mass shooting Gunman Opens Fire in Virginia Walmart, Killing at Least 6 A disgruntled Walmart employee killed at least six people inside a Virginia store before taking his own life.
gun violence Parkland Shooter Trial Sparks Debate Over Death Penalty As the high-profile sentencing trial takes place for the Parkland shooter, the centuries-long death penalty debate resurfaces in Florida and beyond.
gun violence How One Police Officer Kept the Public Updated During the Highland Park Shooting After a mass shooting, keeping the public up to date and informed is crucial. After the Highland Park shooting, as the Public Information Officer for the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Chief Chris Covelli played a crucial role in delivering information to the public about the status of the investigation and the search for the suspect. LX News storyteller Jalyn Henderson...
gun violence After Mass Shootings in Highland Park and Uvalde, How Likely Is a Federal Assault Weapons Ban? Recent mass shootings are driving those who have never been involved in gun control efforts before to band together and step up. And for them, stricter gun laws in their own states aren't good enough.
gun violence Meet the Man Behind the Highland Park Shooting Press Conferences During the Highland Park shooting, Lake County Sheriff's Deputy Chief, Chris Covelli, played a huge part in keeping the public informed. Here's an inside look at how that day unfolded for him.
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.
