorities in Alabama said. Officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. to a report of multiple people shot outside a nightclub, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said in a video posted …

Mass shooting: 3 killed in firing near University of Cincinnati in US
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Mass shooting: 3 killed in firing near University of Cincinnati in US

Op India  

On Monday, another mass shooting incident was reported in the United States of America in which three people lost their lives while two others were injured. It later stated that it was a shooting incident and said, “Be observant/take action as needed.” UC Emergency- Police on scene of shooting at Highland/ E University. — UC Public Safety July 1, 2024 …

Why are there so many shootings: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year
1 year, 8 months ago

Why are there so many shootings: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year

The Independent  

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Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia mass shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

The suspect, a man believed to be aged 40, did not appear to have any connection to the victims, police said. Four people have been killed in a mass shooting in Philadelphia overnight and a suspect has been taken into custody, according to the local police, in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States. “At this point, …

Yet another mass shooting rocks US as 4 killed in Philadelhphia, suspect in custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Yet another mass shooting rocks US as 4 killed in Philadelhphia, suspect in custody

India TV News  

US shooting: In yet another shocking incident of shooting in the United States, a gunman opened fire on Monday night, killing four people and injuring two others in Philadelphia. The shooting occurred a day after gunshots broke out at a block party at a holiday weekend in Baltimore, roughly 160 km to the southwest, inflicting 28 injuries and killing two …

Two killed, dozens wounded in Baltimore mass shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Two killed, dozens wounded in Baltimore mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

No arrests made as police say they are working to identify a suspect and determine a motive for the attack at a neighbourhood street party. A manhunt is under way after two people were killed and 28 others wounded in a mass shooting at a neighbourhood street party in the city of Baltimore, the latest deadly incident of gun violence …

US mass shooting: Multiple people shot in Washington; police begin manhunt for young Indian man
1 year, 11 months ago

US mass shooting: Multiple people shot in Washington; police begin manhunt for young Indian man

India TV News  

Washington: In yet another incident of mass shooting in the United States, local media reports claimed that a gunman fired multiple shots n the southeast suburb of Washington. Mass shooting kills over a dozen in a week Notably, this came nearly five days after multiple children were shot at a teenager’s birthday party in United States's Dadeville, Alabama, resulting in …

Alabama cops charge 3 teens with murder in mass shooting that left 4 dead, 32 hurt
1 year, 11 months ago

Alabama cops charge 3 teens with murder in mass shooting that left 4 dead, 32 hurt

India Today  

Three Alabama teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder in last week's shooting at a "Sweet 16" birthday party that left four dead and 32 wounded, state police said on Wednesday. Two suspects - Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16 - both from Tuskegee, were arrested on Tuesday night and charged with four counts of …

Louisville Shooter's Rifle ‘Will Be Back On The Streets’ Under Kentucky Law, Mayor Says
1 year, 11 months ago

Louisville Shooter's Rifle ‘Will Be Back On The Streets’ Under Kentucky Law, Mayor Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The assault rifle used to kill five people at a Kentucky bank on Monday will likely be sold at public auction and put “back on the streets” in accordance with state law, Louisville’s mayor said while calling for the law to be abolished and more power given to cities to respond to rising gun violence. “Let us …

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests
1 year, 11 months ago

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests

CNN  

CNN — A record number of people are dying from firearm injuries in the US, and new research suggests that shootings are becoming more lethal, too. Nearly 49,000 people died from firearm injuries in the US in 2021, CDC data shows – an unprecedented surge of about 23% over two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. “That includes larger magazine capacity …

Commentary: I have a mental map of mass shootings. Will it ever stop filling up?
1 year, 11 months ago

Commentary: I have a mental map of mass shootings. Will it ever stop filling up?

LA Times  

Children from the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, hold hands as they are taken to a reunification site after a mass shooting at their school March 27. For me, each mass shooting adds to the list of places near and far that I’ll forever associate with the day someone, empowered by easy access to plentiful firearms, decided …

‘Do your job’: Demands for change after latest US mass shooting
2 years ago

‘Do your job’: Demands for change after latest US mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators protested in Nashville, site of latest attack, as tempers flared in Washington, DC, over gun law reform. Monday’s killings in Nashville prompted US President Joe Biden to renew calls to tighten federal gun controls, with the White House tweeting on Thursday: “It’s time for Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines”. Watch the moment US Democratic congressman Jamaal …

Editorial: Nashville and a nation of mass shooting trauma
2 years ago

Editorial: Nashville and a nation of mass shooting trauma

LA Times  

Another 200 children became survivors of gun violence Monday, this time in Nashville, when a 28-year-old armed with high-powered weapons broke into their school and opened fire, killing three 9-year-old classmates and three adult staff members. Opinion Editorial: National suicide plays out one murderous mass shooting at a time Perhaps it’s the fate of the United States to watch its …

Opinion: Nashville tragedy has us asking: Can U.S. stop mass shootings?
2 years ago

Opinion: Nashville tragedy has us asking: Can U.S. stop mass shootings?

LA Times  

The murders of three children and three staff members at a school in Nashville on Monday was at least the 129th mass shooting of 2023. Hopelessness is precisely what manufacturers of those weapons and lobbyists in the NRA want: that we give up and give in, quietly consenting to the vile dogma that periodic bloodbaths are just another “price of …

Gunman kills ex-wife, five others in Mississippi shooting
2 years, 1 month ago

Gunman kills ex-wife, five others in Mississippi shooting

Al Jazeera  

Friday’s attack took place in Arkabutla, a town with about 285 residents in northern Mississippi, US. Armed with a shotgun and two handguns, 52-year-old Richard Dale Crum opened fire on Friday morning and killed a man in the driver’s seat of a pick-up truck parked outside a convenience store in Arkabutla, near the Tennessee state line, Tate County Sheriff Brad …

Mass shootings are just one part of the US’s gun problem
2 years, 1 month ago

Mass shootings are just one part of the US’s gun problem

Al Jazeera  

As we mourn last week’s killings in California, we should not lose sight of the forest for the trees. Using data from the Gun Violence Archive, they reported that the US has already experienced nearly 50 mass shootings in the first month of the year. Some – though not all – mass shootings garner considerable media attention, making many people …

‘Devastating': Mass shootings obscure daily U.S. gun toll
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Devastating': Mass shootings obscure daily U.S. gun toll

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cameron Taylor was watching an illegal street race that had attracted hundreds to an intersection in Portland, Oregon, but decided to leave as the crowd got increasingly unruly. In Portland, police busy with three killings and nine non-fatal shootings in 48 hours couldn’t control three illegal street races last weekend that attracted hundreds and shut down major …

Shootings spiked during the pandemic. The spike now looks like a 'new normal'
2 years, 7 months ago

Shootings spiked during the pandemic. The spike now looks like a 'new normal'

NPR  

Shootings spiked during the pandemic. "I lost a couple of people around that time, due to gun violence," says LaMaria Pope, who works for a youth outreach program in the Seattle area called "Choose 180." Enlarge this image toggle caption Martin Kaste/NPR Martin Kaste/NPR "I live in West Seattle and I've never felt, like, leaving my house, I was in …

Understanding the U.S.’s gun violence epidemic | Data Point podcast
2 years, 7 months ago

Understanding the U.S.’s gun violence epidemic | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

On May 24, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in the small town of Uvalde in Texas. The shooting, which left 21 people dead, is now added to the long and growing list of mass shootings that take place in the U.S. regularly. In fact, according to the Gun Violence Archive, at least 356 mass shootings have been recorded so …

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims
2 years, 8 months ago

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Ala. — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news. Just 5% of mass shootings end with four or more people dead, he said, “and only a quarter of those are in …

Can America end its mass shooting epidemic?
2 years, 9 months ago

Can America end its mass shooting epidemic?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, June 15 at 19:30GMT: Six out of 10 Americans believe it’s more important to address gun violence than protect gun rights, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Since then there have been several more massacres – at least 18 to 20 – but it seems Americans can’t even agree on what constitutes a mass shooting. In a …

Opinion: The gun crisis more of us should be talking about
2 years, 9 months ago

Opinion: The gun crisis more of us should be talking about

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Pastor Carl Day runs Culture Changing Christians Worship Center in Philadelphia. Day’s organization, Culture Changing Christians, hears on a daily basis from grieving mothers and family members of those harmed by gun violence, begging for support. Possible solutions The same solutions that would help reduce mass shootings would also reduce the daily toll of other forms of gun …

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States
2 years, 9 months ago

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States

India Today  

Shootings in three American cities killed nine people and wounded two dozen more on Saturday night and Sunday morning, the latest outbreaks of gun violence in the wake of three mass shootings that have rattled the United States. In Philadelphia, a confrontation between two men escalated into a gunfight that sprayed bullets into a crowded bar and restaurant district, killing …

America’s deadly weekend of more mass shootings raise stakes for Senate gun talks
2 years, 9 months ago

America’s deadly weekend of more mass shootings raise stakes for Senate gun talks

CNN  

CNN — In South Carolina and Texas, victims were shot at a high school graduation party. Just America going about its normal business this weekend under the deadly daily shadow of gun violence, as a staggering 10 mass shootings since Friday deepened trauma from recent massacres at a Buffalo supermarket, a Texas elementary school and a mass shooting at a …

Three more mass shootings take place in separate US cities — Philadelphia, Chattanooga and Michigan
2 years, 9 months ago

Three more mass shootings take place in separate US cities — Philadelphia, Chattanooga and Michigan

ABC  

Nine more people have lost their lives in another day of gun violence in the US, with three mass shootings in separate cities. Key points: Police believe multiple shooters were involved in both incidents The Gun Violence Archive recorded 239 mass shootings so far this year A mass shooting is when at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter …

Mass shootings across the U.S. leave dozens killed or wounded this weekend
2 years, 9 months ago

Mass shootings across the U.S. leave dozens killed or wounded this weekend

NPR  

Mass shootings across the U.S. leave dozens killed or wounded this weekend Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Perez/AP Michael Perez/AP A string of shootings left at least 15 people dead and more than 60 others wounded in eight states this weekend, a spasm of gun violence that came as the nation continues mourning the lives lost in mass shootings …

Texas shooting: Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate
2 years, 10 months ago

Texas shooting: Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate

Firstpost  

It was the eighth mass shooting this year, according to the Everytown gun control group, and came 10 days after another 18-year-old murdered 10 African Americans at a supermarket in New York Washington: A mass shooting that left 18 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the …

COVID's Death Milestone And Mass Shootings: Is Mass Death The New Normal?
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID's Death Milestone And Mass Shootings: Is Mass Death The New Normal?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives last weekend, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. It’s a dynamic that’s encapsulated by the “thoughts and prayers” offered to victims of gun violence by politicians unwilling to make meaningful commitments to …

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives last weekend, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. It’s a dynamic that’s encapsulated by the “thoughts and prayers” offered to victims of gun violence by politicians unwilling to make meaningful commitments to ensure there really …

10 dead in ‘racially motivated’ mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
2 years, 10 months ago

10 dead in ‘racially motivated’ mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

LA Times  

A gunman opened fire with a rifle Saturday at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., in what authorities called a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism,” killing 10 people and wounding three others before being taken into custody, law enforcement officials said. According to the Violence Project — a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center dedicated to reducing violence in society — …

The US goes ballistic: America’s gun epidemic
2 years, 10 months ago

The US goes ballistic: America’s gun epidemic

Al Jazeera  

As of 2017, there were already more guns than people in the US. Rewind a few weeks to CNN headlines from March – eg, “At least 8 people were killed and more than 60 hurt in mass shootings across the US this weekend”, published March 21 – and there does indeed appear to be a trend. According to the US …

Fueled by gun violence, cities across the US are breaking all-time homicide records this year
3 years, 3 months ago

Fueled by gun violence, cities across the US are breaking all-time homicide records this year

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN — One of the fastest-growing cities in the country, the capital of Texas is nearing the end of its deadliest year on record in 2021 as cities nationwide are experiencing a rise in homicides and gun violence incidents that began last year when the pandemic tightened its grip on the US. The rise in violent crime is …

Birmingham’s Young, Progressive Mayor Ran on a Radical Platform to Reduce Crime. Then He Took Office.
55 years, 2 months ago

Birmingham’s Young, Progressive Mayor Ran on a Radical Platform to Reduce Crime. Then He Took Office.

Slate  

This story was reported by the Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. As mayor, I’m in the middle.” “Reimagining public safety” after George Floyd Birmingham’s Black residents’ history of facing police brutality left a mark on federal and local policy and politics. “Children shouldn’t be shot, and if they are, we as adults should be pushing those …

D.C. shooting: 6-year-old girl killed and 5 adults injured in a shooting in Washington, DC
3 years, 8 months ago

D.C. shooting: 6-year-old girl killed and 5 adults injured in a shooting in Washington, DC

CNN  

CNN — A 6-year-old girl was killed and five adults were injured in a drive-by shooting in Washington, DC, on Friday night, officials said. “The cowards who committed this crime came into this community without any regard for human life, without regard for Nyiah’s life, and opened fire, and that cannot and will not be tolerated,” Contee said. “We will …

US mass shootings: Gun violence in 6 states this weekend brings US mass shootings to 272 so far this year
3 years, 9 months ago

US mass shootings: Gun violence in 6 states this weekend brings US mass shootings to 272 so far this year

CNN  

CNN — As the nation marked the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new statistic to contend with for 2021. From Friday afternoon to Sunday, at least 10 people were killed and another 50 were injured in nine mass shootings in six states, according to data compiled by CNN …

Overnight mass shootings in US leave 2 dead, 30 wounded
3 years, 9 months ago

Overnight mass shootings in US leave 2 dead, 30 wounded

India Today  

Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states in the US, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in gun violence could continue into summer as Covid-19 restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize. Fourteen people were wounded, including two critically, in the gunfire, which the city’s interim …

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