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Children unintentionally shot and killed at least 157 people last year, Everytown says
In many cases, the children shot themselves, while others killed siblings or friends, according to the gun control advocacy group.
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88-year-old Air Force veteran shot and killed in Philadelphia
Loved ones are mourning an elderly Air Force veteran who was shot and killed inside an SUV in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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Faith leader calls for armed civilian response to curb Hartford violence
There is a debate brewing in Hartford over a plan to have armed civilians patrol certain areas of the city. One faith leader said this is needed to curb the violence, but city leaders are not on board. A double homicide on Garden Street on Feb. 10 was the tipping point for the reverend Dexter Burke. His church, The Walk…
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Faith leader calls for armed civilian response to curb Hartford violence
A local faith leader is proposing that 10 volunteers from Minister Cornell Lewis’ Self Defense Brigade begin patrolling the Garden Street area on March 9. Hartford’s mayor is pushing back.
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Waffle House shooting in Indianapolis leaves 1 dead and 5 injured
A shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Indianapolis early Monday morning killed one person and wounded five others, police said.
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Hartford church addresses safety following double fatal shooting
A church in Hartford and several community activists are coming together after two people were shot and killed over the weekend. Police say it happened just before 5 a.m. on Saturday on 641 Garden St., not far from where another deadly shooting occurred late last month. “It’s too much. It’s too much. And the community has a responsibility. We...
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Community activists address gun violence after deadly shooting in Hartford
A church in Hartford and several community activists are coming together to address gun violence after two people were killed and others were hurt over the weekend.
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Tackling Gun Violence
It is an issue that touches ever corner of our state: gun violence. Police, state leaders, advocates and community members are all working on solutions. It is a sad and familiar scene in the capital city: flashing lights, police tape at the scene, followed by vigils and grieving families. Here’s how police departments across the state are turning a...
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Ex-Trump administration official dies after being shot during attempted carjacking in D.C.
A second man has died after he was shot during an 11-hour crime spree across D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland, his family announced Saturday.
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Tackling Gun Violence: Parents shift focus to saving lives on anniversary of son's death
Spread a little kindness, and help save a life. That is one family’s mission with the Ethan Song Memorial Blood drive.
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Tackling Gun Violence: Parents shift focus to saving lives on anniversary of son's death
Spread a little kindness, and help save a life. That is one family’s mission with the Ethan Song Memorial Blood drive. “We are holding a memorial blood drive for my son Ethan, who was killed six years ago today,” Kristin Song, of Guilford, said. “We were really heartbroken that we couldn’t donate his organs. This blood’s going to go...
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Tackling Gun Violence: CT woman loses both of her parents to gun violence
One Connecticut woman says a shooting forever altered her life. Now, during National Gun Violence Survivors’ Week, she explains how she copes with losing both of her parents, and the cause she has taken on to try to tackle gun violence. “The anniversary is difficult,” Tara Donnelly, of Easton, said. Feb. 2 is an approaching milestone that is painful for…
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Tackling Gun Violence: CT woman loses both of her parents to gun violence
Feb. 2 is a painful milestone for Tara Donnelly. It’s that day in 2005 that she lost both of her parents in a shooting. Now, during National Gun Violence Survivors Week, she’s sharing her story.
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Jill Biden tells school principals ‘enough is enough' while promoting a gun safety initiative
Jill Biden on Thursday declared that “enough is enough” as she did her part to encourage school leaders to promote storing firearms safely to help protect children.
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Tackling Gun Violence: Hartford police discuss downward trend in recent years
It is an issue that touches every corner of our state: gun violence. Police, state leaders, advocates and community members are all working on solutions. It is a sad and familiar scene in the capital city: flashing lights, police tape at the scene, followed by vigils and grieving families. However in recent years, Hartford started turning a corner. “We actually…
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Tackling Gun Violence: Hartford police discuss downward trend in recent years
Police partially credit firearms recoveries, communication with survivors and arrests of key players for the decease in gun violence.
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Lawmakers, gun violence survivors and victims' families mark 11 years since Sandy Hook School shooting
Lawmakers, gun violence survivors and families of victims held a news conference in Washington, DC on Thursday to mark 11 years since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed. On Wednesday night, the Annual Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence was held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to honor…
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National Vigil held to remember victims of gun violence
Heartbreaking stories of survival and loss were shared as people gathered for the National Vigil to honor all victims and survivors of gun violence in Washington D.C. “My name is Kristen Song. My son Ethan was killed with an unsecured gun. And I am fighting to pass Ethan’s Law,” Song said. Next Thursday, Dec. 14, marks 11 years since the…
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Vigil held for victims of gun violence in Washington D.C.
A national vigil was held in Washington D.C., and it comes just about a week before the anniversary of the mass shooting in Newtown.
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Texas gunman's parents among 6 killed in wave of violence in Austin, San Antonio
A man suspected of killing several people and injuring at least three others, including two officers, in a series of shootings across central Texas on Tuesday was taken into custody and charged with capital murder, police said.