gun violence

One security officer with the Federal Protective Service was killed, and another injured after shots rang out amid protests in Oakland amid protests over the death of George Floyd on Friday, authorities said.

Outrage is spreading over a shooting of a black man that led to murder charges more than two months later against a white father and son, but “all that matters is what the facts tell us,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Friday.

The original report listed the incident as a “suspected hate crime,” but a newly-released Secret Service document suggest Alazo’s motives may have come from somewhere deeper.

The family of a 27-year old Chicago woman who was shot and killed Tuesday in the Logan Square neighborhood is offering an $8,000 reward that leads to the arrest of a suspect. A stray bullet struck Alexa Baute in the chest as she was waiting in a socially distanced-line outside the 7-11 on Milwaukee and Fullerton around 8 p.m., just…

Police say a South Carolina man suspected of shooting and killing another man after a dispute tried to ride his bicycle into the crime scene shouting “I killed him.”

Police have not discussed possible motives for Anthony Ferrill’s gunning down five co-workers last week. The brewery disclosed the noose incident.

Thursday, a public hearing was held at the Capitol over a proposal to tax ammunition by an additional 35%. Nearly 50 people signed up to testify on this issue, and many spoke out against the proposal. “I feel this just goes too far.  They just keep nibbling and taking away, taking away,” said Skip Roberts of Higganum. Recently retired, Roberts…

State lawmakers on Thursday heard from those for and against a proposed bill that would add a 35-percent excise tax on ammunition.

Gunman opens fire at Molson Coors headquarters, killing five people before taking his own life.

A would-be mother was killed in a shooting Friday night in North Philadelphia that also left a man very seriously wounded, police said. Medical workers performed an emergency cesarean delivery on Ishan Charmidah Rahman, who was six months pregnant, but the baby did not survive, police said. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. near North Ninth and West York…

A group of Connecticut lawmakers is taking aim at gun violence by targeting ammunition sales with a 35% excise tax.

Some Democratic lawmakers have proposed funding gun violence prevention programs by placing a 35% excise tax on ammunition.

A father who police say fabricated a story of a robbery and home invasion after his 4-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the head in their North Philadelphia home faces involuntary manslaughter charges.

There is a new push to reduce the number of cases of gun violence in the state and across the country. On Saturday, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro along with community leaders and health providers came together for a roundtable to discuss gun violence research. Congresswoman DeLauro secured more than $25 million dollars in funding for gun violence prevention research from the…

One person is dead and three others were injured after a shooting in Ottawa. Police are still searching for the suspect.

New Haven police have arrested a man for murder after they said he confessed to shooting and killing another man following an argument on Thursday. Offices said they were called to 109 Court Street after getting a report of a person shot. When they arrived, they said they found 55-year-old Michael Rosario with a gunshot wound to his head. He…

A 28-year-old man from Bridgeport was shot in New Haven Thursday night. Police said it happened in the area of Columbus Avenue and Ella Grasso Boulevard around 11:25 p.m. The victim was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment and his condition was not immediately clear. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should contact the New Haven Police…

Police believe the people involved knew each other and that this is an isolated incident.

Police are investigating a shooting in a building on Court Street in New Haven.

Seven years after the shooting in Sandy Hook, community members came together in Hartford to remember all people killed by gun violence. More than 50 people of all different backgrounds ages, including those impacted by gun violence, thought about the impact the violence has had on their loved ones and beyond. Those we heard from say this is not just…