Why so many mass shooters have a military background

CBS News analysis of data compiled by The Violence Project shows 26% of mass shooters since 1966 have military experience — a much higher share than the general U.S. population.

• Oct 31, 2023

Tarrant County grand jury indicts Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's mother on capital murder charge

A Tarrant County grand jury has indicted Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's mother Cindy Rodriguez-Singh on a capital murder charge.

• Oct 30, 2023

Uvalde breaks ground on new elementary school, "the children deserve a safe environment"

"The children of Uvalde deserve to have a safe environment where they can continue to learn and grow."

• Oct 30, 2023

Police searching for 20-year-old in connection to fatal Texarkana shooting

The shooting happened after a party on Oct. 28. Two men got into a fist fight and at some point, both pulled out rifles and started shooting.

• Oct 30, 2023

Maine gunman found dead after 2-day manhunt, officials say

Hundreds of state and local police and federal agents have been involved in the search for Robert Card since the shootings Wednesday night.

• Oct 28, 2023

Mansfield ISD using artificial intelligence as new level of security against school threats

It is called "Evolv Express," and it's the latest high-tech evolution in the quest to make public spaces—including schools—safer by detecting weapons at the door.

• Oct 27, 2023

Maine lifts shelter-in-place order as manhunt continues for shooting suspect

Authorities pressed their manhunt for Robert Card, the suspect in the shooting that killed 18 people and injured 13 more at a restaurant and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine.

• Oct 27, 2023

How fentanyl has changed overdose investigations and the law

Fentanyl is so pervasive and deadly—killing more than a thousand Texans a year—that it has changed how police investigate overdoses.

• Oct 26, 2023

Who was Robert Card? Confirmed details on Maine shooting suspect

Robert Card, the gunman in the deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead, law enforcement sources told CBS News on Friday. Here's what to know.

• Oct 28, 2023

Texas inmate faces execution for killing prisoner. The victim's sister asks that his life be spared

A Texas inmate is facing execution for killing another prisoner more than 26 years ago.

• Oct 26, 2023

Maine shooting survivor says he ran down bowling alley, hid behind pins

The man said he scrambled down the length of the alley, sliding into the pin area and climbing up to hide in the machinery.

• Oct 26, 2023

18 killed, 13 injured in Maine mass shooting as police hunt for gunman

Authorities said they identified a suspect after the gunfire in Lewiston and asked people in at least three communities to shelter in place.

• Oct 27, 2023

Frisco police seeking information on former teacher, coach arrested for possession of child pornography

According to police, 65-year-old Charles "Chuck" Ray Brandon is a former teacher and coach in the Richardson and Dallas areas.

• Oct 25, 2023

Wanted: Serial squatter charged with felony fraud in Rowlett

For the first time ever, there is a felony warrant for Heather Schwab's arrest in Texas.

• Oct 24, 2023

Police looking for 5'4" man who may go by "Gigi" in connection to South Dallas homicide

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact detective Guy Curtis at 214-671-3633 or guy.curtis@dallaspolice.gov.

• Oct 24, 2023

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