What One Reporter Learned About How Kids Process Trauma After School Shootings
Earlier this week, a student opened fire in a high school in Rockford,…
The Aftermath
Parents Racing to the Washington School Shooting Got Stuck in Traffic. Some Did What Any Parents Would Do.
On Wednesday, following a fatal school shooting near Spokane, Washington, local parents were…
An Anti-Hate Campaign, Waged by Vanity Plate
Five years ago, a mass shooting at his relatives' temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, had Gurveer Singh reconsidering his plans to come to the United States. When he decided to go ahead with the move, he found a very American way to show he would not be afraid.
My Job Is to Tell the Public When People Are Shot in Baltimore. This Time, It Was My Little Brother.
Stricken by grief by the July slaying, T.J. Smith, the chief spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department, now feels overwhelmed by the support that has poured in from around the country.
When Police Fail to Solve Homicides, Families Carry the Weight
Four young men were fatally shot. Their killers haven't been caught. Their mothers suffer.
The Simple Physics That Makes Some Bullets Deadlier Than Others
How higher speed, greater mass, and more surface area increase the damage that rounds can do to human bodies.
We Were the First Paramedics at Pulse Nightclub. We’d Trained for Mass Shootings, and Now the Deadliest Ever Was Happening.
'You're not going to die. You’re going to be fine.'
I’m a Police Chaplain Who Had to Tell Virginia Tech Families Their Children Were Dead
In the 10 years since the massacre, I’ve made it my mission to help law enforcement cope with the trauma of repeated exposure to brutal killings.
One School’s Grief, Set in Stone
Ten years ago, after a gunman left 32 dead at Virginia Tech, students hauled together a makeshift memorial that would inspire an enduring tribute.
I Make $13.50 an Hour. It’s Not Enough to Support a Teenager with a Gunshot Injury
For the past three years, Brenda Herron has struggled to support four kids she welcomed into her home. The cost of caring for one who was shot over the holidays threatens financial ruin.
I Got Shot on Facebook Live. The World Hasn’t Shown Much Interest in My Recovery.
"It’s like they forgot about me."