Tag: mass shooting

Hours After Indiana Mall Shooting, Help Delayed for 4 Nearby Victims

Hours after gunfire erupted at a shopping mall in Greenwood, Indiana, killing four people on July 17, a volley of shots rang out in a Beech Grove public park. At the time, Beech Grove medics were still assisting with the aftermath of the shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall, seven miles away. That left four…


Border Crisis Contributed to Botched Response to Uvalde School Massacre: Report

UVALDE, Texas—The school in which 19 children and two teachers were massacred on May 24, had been in lockdown four times in the month prior to the shooting, said Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin. Schools in the whole district had been in lockdown mode 47 times since February due to the border crisis spilling into the…


Texas State Police Launch Internal Review of Uvalde Response

UVALDE, Texas—The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced Monday an internal review into the actions of state police who had dozens of troopers and agents on the scene during a slow and chaotic response to the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting. The review comes as a new 80-page report released over the weekend by…


Acting Police Chief During Uvalde School Shooting Placed on Leave After Report Details ‘Systemic’ Failures

The lieutenant who was acting police chief on duty the day of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has been placed on administrative leave following a report that found systemic failures by law enforcement. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin confirmed that Lt. Mariano Pargas had been placed on administrative leave in a statement published on Sunday. McLaughlin noted that the city…


Acting Uvalde Police Chief During School Shooting Placed on Leave After Report Details ‘Systemic’ Failures

The lieutenant who was acting police chief on duty the day of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has been placed on administrative leave following a report that found systemic failures by law enforcement who responded to the incident. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin confirmed in a statement published on July 17 that Lt. Mariano Pargas had been placed on leave. McLaughlin…


Angry Uvalde Parents Desperate for Answers in Massacre Aftermath

UVALDE, Texas—Family members and friends of the 21 victims in the May 24 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, have flocked to city council meetings—the only venue where they say they’re being heard—to express their frustration and seek answers. They’re begging for help. Desperate for answers. And no one is providing them. They want to know…


South Africa Police Say 15 Killed in Bar Shooting in Soweto

JOHANNESBURG—A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police. Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday. Those…


Homeland Security Could Do More to Address Domestic Terrorism: Watchdog

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could do more to prevent and reduce domestic terrorism in the United States, says the agency’s top watchdog, the Office of Inspector General (OIG). After carrying out an audit to determine the extent to which DHS is able to address domestic terrorism, the OIG released its findings on Tuesday in…


[PREMIERING NOW] Highland Park Mass Killer Had Mental Issues—Yet ‘Red Flag’ Law Not Invoked | The Larry Elder Show

An Illinois state judge denied bail Wednesday for the gunman who police say confessed to the July 4 massacre in Highland Park that left seven people dead. Authorities revealed that the gunman considered starting another shooting spree in Madison, Wisconsin, where he drove while he was avoiding police in Illinois. And there were more questions…


Highland Park Mass Killer Had Mental Issues—Yet ‘Red Flag’ Law Not Invoked | The Larry Elder Show

An Illinois state judge denied bail Wednesday for the gunman who police say confessed to the July 4 massacre in Highland Park that left seven people dead. Authorities revealed that the gunman considered starting another shooting spree in Madison, Wisconsin, where he drove while he was avoiding police in Illinois. And there were more questions…