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Uvalde shooting survivors seek comfort anywhere, including in the arms of bikers

2:22pm May 29, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Nine-year-old Aubriella Melchor said she narrowly escaped the slaughter because she'd been in the bathroom. At a gas station, Christian bikers joined the girl and her mother to pray.

Health & Safety

Novant psychotherapist offers tips on how to discuss mass shootings with kids

5:07pm May 26, 2022

by April Laissle

A local mental health counselor is speaking out about ways parents can address the Texas elementary school shooting with their children.

A young girl pets a comfort dog at a vigil on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

National

Comfort dogs have been deployed to Uvalde, Texas, from near and far

2:53pm May 26, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

At least five organizations in and beyond the state have sent dogs to Uvalde, where they are visiting hospitals, churches and schools. Many have responded to other mass shootings across the country.

Community members gather May 21 to support each other near the Tops market that was targeted in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.

After the Uvalde shooting, even parents can't enter Buffalo schools without notice

11:25am May 26, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The school district in Buffalo, N.Y., announced Wednesday it would keep all school doors locked during the school day, and bar all unannounced visits to its buildings, including by students' parents.

A man brings flowers to Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

How world leaders are reacting to the Uvalde school shooting

5:08pm May 25, 2022

Officials around the world are responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the deadliest such incident to take place in the U.S. in nearly a decade.

On Wednesday, The Onion's website was plastered with variations of the satirical piece it's republished after more than 20 mass shootings.

National

'The Onion' has republished a grim headline about mass shootings 21 times since 2014

3:00pm May 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The satirical news site publishes modified versions of the article after major mass shootings, always with the same headline: "No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens."

Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were shot and killed.

National

In the 10 years since Sandy Hook, gun laws in the U.S. haven't changed much

10:27am May 25, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Ron Avi Astor, a mass shooting expert and UCLA professor, said the approach to gun law reform should begin at the community level, with discussions between parents, schools and residents.

Chicago police work at the scene of a shooting Thursday near East Chicago Avenue and North State Street in the Near North Side neighborhood.

National

A shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead and 8 wounded

10:07am May 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

The shooting happened late Thursday a few blocks from the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district. One person was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered, police said in statement.

People participate in a vigil to honor the 10 people killed in Saturday's shooting at Tops market in Buffalo, New York.

National

The Buffalo community honors victims of the Tops shooting and calls for big change

10:36am May 18, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Members of the Buffalo community grieving loved ones organized an evening vigil that honored the shooting victims while combining stirring gospel music and calls to action.

Mourners gather in Littleton, Colo., on April 20, 2021, to remember the victims of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.

How behavioral threat assessment can stop mass shootings before they occur

12:48pm May 02, 2022

by Dave Davies

Journalist Mark Follman says that understanding the psychology of shooters and intervening where appropriate can help prevent massacres from happening. His new book is Trigger Points.