Police: Teen charged in fatal shooting outside high school
3 years ago

Police: Teen charged in fatal shooting outside high school

Associated Press  

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police in Virginia say they’ve arrested an 18-year-old high school student following a shooting that killed a 17-year-old outside a school in Newport News. Police said that the teenagers attended a high school basketball game on Tuesday night. Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said that Dunham went to the vehicle he had arrived in. The shooting occurred at Menchville High School, which is one of five high schools in the city.

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Teenage girl plotting mass shooting at high school is arrested after gun misfires
5 days, 18 hours ago

Teenage girl plotting mass shooting at high school is arrested after gun misfires

Daily Mail  

A 19-year-old student who wanted to find 'peace' with herself shot a classmate at a high school in the northern Brazilian town of Natal on Tuesday, the Rio Grande de Norte Civil Police said. Lyedja Santos, a 19-year-old student, was arrested Tuesday after she shot an 18-year-old classmate in the head at E. Berilo Wanderley School, a high school in …

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school
3 months, 1 week ago

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school

Associated Press  

— Omaha police arrested a suspect about half an hour after a shooting Tuesday that critically injured a teenage boy at a high school in Nebraska’s largest city. Families rushed to Omaha Northwest High School after the shooting was reported by the school resource officer during lunch at 12:23 p.m. Omaha Police Deputy Chief Sherie Thomas said officers from several …

16-year-old arrested after 15-year-old fatally shot in Maryland high school bathroom
3 months, 2 weeks ago

16-year-old arrested after 15-year-old fatally shot in Maryland high school bathroom

The Independent  

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A 14-year-old boy is accused of killing 4 people at Apalachee High School
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A 14-year-old boy is accused of killing 4 people at Apalachee High School

NPR  

A 14-year-old boy is accused of killing 4 people at Apalachee High School STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: School shootings in this country happen over and over. CNN reporter Leigh Waldman is at Apalachee High School this morning, and she tells us that local law enforcement contacted the suspect at his home last year, when he was 13. WALDMAN: Well, we also …

Teenage student charged with murder after four people killed in school shooting in Georgia
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Teenage student charged with murder after four people killed in school shooting in Georgia

ABC  

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after four people were killed and at least nine injured in a school shooting in the US state of Georgia, according to local authorities. "What you see behind us is an evil thing," Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said at a brief news conference outside Apalachee High School. The two texted "I love …

Two 18-year-olds are being held on $2M bail in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 teens
9 months, 1 week ago

Two 18-year-olds are being held on $2M bail in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 teens

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Two 18-year-olds were arrested in the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week, and authorities recovered a fully loaded, fully automatic weapon that matches evidence found at the scene, they announced Monday. Mayor Cherelle Parker led a group of public officials at a Monday afternoon news conference, including the heads of the …

Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021

Associated Press  

OXFORD, Mich. — Jurors have convicted a Michigan school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four students at his school. She writes on social media that it is a “mom and son day testing out his new Christmas present.” Nov. 29, 2021: A teacher sees Ethan, a sophomore at Oxford High, searching online for ammunition with his …

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self
11 months, 2 weeks ago

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self

Hindustan Times  

A teenager armed with a handgun and shotgun killed a fellow student and wounded five other people at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa on Thursday, authorities said. Law enforcement officers respond to a school shooting at the Perry Middle School and High School complex in Perry, Iowa, U.S. The shooting at around 7:30 am triggered …

4 Las Vegas high school students charged with murder as adults in classmate's fatal beating
1 year, 1 month ago

4 Las Vegas high school students charged with murder as adults in classmate's fatal beating

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 Prosecutors in Las Vegas have …

Teen arrested after guard shot breaking up fight outside a New York high school
1 year, 3 months ago

Teen arrested after guard shot breaking up fight outside a New York high school

India Today  

A 16-year-old was arrested for shooting a school security guard who was breaking up a fight outside a high school football game in central New York, police said. The security guard was shot in the back of the head Saturday afternoon outside Proctor High School in Utica. A game with Binghamton High School was in its final moments when the …

Victim of shooting at South L.A. high school football game is an employee, officials say
1 year, 3 months ago

Victim of shooting at South L.A. high school football game is an employee, officials say

LA Times  

The woman struck by a stray bullet at a high school football game in South Los Angeles on Friday night is a school employee, officials said. The shooting happened while Maya Angelou Community High School was hosting a game on its campus against Watts Jesuit school Verbum Dei. In a letter to parents and staff, the high school’s Principal Jose …

Former student, 28, is suspected shooter in Nashville elementary school attack that killed six
1 year, 8 months ago

Former student, 28, is suspected shooter in Nashville elementary school attack that killed six

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 The suspect in the …

Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
1 year, 8 months ago

Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville

Associated Press  

Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the seeds of knowledge, their journeys all cut short. OXFORD HIGH …

Teen held in Texas school shooting that left 1 dead, 1 hurt
1 year, 9 months ago

Teen held in Texas school shooting that left 1 dead, 1 hurt

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — A 15-year-old arrested in a fatal shooting outside a Dallas-area high school will remain in custody following a Tuesday detention hearing, the boy’s lawyer said. The early-morning gunfire prompted officials at Lamar High School to lock the building down for hours, although police said they arrested a student on a capital murder charge stemming from the shooting …

1 dead, 1 injured in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
1 year, 9 months ago

1 dead, 1 injured in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested

Hindustan Times  

A student opened fire at a Dallas-area school Monday morning, killing one student and injuring another before being arrested on a capital murder charge, police said. The gunman ran from the scene without ever entering the Lamar High School building and was taken into custody by responding officers “within minutes,” Jones said. Jones said the police officers normally stationed at …

School where boy shot teacher reopens with added security
1 year, 10 months ago

School where boy shot teacher reopens with added security

Associated Press  

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator, as nervous parents and students expressed optimism about a return to the classroom. His therapist gave me a thumbs-up and said he’s good.” Jethro said he still had some concern “it might happen again,” but that …

23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate
1 year, 11 months ago

23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate

CNN  

CNN — When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and shot his teacher, sending her to the hospital, the country was stunned. At their uncle’s home, the boy and his older brother were most of the time “raising themselves,” said Busch, who led the state’s criminal investigation and …

Police: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom
1 year, 11 months ago

Police: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom

Associated Press  

NORFOLK, Va. — A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said. Experts said a school shooting involving a 6-year-old is extremely rare, although not unheard of, while Virginia law limits the ways in which a child …

6-year-old Shoots Teacher in US’ Virginia, Cops Say Act Not Accidental
1 year, 11 months ago

6-year-old Shoots Teacher in US’ Virginia, Cops Say Act Not Accidental

News 18  

A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said. He is right now in police custody,” local police chief Steve Drew told a news conference, adding that “this was not an accidental shooting.” Police said that the victim was a teacher in her 30s …

Age of Virginia class shooter presents rarity, legal hurdle
1 year, 11 months ago

Age of Virginia class shooter presents rarity, legal hurdle

LA Times  

Police respond to a shooting at Richneck Elementary School on Friday in Newport News, Va. A shooting at a Virginia elementary school sent a teacher to the hospital and ended with “an individual” in custody Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said. A school shooting that Virginia police said was committed by a 6-year-old student …

United States: Teen among 3 killed as gunman shoots at students, teacher at St Louis school
2 years, 1 month ago

United States: Teen among 3 killed as gunman shoots at students, teacher at St Louis school

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a gunman broke into a school in the United States and opened fire indiscriminately at the students and the teacher. Speaking at a press conference, Interim St. Louis Police Chief Michael Sack said that fast actions by a security guard, along with other police officers who “ran to the gunfire” helped end the shooting before more …

Teen killed, 4 wounded in shooting after football scrimmage
2 years, 2 months ago

Teen killed, 4 wounded in shooting after football scrimmage

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A 14-year-old youth was killed and four other students wounded in a shooting near a northwest Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage, authorities said. Police said players were walking off the field behind Roxborough High School after a scrimmage involving three schools when at least two people opened fire shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday before …

4 injured in drive-by shooting near Chicago high school
2 years, 3 months ago

4 injured in drive-by shooting near Chicago high school

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Four teenagers were injured — one critically — in a drive-by shooting Wednesday afternoon near a high school on Chicago’s Northwest Side, police said. The shooting happened at about 2:45 p.m. outside an ice cream shop across the street from Carl Schurz High School. Nieves said no arrests have been made and detectives have not yet determined a …

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the US
2 years, 6 months ago

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the US

Associated Press  

The church shooting Thursday in Alabama is just the latest recent high-profile shooting in May and June, starting with a racist attack that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Some of the more notable episodes of gun violence in recent weeks: At least two people died and another was hospitalized after a shooting Thursday evening …

Student shot outside Grant High School in Valley Glen
2 years, 6 months ago

Student shot outside Grant High School in Valley Glen

LA Times  

Residents pushing a small refrigerator are being allowed back into their nearby apartments hours after the shooting. A student was shot outside Grant High School in Valley Glen on Wednesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Officers responded at 3:24 p.m. to the 13000 block of Oxnard Street, said Officer Rosario Cervantes, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. The shooting occurred on the …

10 Survivors Of School Gun Violence Share How It Still Reverberates Through Their Lives
2 years, 6 months ago

10 Survivors Of School Gun Violence Share How It Still Reverberates Through Their Lives

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, at least 185 children, teachers and other people have lost their lives in campus shootings across the country, according to The Washington Post. “I remain hopeful through all this that at some point we will ‘do something,’ but it has to be soon and it will take everyone who …

From Columbine to Robb, 169 dead in US mass school shootings
2 years, 6 months ago

From Columbine to Robb, 169 dead in US mass school shootings

Associated Press  

Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the seeds of knowledge, their journeys all cut short. OXFORD HIGH …

Teen pleads guilty in high school shooting that wounded 2
2 years, 7 months ago

Teen pleads guilty in high school shooting that wounded 2

Associated Press  

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty Friday to malicious wounding in a shooting that injured two students at a Virginia high school in September. The teen pleaded guilty to two counts of malicious wounding and four gun charges in the shooting that prompted panicking students at Heritage High School to run for the exits and barricade themselves …

Police: Student kills peer at South Carolina middle school
2 years, 8 months ago

Police: Student kills peer at South Carolina middle school

Associated Press  

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A 12-year-old student was shot and killed Thursday by another 12-year-old student inside their South Carolina middle school, authorities said. The shooter was found hiding under a deck at a home not far from Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville about an hour after the shooting and was still armed, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said. A police …

Six teens charged with murder in Iowa school shooting that left one dead
2 years, 9 months ago

Six teens charged with murder in Iowa school shooting that left one dead

India Today  

Des Moines Police say they have arrested and charged six teenagers with murder in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two teenage girls. Principal Jill Versteeg described what happened as “everyone's worst nightmare" and urged parents to “hug your students and love them.” READ | 4 killed, 1 wounded in 'targeted ambush' shooting …

One teenager dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside Iowa high school
2 years, 9 months ago

One teenager dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside Iowa high school

Firstpost  

Police didn’t identify those shot but said a 15-year-old male had died. Des Moines, Iowa: One teenager was killed and two others were critically wounded Monday after gunfire that appeared to come from a passing vehicle struck them outside an Iowa school, authorities said. Des Moines police said in a news release that potential suspects have been detained in the …

1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside high school in US
2 years, 9 months ago

1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside high school in US

India Today  

One person was killed and two others were critically wounded Monday after gunfire that appeared to come from a passing vehicle struck them outside an Iowa school, authorities said. Des Moines police said in a news release that potential suspects have been detained in the shooting on the grounds of East High School, near Des Moines’ downtown, about a half …

2 charged in fatal shooting at suburban Minneapolis school
2 years, 10 months ago

2 charged in fatal shooting at suburban Minneapolis school

Associated Press  

RICHFIELD, Minn. — Two men have been charged in a shooting outside a suburban Minneapolis school that left one student dead and another critically injured, the Hennepin County attorney announced Friday. Alfredo Rosario Solis, 19, and Fernando Valdez-Alvarez, 18, both of Minneapolis, each face one count of intentional second-degree murder for the death of 15-year-old Jahmari Rice, prosecutor Mike Freeman …

Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school
2 years, 10 months ago

Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school

Associated Press  

RICHFIELD, Minn. — One student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near the front entrance to a suburban Minneapolis school, police said. Police Chief Jay Henthorne said the students were shot outside South Education Center in Richfield, a suburb just south of Minneapolis. District 287 Superintendent Sandra Lewandowski said the students were shot near the …

Michigan school shooting: Parents of 15-year-old suspect charged
3 years ago

Michigan school shooting: Parents of 15-year-old suspect charged

Al Jazeera  

Involuntary manslaughter charges aim to ‘hold individuals who contributed to this tragedy accountable’, prosecutor says. “These charges are intended to hold the individuals who contributed to this tragedy accountable and also send a message that gun owners have a responsibility,” Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald told reporters on Friday. “When they fail to uphold that responsibility, there are serious and …

Michigan teenager charged with murder and terrorism for Oxford High School shooting
3 years ago

Michigan teenager charged with murder and terrorism for Oxford High School shooting

Firstpost  

Ethan Crumbley was charged as an adult with two dozen crimes, including murder, attempted murder and terrorism causing death. Oxford Township: A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured more at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday as they revealed additional details, including a meeting between troubled officials …

Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting
3 years ago

Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting

Associated Press  

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured more at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday as they revealed additional details, including a meeting between troubled officials and his parents just a few hours before the bloodshed. But prosecutor Karen McDonald said the shooting …

Michigan High School Shooting: 3 Students Dead, 8 Injured. 15 Year Old Boy Suspected, Say Authorities
3 years ago

Michigan High School Shooting: 3 Students Dead, 8 Injured. 15 Year Old Boy Suspected, Say Authorities

ABP News  

New Delhi: A shooting at the Oxford High School in the state of Michigan in the United States has left 3 students dead and 8 injured according to the authorities as reported by CNN. Among the three students who succumbed to the shootings were a 16 year old boy, a 14 year old girl and a 17 year old girl, …

15-year-old boy charged with murder, terrorism in Michigan high school shooting
3 years ago

15-year-old boy charged with murder, terrorism in Michigan high school shooting

NPR  

15-year-old boy charged with murder, terrorism in Michigan high school shooting Enlarge this image toggle caption Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured more at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday …

Teen suspect charged as adult in Michigan high school shooting as fourth student dies
3 years ago

Teen suspect charged as adult in Michigan high school shooting as fourth student dies

LA Times  

Students attend a vigil Tuesday at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich. A 15-year-old sophomore was charged with murder in a shooting at his high school that killed four students and injured others. A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured more at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday as …

3 dead, 6 injured in Michigan high school shooting in US
3 years ago

3 dead, 6 injured in Michigan high school shooting in US

India Today  

A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that he didn’t know what the assailant’s motives were for the attack at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, a community of about 22,000 people …

Michigan school shooting: Student kills three, injures eight
3 years ago

Michigan school shooting: Student kills three, injures eight

Al Jazeera  

Police say three students were fatally shot, eight other people were injured in incident at high school north of Detroit. Authorities in the United States say a student opened fire at a high school north of Detroit, Michigan, killing three students and injuring eight other people, including a teacher. ​Oakland County undersheriff Michael McCabe told reporters that three students were …

Police: Teen charged in high school shooting that wounded 2
3 years, 3 months ago

Police: Teen charged in high school shooting that wounded 2

Associated Press  

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A 15-year-old Virginia boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded two fellow students at their high school, police announced Tuesday. Newport News police said in a news release that the teen was charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and …

Police: 2 shot at Virginia high school, suspect in custody
3 years, 3 months ago

Police: 2 shot at Virginia high school, suspect in custody

Associated Press  

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Two students were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school and a suspect is in custody, police said Monday. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the side of his face at Heritage High School and a 17-year-old girl was shot in the leg, Newport News police Chief Steve Drew said at a news conference. …

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