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States increase funding for digital maps to aid first responders in school shootings
In response to mass shootings, tens of thousands of school districts have contracted with businesses to create intricate digital maps that will facilitate quicker emergency responses from law enforcement, firefighters, and medical personnel.
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Father of shooting victim reacts to Jennifer Crumbley's conviction: ‘The bleeding has to stop'
Craig Shilling, who lost his son Justin during the 2021 shooting at Oxford High School, reacted Tuesday after learning that the shooter’s mother was convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. “There has to be a level of accountability that hasn’t been there before.”
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Mourners fill church to remember the Iowa principal who risked life to save kids in school shooting
The longtime Iowa principal who risked his life to save students during a shooting earlier this month was remembered Saturday not just for his heroic actions that day but for the unconditional love and compassion he showed his family and students during his years at Perry High School.
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Shots fired at Morgan State University
Students at Morgan State University received an emergency alert that warned of shots fired near a residence hall on Tuesday night.
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The new Sandy Hook Promise PSA isn't a joke. It's deadly serious
In this year’s Sandy Hook Promise “Just Joking” PSA, directed by the Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Henry-Alex Rubin, well-known comedians perform their act in front of live audiences. They deliver lines that the audience thinks are jokes … but later learn that every line is a real threat made by a school shooter.
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Survivor of Parkland school shooting develops app built on AI that helps people heal, deal with stress
Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members there on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seeing his peers — and himself — struggle with returning to normal, he wanted to do something to help people manage their emotions on their own terms.
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Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher with her gun pleads guilty to felony child neglect
The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator.
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Texas School District Sends Kids Home With Winnie the Pooh Book About School Shootings
The school district apologized for not giving parents any warning or guidance before it sent students home with a Winnie the Pooh-themed book about what to do in the event of a school shooting.
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North Texas Psychotherapist Discusses Healing After Tragedy With NBC 5's Laura Harris
Local psychotherapist Tori Dixon talks with NBC 5’s Laura Harris about hope and healing after tragedy and the reason why part of that healing is understanding there is truly a “new normal.”
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1 Dead in Oklahoma College Shooting, Suspect in Custody
Police said the shooter was in custody.
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Classes Resume After Swatting Calls at Texas Universities Thursday
The disturbing trend involves calling in fake school shootings. NBC 5’s Ben Russell tells us how law enforcement is responding.
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How ‘Swatting' Calls Spread as Schools Face Real Threats
A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months, raising concerns among law enforcement and elected leaders.
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Police: Nashville Shooter Was Armed With at Least 2 Assault-Type Rifles
Nashville police said she was also armed with a handgun.
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Denver High School Shooting Suspect Found Dead in Nearby County, Authorities Say
A sheriff said that a body was found Wednesday night during a search in the Colorado woods near where they had found an abandoned car that belonged to a 17-year-old student accused of shooting two administrators at his Denver high school earlier in the day. Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said the body was found not far from the car...
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Police: Student Shoots 2 Staff Members at Denver High School
The two adults injured were transported to hospitals, according to authorities.
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Student Shoots 2 Administrators at Denver High School
Two school administrators were shot on Wednesday morning at a Denver high school after a handgun was found on a student subjected to daily searches, authorities said.
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School Security Expert Offers Perspective After Two Shootings at North Texas Schools
School security expert and retired Dallas ISD Chief of Police Craig Miller offers his perspective after two shootings at two North Texas high schools.
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WATCH: Police release raw video of the MSU shooter
The Michigan State University police department released footage of the MSU gunman roaming university halls the night of the deadly campus shooting.
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MSU Shooting Survivor Says She'll ‘Never Forget the Screams' of Classmates
“At that moment I thought that I was going to die,” sophomore Claire Papoulias, who said she was sitting in class when a gunman entered, told TODAY. “I was so scared.”
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Teachers Share Haunting Stories Following Classroom Shooting by a 6-Year-Old in Virginia
After Abigail Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student on Jan. 6, other teachers are speaking out with anger and sadness, but not shock.