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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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2 dead, more than a dozen others injured in Detroit shooting, Michigan State Police say

Associated Press July 8, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A shooting early Sunday at a Detroit block party left two people dead and 19 others injured,...

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Pieces of chopped up guns arranged to spell "Peace."
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Church uses destroyed firearms as artwork to raise gun violence awareness

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 3, 2024

Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield kicked off a series of gun destruction events with a live cutting of two...

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Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard addresses the media about the fatal shooting of Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy Bradley Reckling, Sunday, June 23, 2024.
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Oakland County deputy fatally shot during ‘ambush’ on Detroit’s east side

Jenny Sherman June 23, 2024

An Oakland County Sheriff deputy was shot and killed while investigating a car theft in Madison Heights that ended with...

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Police perimeter tape wraps around a pole at Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Rochester Hills, Mich.
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MichMash: How will lawmakers respond to recent mass shootings in Michigan?

Hernz Laguerre June 21, 2024

Despite gun legislation introduced after last year's shooting on Michigan State University's campus, recent mass shootings in southeast Michigan are...

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FILE - Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords watches as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will sign gun safety bills once they are sent to her by the Legislature in March 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer launches task force to address gun violence in Michigan

Hernz Laguerre, Michelle Jokisch Polo June 21, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is establishing a gun violence prevention task force for Michigan to address and reduce instances of gun...

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People listen as President Joe Biden speaks to Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund's "Gun Sense University," at the Washington Hilton, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Washington.
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Created Equal: How Gen Z became the ‘lockdown generation’

Justina Giglio June 18, 2024

In light of the shooting at a Rochester Hills splash pad on Saturday, there is no better time to talk...

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