gun violence Survivors Still Healing 3 Years After El Paso Mass Shooting On Aug. 3, 2019, a man shot and killed 23 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, a community where 85% of residents are Hispanic. In English and Spanish, survivors told LX News’ Marcel Clarke and Beth Peak about witnessing the tragedy, helping victims at the scene, and their healing process still underway three years later. Warning: some...
Dallas Love Field Woman Hospitalized After Firing Gun Inside Dallas Love Field Airport Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia provided updates Monday afternoon after a woman firing a gun inside of the Dallas Love Field Airport, noting that the suspect was the only reported injury from the episode.
gun violence Reporter: Videos of Uvalde School Shooting Offer ‘Unabridged Version of the Truth' The community in Uvalde, Texas has been calling for transparency after conflicting accounts about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24. The Austin American-Statesman and TV station KVUE released video they obtained, which shows the inside of the school and the police response to the active shooter. Reporter Tony Plohetski joins LX News Now to discuss the...
gun violence The Dark Web Might Be the Key to Stopping the Next Mass Shooter Researchers who have studied the patterns and typologies of serial killers are now turning their attention to identifying mass shooters before they act. One common trait among modern mass shooters is their familiarity with the “dark web,” a less-accessible corner of the internet not indexed by search engines, with several hidden communities that promote and display violent behavior and imagery....
gun violence Biden Interrupted During Gun Violence Speech President Joe Biden was interrupted during a speech celebrating the passing of the bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Shinzo Abe Biden Discusses Shinzo Abe's Assassination, Compares Gun Violence in Japan and US President Joe Biden commented on the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, noting how unusual it is for someone to be killed by a firearm in Japan in contrast to the barrage of gun violence in the US.
public health Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis Tens of thousands of Americans die from gun murders and suicides each year, and many more are wounded, leaving families in grief and putting a strain on the health care system. Gun violence is a leading cause of premature death in the country, and in 2020, more kids died from gun violence than in automobile crashes. After the mass shooting...
gun violence Highland Park, Illinois: Another Mass Shooting With an AR-Style Rifle AR-style rifles have been used in a series of high-profile mass shootings in recent U.S. history, and officials believe it was this type of rifle used to kill 7 people and wound 30 at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, this week
gun violence Witness to Chicago-Area Mass Shooting: This ‘Shouldn't Happen Anywhere' Terry Grossberg was riding on a golf cart through the parade route in Highland Park, handing out souvenirs to the crowd, when suddenly he heard shots ring out from about 100 feet away. “I saw people falling and tripping and scrambling and screaming,” Grossberg told LX News’ Tabitha Lipkin in a phone interview. “This just shouldn’t happen. It shouldn’t happen...
gun violence Shootings in Over a Dozen US Cities Mar Fourth of July Celebrations Fourth of July celebrations were interrupted by gun violence in over a dozen communities across the U.S.
