Texas mall shooter identified as authorities probe possible extremist ties
The gunman from Saturday's shooting was identified by police as Mauricio Garcia, 33. A source said he was a security guard with no prior serious criminal record.
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The gunman from Saturday's shooting was identified by police as Mauricio Garcia, 33. A source said he was a security guard with no prior serious criminal record.
The suspect was shot and killed by a responding officer who was at the mall on an unrelated call, police said.
The woman had to undergo an emergency C-section after the shooting, police said.
Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race are vowing at the National Rifle Association's annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs.
The driver, 57-year-old Michael J. Donohue of Maryland, faces criminal charges.
People of color were more likely to have experienced gun violence, according to the study.
Five people were killed and eight others wounded when a bank employee opened fire.
The shooting took place at an Old National Bank branch in Louisville. Police said the gunman, 25, worked at the bank.
Harris received wild applause and several standing ovations as she told a Nashville crowd that the so-called Tennessee Three were being silenced and stifled for standing up for the lives of schoolchildren.
Emergency department visits for firearm injuries in the United States dropped slightly since 2020, but the rate in 2022 was still above pre-pandemic levels.
"Our police officers have cried and are crying with Nashville and the world," police chief John Drake said at the vigil.
"We strongly believe there was going to be some other targets, including maybe family members, and one of the malls here in Nashville," said Nashville Police Chief John Drake.
Galt Police are searching for the shooting suspect that they said sent two teenagers to the hospital on Wednesday night.
The executive order seeks to ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer.
Visa and Mastercard paused their decision to start categorizing purchases at gun shops.
A Modesto student is under arrest after they allegedly brought a BB gun to school, prompting a lockdown.
The final findings of a committee formed by the defense secretary included 127 recommendations. Several were deemed "high priority" in relation to accessing firearms.
The number — roughly 18 per day — is sparking concern at a time when more Americans are armed.
According to a Turlock Police Department police report, officers responded to a call of a man with a gun in the area of Wayside and Mitchell on Thursday afternoon. Officers then quickly located the man and began negotiations with him. After communicating with the man, officers were able to convince him to drop the gun. The weapon was then safely recovered by the police.
The Supreme Court's expansion of gun rights in June — for the first time in a decade — is testing whether laws aiming to curb gun violence can withstand legal scrutiny.
Police submitted almost two million "crime guns" to the ATF to trace since 2017, with a quarter of those guns being used in a crime within a year of purchase, federal data shows.
Of those guns taken at airport security checkpoints, 88% were loaded, the agency said.
Police arrested a man in Folsom for allegedly brandishing a gun and threatening victims in the parking garage of the Palladio shopping center.
Police say the suspect escaped police on a recent pursuit and a gun and drugs were found after the chase. Officers and SWAT served a search warrant at the suspect's home and found more guns and evidence of drug sales on the property. The suspect then surrendered after a long standoff and was arrested on felony charges.
California's Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because officials didn't follow policies or understand how to operate their website, according to an investigation released Wednesday.
