Mass Shooting

• Parkland shooting trial: prosecutors begin rebuttal, argue shooter aware of actions

  The prosecutors are expected to call experts who will testify Cruz has antisocial personality disorder and is fully responsible for the Parkland shooting.

  Crime

  Sep 25
  
• Parkland school shooter’s attorneys suddenly rest case at trial, angering judge

  Nikolas Cruz's attorneys rested their case Wednesday after calling only a fraction of their expected witnesses, with the judge accusing them of acting unprofessionally.

  World

  Sep 14
  
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• Nova Scotia’s mass shooting inquiry receives warning about its recommendations

  The inquiry into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard from experts who warned governments have a poor track record when it comes to implementing recommendations from inquiries.

  Canada

  Sep 8
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• Red flag laws barely get used in U.S. as shootings, gun deaths soar: analysis

  Several experts say it's impossible to come up with an ideal number of red flag orders and misleading to compare states by orders.

  World

  Sep 2
• Nova Scotia justice minister dismisses RCMP assertion of chronic underfunding

  Nova Scotia's justice minister is contradicting testimony by senior Mounties at the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting that his province chronically underfunds the RCMP.

  Canada

  Aug 24
• ‘That meant a lot’: Families of N.S. shooting victims respond to RCMP member’s apology

  On Tuesday, Chief Supt. Darren Campbell concluded his two-day testimony in front of the Mass Casualty Commission in Nova Scotia with a heartfelt apology. 

  Canada

  Jul 27
• Province to review ‘how and when’ emergency alert was used for Langley shootings

  The text alert issued Monday morning was just the second time police have used the Alert Ready system to respond to an active shooting situation.

  Crime

  Jul 25
• Buffalo supermarket shooter arraigned on U.S. federal hate crime charges

  Investigators say the shooter drove for more than three hours from his home in Conklin, New York, to a busy grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood.

  World

  Jul 18
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• Cross examination of N.S. killer’s spouse could promote conspiracy theories: lawyer

  James Lockyer says Lisa Banfield should not be retraumatized by lawyers who he says seem determined to explore conspiracy theories about what happened on April 18-19, 2020.

  Canada

  Jul 14
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• Killer’s violent past explored by inquiry investigating Nova Scotia mass shooting

  Documents revealed the killer was fined and ordered to receive counselling for anger management after pleading guilty to assaulting a 15-year-old outside his clinic in 2001.

  Canada

  Jul 12