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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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People identifying themselves as members of the Proud Boys join supporters of President Donald Trump for pro-Trump marches, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. Two supporter in the center are wearing hats with red lettering that read “RWDS,” which is short for “Right Wing Death Squad.” The gunman who killed eight people on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a “RWDS” patch. The phrase has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists who glorify violence against their political enemies.
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Texas shooter who killed 8 wore ‘RWDS’ patch linked to far-right extremists

Associated Press May 9, 2023

The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS” — short for...

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A group of women pray at a memorial at the entrance to The Covenant School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Education

Detroit Today: Do students feel safe amid rise in school shootings in America?

Detroit Today March 30, 2023

On Monday, three children and three adults were fatally shot at an elementary school in Nashville, Tenn. The tragedy occurred...

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Mourners attend a vigil at The Rock on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Public Safety

After MSU’s mass shooting, professors and politicians assess how to move forward

Detroit Today, Sam Corey February 17, 2023

It’s been four days since the shooting at Michigan State University. That’s four days since five students were injured and...

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Mourners attend a vigil at The Rock on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.
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Michigan State students’ training kicked in during shooting

Associated Press February 16, 2023

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When the texts began coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Public Safety

Monterey Park mass shooting is the latest example of increasing gun violence in America

Detroit Today January 23, 2023

The nation is once again reeling this morning as we learn about another mass shooting at a popular ballroom in...

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Residents hold vigil at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial to honor the victims of the violence in Charlottesville, VA in August 2017.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift
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Continued mass shootings could be desensitizing Americans to violence

Tia Graham September 6, 2022

It seems like whenever you turn on your TV, check social media or even tune into the radio, the rise...

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Detroit Police Department press conference addressing the shooting that left 2 dead, 6 injured on Detroit's west side.
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Mass shooting leaves 2 dead, 6 injured on Detroit’s west side

Russ McNamara August 1, 2022

Six people are injured and two people are dead following a mass shooting on Detroit’s west side early Sunday morning....

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  • Community & Quality of Life
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When is the right time to publish violent images?

Ryan Patrick Hooper July 29, 2022

It’s an everyday reality in America that a mass shooting could happen anywhere and at any time. This year alone,...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

Stephen Henderson on mass shooting at elementary school in Texas

Detroit Today May 25, 2022

The following is an essay from WDET Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: How long will it be before the next...

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Norup Middle School Students
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Middle School students add their voices to gun violence debate.

Sascha Raiyn March 14, 2018

Students across the U.S. are planning to walk out of school Wednesday to protest gun violence. The walkouts mark the one...

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