School Shooting
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Pine Eagle Charter School holds controversial active shooter drill
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Two men donning masks and handguns entered the Pine Eagle Charter School in Halfway, Ore. - which has a population of under 300 - and began firing blanks at teachers while they worked during an in-service day.
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NRA recommends arming at least one school staffer
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National Rifle Association-sponsored study is recommending schools across the nation each train and arm at least one staff member.
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James Holmes: Death penalty sought by prosecutors
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Prosecutors want James Holmes executed for last year's attack on an Aurora movie theater.
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Robert Gladden Jr. pleads guilty in Perry Hall High School shooting
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Robert Gladden, Jr., a 15-year-old high school sophomore, has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of an intellectually classmate last year at Perry Hall High School in Baltimore.
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Stevens Institute shooting: St. Louis campus site of gunfire
CommentPolice say a gunman walked into a business school in downtown St. Louis and shot an administrator in the chest before shooting himself.
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Taft High School shooting: Student shot at Bakersfield-area high school
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Two people were injured and at least one was shot Thursday in a shooting on the campus of Taft High School in central California near Bakersfield, officials and reports say.
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Gun control debate: Many Virginia voters want guards in schools
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A survey of voters in a Quinnipiac University poll overwhelmingly say that they'd support placing an armed officer in every school in the Commonwealth, according to a new poll.
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Sandy Hook shooting moment of silence marks lives of 26 victims
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The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown on Friday, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community - and the nation - to its core.
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Connecticut school shooting: Funerals to begin for young victims
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A day after President Barack Obama sought to comfort the grief-stricken population of Newtown, Conn., the tightly-knit town is bracing itself for the first of what are to be many heartwrenching funerals Monday.
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President Barack Obama offers love, prayers of nation to Newtown
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Alone on a spare stage after the worst single day of his presidency, the commander in chief was a parent in grief.
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Sandy Hook Elementary School closed 'indefinitely' while investigation continues
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Authorities say the Connecticut elementary school where a gunman shot to death 26 people will be closed indefinitely while the crime is investigated.
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Connecticut School Shooting: Newtown community dealing with horror, grief
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On a cold, gray, drizzly Sunday, residents of Newtown, Connecticut were handling their grief in different ways.
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Adam Lanza identified as Connecticut school shooter
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A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is Adam Lanza, 20. Police found no note or manifesto, and Lanza had no criminal history.
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Connecticut shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary School site of mass shooting
The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world.
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Connecticut school shooting revives gun debate at White House, nationwide
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The shooting has once again stoked the never-ending debate over gun control laws. A visibly emotional President Barack Obama seemed willing to renew debate, calling for "meaningful action" to prevent similar shootings.
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Connecticut school shooting: D.C. area parents talk with children
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As children hear about the mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut today, it’s up to parents to explain and comfort, and that can be very challenging. ABC7 talked with psychologists and parents.
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Connecticut school shooting: Twitter updates from the Newtown school shooting
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Check here for the latest Twitter updates about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
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Robert Gladden, Jr. on suicide watch
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A bail hearing for the teen accused of opening fire at Perry Hall High School has been postponed.
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