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Mass killings reach lowest number in years – here’s why experts aren’t celebrating

The 2025 numbers, while historically good, do not signify that the problem has vanished

The Independent UK

‘Society needs monsters’: why are Americans so obsessed with the idea of serial killers?

Experts note an 80% drop-off since US serial killing peaked in the 1970s – but that hasn’t stopped a surge of interest

The Guardian - US

Was Luigi Mangione Radicalised in Asia? The Truth Behind His 'Spiritual Trip' That Ended in Murder

Luigi Mangione's 2024 "spiritual trip" through Asia may have masked a darker transformation. Investigators now believe the Ivy League graduate's retreat led to radicalisation that culminated in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

International Business Times UK

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Why We Remember Columbine

Some crimes linger in public memory and some crimes fade away. The Columbine massacre didn't just stay with us—it created a script for future murders.

Reason

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023

Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and calls for stricter laws.

Al Jazeera

US sees deadliest six months of mass killings on record since at least 2006

From the first day of the year to the end of June, the US endured 28 mass killings, and the death toll rose just about every week

The Guardian - US

US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

Unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. this year has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006

The Independent UK

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Fourth of July is a US celebration. Why is it the riskiest day for mass shootings?

Homicides spike in the summer, and large gatherings with a lot of people – and alcohol thrown in – can see gun violence

The Guardian - US

Mix of bravado and access to guns contribute to mass shootings by teens in St. Louis, other cities

Recent high-profile mass shootings by young people underscore the deadly mix of teenage bravado, immaturity and growing access to high-powered guns that can kill faster and more efficiently than ever

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: No 'incredible rise' in transgender shooters

Moments after the assailant who killed six people at a Nashville private school was identified as transgender, a baseless narrative emerged that there has been an incredible rise in transgender or nonbinary mass shooters in recent years

The Independent UK

Age of Virginia class shooter presents rarity, legal hurdle

A school shooting that Virginia police said was committed by a 6-year-old student represents an extremely rare occurrence of a child that young bringing a gun into a school and wounding a teacher, according to experts who study gun violence

The Independent UK

Utah murder-suicide underscores frequency of family killings

A murder-suicide that left eight members of one family including five children dead in a small Utah town is the latest in what has become an all-too-common occurrence in troubled households across the United States

The Independent UK

Teacher shot by 6-year-old with gun in US classroom: Police

Police said the shooting was not an accident; investigators are working to determine where the child got the weapon.

Al Jazeera

Vegas survivors signal hope even as mass shootings persist

Saturday marks five years since a gunman rained bullets into an outdoor country music festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip

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Vegas survivors signal hope even as mass shootings march on

Saturday marks five years since a gunman rained bullets into an outdoor country music festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip

Reason

Number of American Mass Murders Relatively Steady Since 2006

Plus: A surge in female voter registrations, eminent domain in North Carolina, and more...

The Independent UK

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims

Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of America’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make the national news

Chicago Sun-Times

Politicians should resist rush to ‘do anything’ in response to school shootings

That impulse is understandable, but it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.

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Reason

Politicians Should Resist the Urge To 'Do Anything' in Response to School Shootings

While that impulse is understandable, it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.

The Independent UK

For lockdown generation school shootings are their 'reality'

Students processing the attack in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers — yet another school shooting — returned to a common theme: They are the “lockdown generation.”

Tribune News Service

Experts weigh in on Lyoya traffic stop, whether officer should be charged in shooting

A Grand Rapids, Michigah, police officer's decision to stop a car Patrick Lyoya was driving because of a license plate issue was legal, criminal justice experts said, but they and legal analysts were divided about whether the officer could be criminally charged in Lyoya's fatal shooting.

Chicago Tribune

¿'Fuga de cerebros' en la policía de Chicago? Las jubilaciones se estabilizaron, pero 660 policías se jubilaron en 2021

CHICAGO— El agente Mahir "Mike" Affaneh entró en pánico cuando escuchó a la alcaldesa de Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, declarar en octubre que los agentes podrían quedarse sin sueldo si se negaban a vacunarse.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police ‘brain drain’? Retirements have stabilized, but 660 cops retired in 2021

CHICAGO — Officer Mahir “Mike” Affaneh panicked after he heard Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot make a statement in October that officers might have to go on a no-pay status if they refused to be vaccinated.

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