Tiana Carruthers, the first victim in the Kalamazoo mass shootings, bravely tried to protect a group of kids from a gunman on Saturday evening, before being shot several times. Carruthers, 25, was reportedly at a playground near her Richland Township…
Zaevion Dobson: 15-Year-Old Dies Shielding Three Young Girls from Gunfire
Zaevion Dobson was a 15-year-old football player at Fulton High School in Knoxville, Tennessee who covered three girls with his body during a random shooting believed to involve rival gangs on Thursday night. He died saving their lives. Rob Black…
Sofia Vergara, Amy Schumer, and More Say ‘We Can End Gun Violence’
Sofia Vergara joined a strong contingent of celebrities in a recent video campaign to end gun violence. Vergara appeared alongside Olivia Munn, REM;s Michael Stipe, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, and more in a PSA from Everytown for Gun Safety, “a…
Julianne Moore Taps Celebs for New Campaign to End Gun Violence
Julianne Moore has enlisted dozens upon dozens of celebrities to call for an end to gun violence in the United States. A difficult task for sure, but Moore and company says there are some common sense steps we can take…
Clearwater Beach Shooting Wounds Two, Arrests Made
Clearwater Beach is normally a very peaceful town, but the shooting on Memorial Day shattered that sense of peace for locals and visitors alike–at least temporarliy. Two people were wounded during the shooting at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort…
Atlanta Shootings: One Victim Now Critical
Seventeen-year-old Marcellus Brooks was arrested and faces five counts of aggravated assault after allegedly shooting five people near Therrell High School in Atlanta on Tuesday. Brooks, a tenth-grader, allegedly began shooting roughly 100 yards away from the school at around…
Atlanta High School Shooting: Possible Suspect Questioned
On Tuesday, five people were shot near Therrell High School in Atlanta. Authorities say that those who were injured are believed to be students at the high school, but no confirmation was announced. According to reports, the injuries were not…
Antipsychotics Help Violent Crime, Study Finds
A recent study, published in the medical journal Lancet, points out that antipsychotic medications can help reduce violent crime in persons who have mental health conditions that would tend toward violent behaviors. The study, titled “Antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and risk…
Dayton Hospital Shooting Leaves One Injured
A former housekeeping employee of a Dayton, Ohio Veterans Affairs hospital brought a gun into the facility and was involved in a break room scuffle, which left a present VA employee with a gunshot wound to the ankle. The suspected…
FedEx Shooter Injured Six Before Taking His Own Life
A FedEx employee armed with a shotgun injured six people at a FedEx warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia, before killing himself with his own gun on Tuesday morning. According to police spokesperson Sgt. Dana Pierce, the shooting started at 5:54 am.…