Tag: School Shooting

Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 11:04 UTC
Shooter at latest Brazil high school massacre found dead in his cell

The 21-year-old shooter who killed two teenagers at a high school in the Brazilian State of Parana earlier this week “was found dead in his cell Tuesday night,” authorities said. “The circumstances” of his death are under investigation, Parana's Public Security Secretariat also explained.
Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Teenager killed in another high-school shooting in Brazil

A 16-year-old female pupil was killed Monday at the Professor Helena Kolody School in the city of Cambé in the Brazilian State of Paraná when a former student walked into the premises carrying a gun, Agencia Brasil reported citing local authorities.
Friday, April 7th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Brazil's gov't sets up task force against school violence

Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Safety (MJSP) Thursday launched “Operation Safe School” to carry out preventive and repressive actions against attacks in schools nationwide, Agencia Brasil reported. The operation relies on the participation of the cybercrime offices of the main Brazilian regions, it was also explained.
Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
US has more civilian guns than people: 120,5 for every 100 Americans

United States is the only country in the world where civilian guns outnumber people, according to the Swiss base Small Arms Survey (SAS), and is also the country where at least one mass shooting takes place every year, as has tragically happened in Texas, where 19 school children and two teachers were killed by some mentally ill teenager.
Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
FBI tips Paraguay of possible school massacre copycat

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has warned Paraguayan Police of a local possible encore of the recent massacre at a Texas primary school in which 21 people were killed.
Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Over 20 killed in yet another US school shooting massacre

Over 20 people have been killed after an 18-year-old assailant opened fire at a Texas elementary school in one of the worst massacres in US history. The perpetrator was eventually gunned down by law enforcement officers.
Saturday, January 11th 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Mexico shocked at school shooting and killing by a student

An 11-year-old boy shot and killed his teacher on Friday at a school in northern Mexico and wounded six other people before killing himself, authorities said. As shocked Mexicans searched for explanations for the school shooting - a rare event for the country - officials said they were investigating a possible link to the Columbine High School massacre in the US in 1999.
Friday, March 15th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Connecticut court rules families can sue Remington gun maker for killings of school children

A Connecticut court has ruled that families of schoolchildren killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting can sue American gun-maker Remington. In a 5-4 vote, the US state's Supreme Court said the lawsuit could proceed on the basis of state consumer protection laws.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:33 UTC
Ten people killed in school shooting by a student near Houston, Texas

Ten people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting on Friday morning at a high school south of Houston, authorities said. The shooting at Santa Fe High School was the nation's deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control.
Thursday, March 1st 2018 - 09:46 UTC
Two major US retailers announce restrictions on gun sales; Trump tells lawmakers they are petrified of NRA

Two major US retailers have announced new restrictions on gun sales following the shooting at a Florida school where 17 people died. Dick's Sporting Goods, which has more than 600 shops, said it would no longer sell assault-style rifles, and backed “common sense gun reform”. Walmart later said it was raising the minimum age for anyone buying guns or ammunition to 21 years.