The shootings have called into question Republican support for allowing more people access to weapons to stem violence and demonstrate support for constitutional rights.
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Serbia’s education minister resigns following mass shootings
Education Minister Branko Ruzic is the first Serbian official to resign over the shootings, despite widespread calls for more senior officials to step down in the wake of the back-to-back bloodshed.
Suspect in Texas mall shooting identified as 33-year-old man
Eight people were killed and seven were wounded Saturday in suburban Dallas before the assailant was killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said.
Arrest made in Mississippi shooting that killed 1, injured 6
A celebration Friday evening erupted in gunfire at The Scratch Kitchen in downtown Ocean Springs.
Girl, 17, killed in California party shooting that wounds 5
Police say a 17-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting at a party near a college campus in Northern California
Eight fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school
Serbian state television says the attacker used an automatic weapon to shoot randomly at people, killing at least 8 and wounding 13 in a town close to Belgrade.
Growing search for Texas gunman who killed 5 enters 3rd day
On Monday, a heavy presence of police converged in an area where the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reported a possible sighting of the suspect, but later said none of the persons were found to be 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza.
Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting tells story
The suspect, 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza, remained at large late Sunday despite a search involving more than 200 police from multiple jurisdictions.
Texas gunman who killed neighbors with AR-15-style rifle still at large, sheriff says
The suspected killed five people, including an 8-year-old boy, in an angry response to his neighbors’ request that he stop shooting in his yard.
Proposals to arm school staff draw emotional arguments at State House
Amid a rise in mass shootings nationwide, Maine legislators consider how to keep the state’s students safe.