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The Metro: New MOCAD installation tells the human story behind gun violence statistics

Cary Junior II, The Metro April 29, 2025

Almost 700 people a week died of gun violence in 2018 across the U.S., and that number has only gone...

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Ethan Crumbley stands with his attorneys Paulette Loftin, left, and Amy Hopp, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich.
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Ethan Crumbley loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in shooting deaths of Oxford High classmates

Associated Press December 20, 2024

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Thursday refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea...

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Emergency vehicles are parked outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., where multiple injuries were reported following a shooting, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
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Teacher and a teenage student killed in shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin

Associated Press December 16, 2024

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Abundant Life Christian School serves grades prekindergarten through high school,...

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Oxford High School shooting victims call for action
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State and county officials not on same page as Oxford shooting victims look for answers

Alex McLenon November 19, 2024

Nearly three years after a teenager killed four of his classmates in a shooting at Oxford High School, victims’ families...

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FILE - Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, right, shakes hands with Oxford High School victim parents after Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the Oakland County courtroom, Feb. 6, 2024 in Pontiac.
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Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy

Associated Press September 20, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a...

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Shooting at Eastern Market leaves 2 dead after Lions game

Associated Press September 16, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A second person has died from a shooting at an Eastern Market  tailgate event after a Detroit...

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Law enforcement arrive as students are evacuated to the football stadium after the school campus was placed on lockdown at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
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4 dead, at least 9 injured in shooting at high school near Atlanta, authorities say

Associated Press September 4, 2024

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that four people were killed and at least nine...

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Created Equal: How political polarization fueled misinformation in wake of Trump assassination attempt

Justina Giglio July 15, 2024

Almost immediately after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Bethel Park, Pa., on...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surround by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
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Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead

Associated Press July 13, 2024

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days...

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Police Chief James White speaks at a press conference following a mass shooting at a neighborhood block party on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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Created Equal: Advocates on addressing neighborhood gun violence in Detroit

Madison Ganzak July 11, 2024

A mass shooting at a block party in Detroit this past weekend has community activists, police and politicians all focused...

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Community leader Teferi Brent speaks at a press conference following the mass shooting at a "pop-up" block party in Detroit on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit residents respond to block party violence, new community policing strategy

Sydney Waelchli July 10, 2024

Tragedy hit several individuals and their families in Detroit this past Sunday, when 19 people were wounded and two were...

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Mayor Mike Duggan announcing safety measures to regulate block parties in Detroit following the mass shooting on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police, mayor announce new strategy to address block party violence

Nargis Rahman July 8, 2024

The Detroit Police Department on Monday announced plans to deploy extra officers to the Neighborhood Response Team following an illegal...

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