The chief, Pete Arredondo, has been criticized for waiting too long to rescue students and teachers trapped in two classrooms with the gunman.
Tag: School Shootings and Armed Attacks
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‘I Don’t Feel Safe.’ Children Fear Going Back to School in Uvalde
Three months after 19 students and two teachers died in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, some students are opting for online classes or private schools.
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Defense Argues Gunman in Parkland School Shooting Was Born ‘Damaged’
His biological mother’s drug and alcohol use irreparably harmed his brain, defense lawyers said. Then his adoptive mother became overwhelmed with treating his many problems.
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Red Flag for Shootings? Life Crisis, Not Mental Illness, Experts Say
While some mass shootings are committed by people with diagnosed mental illnesses, a life crisis is a better predictor of violence, researchers say.
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After Parkland Massacre, Students Tackled Gun Violence Themselves
As the legal saga over the 2018 shooting in Florida heads to a close, survivors who plunged into activism have made a lasting imprint on the gun control movement.