Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and the State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Aug. 31.
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Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’
Investigators in Wisconsin are trying to determine a motive in a school shooting that left a teacher and a student dead and 2 other children in critical condition.
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Wisconsin police identify Christian school shooter as 15-year-old female student
A teacher and student were killed and 6 others wounded in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday.
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Georgia school shooting highlights some parents’ fears about cellphone bans
Those opposed to cellphone bans say they cut off a lifeline parents have to make sure their children are safe during school shootings or other emergencies.
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Mother of Georgia suspect is said to have called school before shooting, warning of ‘emergency’
That account is supported by a call log from the family’s shared phone plan, which shows a 10-minute call from the mother’s phone to the school starting at 9:50 a.m. – about a half-hour before witnesses have said the gunman opened fire.
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14-year-old student fatally shoots 4 people at a Georgia high school, officials say
The FBI and Jackson County sheriff’s department interviewed the then 13-year-old and his father after authorities received anonymous tips in May 2023 about online threats. The teen denied making any online threats.
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Uvalde shooter’s uncle begged police to let him talk to the gunman
The 911 call was among numerous records released Saturday by officials in Uvalde, Texas, after a prolonged legal fight.
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Parents of 3 students killed in Parkland mass shooting reach $50 million settlement with gunmen
Meanwhile, a surviving wounded student agreed to a $40 million settlement, according to recently filed court records.
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Former Uvalde schools police chief says he’s being ‘scapegoated’ over response to mass shooting
Pete Arredondo and another former district police officer are the only 2 people to have been charged over their actions that day, even though nearly 400 local, state and federal officers responded to the scene.
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Former Uvalde school officer pleads not guilty, faces families in court
Prosecutors allege that both Adrian Gonzalas and co-defendant Pedro Arredondo, former school district police chief, by their inaction and actions left children vulnerable to the attack by a lone shooter.