Dramatic bodycam shows moment teen arrested after alleged Perth shooting
Police have released dramatic bodycam footage of the moment a teenage suspect was apprehended after firing shots at a Perth school yesterday.
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Mum of six-year-old boy who shot his teacher was depressed: attorney
The mother of a six-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher had a series of miscarriages and post-partum depression in the year before the shooting, her attorney said.
USAMother of six-year-old who shot teacher indicted by grand jury
A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family's home.
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Funerals set for Nashville school shooting's six victims
The children have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney.
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These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting
Monday's attack was the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a year and the 19th shooting at a school or university so far in 2023 that left at least one person wounded.
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What we know about the Nashville shooter Audrey Hale
Less than 20 minutes before the shooting, Audrey Hale sent an eerie Instagram message to an old friend.
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Bodycam video shows police confronting Nashville school shooter
The swift response of officers was praised by Nashville's police chief.
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Chilling CCTV shows Nashville shooter inside school
The shooter, armed with two assault-type guns and a nine-millimetre pistol, is captured creeping around the school's interior as flashing lights and alarms ring through the halls.
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Nashville shooter fired through door to begin school massacre
Former student Audrey Hale drew a detailed map of the Nashville primary school ahead of the 14-minute massacre.
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Six-year-old who shot teacher won't face criminal charges
Authorities in the Virginia city where a six-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child.
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US university apologises for using AI to write mass-shooting email
A university has apologised to students for using artificial intelligence to write an email about a mass shooting at another university.
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Fallout from shooting by first-grader includes staff shakeup
The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district.
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Family of six-year-old accused of shooting teacher breaks silence
The statement comes as the boy's wounded teacher Abby Zwerner is released from hospital.
WorldSchool searched 1st-grader's backpack before teacher shot
Police said Friday they were not told about the tip before the shooting occurred.
USAMetal detectors to be used in city where six-year-old shot teacher
Metal detectors will be installed in every school in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old boy shot and wounded his teacher last week, school officials said.
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What we know about six-year-old who allegedly shot US teacher
Like many other US cities before it, Newport News, Virginia, is this week dealing with the aftermath of a school shooting.
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Boy, 6, in police custody after shooting teacher in Virginia classroom
Police Chief Steve Drew said in a news conference the female teacher – who is in her 30s – was shot inside a classroom and added that "this was not an accidental shooting".
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Broadcaster to pay an extra $715m over school shooting conspiracy claims
A Connecticut judge has today ordered right-wing US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay an additional $715.25 million in punitive damages over the lies he told about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
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'I don't wanna die': Children's 911 call from school shooting revealed
On the day of the Uvalde school shooting in Texas, fourth graders Khloie Torres and Miah Cerrillo, surrounded by the bodies of classmates and their teacher at Robb Elementary School, whispered but managed to speak clearly and politely to a 911 operator.
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Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has formally received a sentence of life without parole in the US.
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'I will never feel safe again': Families unleash on Parkland school shooter
Families of the children and staff Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered cursed him to hell, wished him a painful death and called him a coward as they got their chance to address him directly before he is sentenced to life in prison.
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Families outraged after Florida school shooter spared death penalty
A jury spared has Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty for killing 17 people at a US high school in 2018.
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Jury decides conspiracy theorist should pay $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families
Talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder nearly $AUD1.5 billion in damages, a jury decided.
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'I thought they would scream': School shooter's prison interviews revealed
It's possible Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz talked himself into a death sentence.
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Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage
Uvalde’s school district suspended its entire police force amid fresh outrage over the hesitant law enforcement response to the gunman who massacred 21 people at Robb Elementary School.
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Fired police sergeant behind Thai daycare massacre
At least 36 people were slain in the deadliest rampage in the nation’s history.
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Multiple people injured in school shooting in Oakland, California
Parents and police have rushed to the scene of a school shooting, that has left six adults injured.
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Russian school shooter identified as death toll climbs
Authorities identified the gunman as 34-year-old Artyom Kazantsev and said he was wearing a black t-shirt bearing "Nazi symbols".
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones slams 'tyrant' judge in Sandy Hook trial
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has taken the stand at his defamation trial in the US as he tries to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
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School shooter's lawyers demand judge remove herself from trial
Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz asked for the judge in his murder case to remove herself on Friday, two days after she scolded them when they abruptly rested their case after calling only a fraction of their expected witnesses.
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Uvalde students return to school months after mass shooting
Gilbert Mata woke up excited this week for the first day of school since a gunman's bullet tore through his leg three months ago in a fourth grade classroom in Uvalde.
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Parkland shooter's blood-scrawled Satanic symbols revealed
The gunman who killed 17 people at a high school in Florida drew childlike sketches of mass shootings and painted Satanic symbols in his own blood while in police custody.
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US school shooter's brain exams to be fought over in court
Lawyers will debate whether brain wave scans which could help Cruz avoid the death penalty are scientifically valid or junk science
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US politician swears at heckler in Uvalde school shooting remarks
US Democrat Beto O'Rourke responded to a heckler at a campaign stop with an expletive.
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Notorious school shooting conspiracy theorist made parent's life 'hell'
The father of a six-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has testified that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made his life a "living hell".
Sandy HookVideo shows officers flee gunfire during school shooter's rampage
A Texas newspaper has published edited portions of school surveillance video showing officers retreating from gunfire in the hallway of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, during the fatal shooting May 24.
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Armed police were in Texas school almost an hour before shooting gunman
New footage shows heavily-armed police in the school before they confronted a gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers.
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Uvalde teacher says 'there is no excuse' for cop delay
Arnulfo Reyes, a teacher who was shot twice during the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, recalled the horror that unfolded in his room and an adjoining one.
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'We're not going back': No students will return to school after massacre
After 19 children and two teachers were killed in a primary school shooting, the site is set to remain empty, with students and staff not going back.
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Police chief had no radio during US school shooting, Senator says
An investigation into the mass shooting at a Texas primary school has found the police commander was not carrying a radio at the time, a Senator has said.
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Teacher killed in Texas massacre farewelled alongside husband
Two adults and 19 children were killed when Salvador Ramos, 18, stormed the school with an assault rifle and opened fire on a classroom.
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Family-run company donate 19 custom caskets for victims of school shooting
Nearly one week after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, victims killed in the massacre are being laid to rest.
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Teacher closed propped-open door before Texas school shooting
The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police say.
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Millions raised for kids who lost both parents after US school shooting
An online fundraiser for the children of Irma Garcia, a beloved schoolteacher killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, and Joe Garcia, her husband, who died of a heart attack days later, has raised more than A$3.5 million.
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Texas gunman threatened rapes and school shootings before massacre
The teenage Texas gunman told girls he would rape them, showed off a rifle he bought, and threatened to shoot up schools in livestreams on the social media app Yubo.
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Police made 'wrong decision' during school shooting: Officials
While officers waited outside adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, children inside the room repeatedly called police and pleaded for help
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Trump defends rights of gun owners days after Texas massacre
Former President Donald Trump is defending the rights of gun owners in remarks to the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston, three days after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school on the other side of the state.
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Chilling way 11-year-old survived Texas school shooting
Children who survived the shooting described what happened inside the school during the mayhem.
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Husband of teacher killed in school shooting 'dies of grief'
Joe Garcia went to visit his high school sweetheart's memorial. He collapsed minutes after returning home.
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First responder arrived at Texas school, learns daughter was killed
Med aide Angel Garza rushed to Robb Elementary School on Tuesday and arrived as officials started escorting shell-shocked children from the classrooms.
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