CHICAGO — Police in Florida took a 15-year-old into custody six years ago for threatening to take his own life, though he was soon released following an involuntary mental health examination, according to official records. Saturday’s shooting raises questions about whether so-called red flag laws in Florida and other states are used effectively. Florida passed wide-ranging gun-control legislation in 2018, …
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A white man wearing a mask and firing a weapon emblazoned with a swastika gunned down three Black people Saturday in a racist attack in Jacksonville, Florida. Sheriff Waters said Palmeter had been involved in a 2016 domestic violence incident that did not lead to an arrest and was involuntarily committed for a 72-hour mental health examination …