How AI can help prevent gun violence
A museum in Florida is using AI to try to detect guns and identify possible shooters as quickly as possible. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look at the technology.
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A museum in Florida is using AI to try to detect guns and identify possible shooters as quickly as possible. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look at the technology.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called in 45,000 officers in an effort to quell the violence following the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel.
As America grapples with the crisis of school shootings, solutions to school safety seem to divide into two sides — more restrictions or more guns. While victims’ families and survivors in largely conservative and pro-gun Texas now fight for gun control, others across the state are choosing to fortify schools by arming their children’s teachers.
One year after the Uvalde school shooting, we speak with families working to rebuild trust between residents and law enforcement. Then in California, we welcome you aboard a state-of-the-art electric boat to see how it could transform the industry. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
The man who killed five and wounded 17 others in a shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club last November has pleaded guilty. He was then sentenced to life in prison.
Guns are the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens, with rates of gun death rising 50% in just two years, according to a Pew Research analysis of CDC data.
At least a dozen people were killed and more than 100 others hurt in a series of mass shootings over the holiday weekend. A Juneteenth celebration in Illinois turned deadly Sunday when multiple people opened fire, killing one and injuring 22 more. CBS Chicago's Charlie De Mar reports.
Several mass shootings occurred over the weekend as Americans celebrated Juneteenth and Father's Day. Two people were killed and more than 30 were wounded in separate shootings in Illinois and St. Louis. Elise Preston reports.
Research shows that more than two-thirds of people who commit mass shootings have either killed family or partners, or have a history of domestic violence.
"This defendant is being held accountable for his horrific attempted mass shooting against the LGBTQI+ community in a Montana town," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke.
According to Howell Police, the 2-year-old child gained access to an unsecured firearm.
Police have not identified a suspect or suspects in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting in Oak Park.
Shawn Jackson, 18, and his 36-year-old stepfather, Lorenzo Smith, were identified as the two people shot and killed at a graduation ceremony in Virginia on Tuesday. Jackson had just accepted his diploma when the shots rang out. Nicole Sganga reports.
Susan Lorincz has been arrested and charged with manslaughter for allegedly shooting and killing her neighbor through her front door. Some are upset it took four days since the shooting of AJ Owens, a mother of four, for the arrest to happen. Mark Strassmen reports.
The victims have been identified as 18-year-old Shawn Jackson and his 36-year-old stepfather Renzo Smith of Chesterfield County, Richmond.
Ajike "AJ" Owens was a single mother of four, remembered for a "smile that would light up the room." She will be laid to rest on Monday, lawyers for her family said.
A man was killed and a woman was hurt in a Maryland cemetery shooting that happened during the funeral of a 10-year-old murder victim. Tuesday's victims were not part of the funeral, police said.
In Chicago, we sit down for an exclusive interview with former President Barack Obama to talk about the latest My Brother's Keeper initiative, gun violence in the U.S. and his legacy. Then in Buffalo, New York, we revisit the community impacted by the supermarket shooting one year later. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.
A woman was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a memorial event on Chicago's West Side early on Sunday.
According to The Washington Post, 10 of the 17 deadliest mass shootings in America involved an AR-15 style rifle. Cameron McWhirter, co-author of the upcoming book, "American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15" has more on the status of the gun in the U.S.
The victim, a 4-year-old girl, was accidentally shot by another child from the same household Wednesday. The girl's father said that a handgun he owned was involved in the shooting, police said.
A South Carolina store who allegedly fatally shot a 14-year-old boy who was wrongly accused of shoplifting was involved in a previous shooting in 2018 for which he was not criminally charged. Nicole Sganga has more.
Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling, who has reported on dozens of topics such as gun violence and Asian American history, has been named a CBS News contributor. She was most recently the executive producer and star storyteller for CNN’s “This Is Life with Lisa Ling.”
Tuesday is the 150th day of 2023, and so far this year there have been 263 mass shootings -- incidents with 4 or more people shot -- reported in the U.S., with 327 victims killed. Both those figures are the highest ever recorded this early in a year. Adam Brown and David Pucino joined CBS News to discuss what's behind the statistics. Brown is the vice provost for research and associate professor of psychology at the New School; Pucino is the deputy chief counsel for the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Three people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a motorcycle rally in New Mexico.