Families won nearly $1.5 billion in judgments against Jones in lawsuits over repeated promotion of a false theory that the school shooting never happened.
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She lost a child in the Uvalde school shooting. Now she’s running for mayor.
Kimberly Mata-Rubio lost her 10-year-old daughter, Alexandria ‘Lexi’ Rubio, in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School last year.
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A year after Uvalde, officers who botched response face few consequences
A Post investigation finds numerous higher-ranking officers who made critical decisions remain on the job.
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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.
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Mourners gather for 1st Nashville school shooting funeral
Evelyn Dieckhaus’ funeral was the first to be held for the victims of Monday’s mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. She was 1 of 3 children killed.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Body found near Denver high school shooting suspect’s car
Over 1,300 U.S. school shootings between 2000 and June 2022 killed 377 people and wounded 1,025.
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Teacher Abigail Zwerner gives first interview about shooting by 6-year-old
The shooting generated a firestorm of controversy in Newport News, where some parents and teachers blamed the local school district for failing to address issues of violence in the city’s schools.
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University of Virginia shooting suspect was part of field trip, school confirms
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a former member of the school’s football team, is accused of shooting and killing 3 current team members and wounding 2 other students, 1 of them also a football player.
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University of Virginia was investigating shooting suspect after weapon report
The school’s threat assessment team ‘escalated his case for disciplinary action’ on Oct. 27 – a little more than 2 weeks before the shooting.
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Auburn police arrest juvenile in connection to 2 recent shootings
The 15-year-old Lewiston male faces several charges in connection to recent shootings at Walton Elementary School and 72 Whitney St. in Auburn.