Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting has died
The family of Irma and Joe Garcia say they were high school sweethearts who had been together for more than 25 years.
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The family of Irma and Joe Garcia say they were high school sweethearts who had been together for more than 25 years.
Texas has experienced a series of mass shootings in recent years. During that time, the Republican-led Legislature and governor have relaxed gun laws.
Nationwide, 61 gunmen killed 103 people and wounded 140 others, in populated areas in 30 states.
"Go in there! Go in there!" nearby women shouted at the officers soon after the attack began.
Parents were asked for DNA swabs to confirm their relationships to their children and instructed to wait for answers about their child.
Families are mourning the loss of children and seeking help to find missing children after a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.
We are beginning to learn more about the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 children and adults dead and many others critically injured.
As of Wednesday morning, 21 victims have died and many others remain in critical condition at local hospitals. And family members who pled for information about their children on social media are beginning to share the news they most feared.
The shooter who walked into Robb Elementary School and opened fire has been identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos.
Past shootings targeted worshippers during a Sunday sermon, shoppers at a Walmart, students on a high school campus and drivers on a highway.
Dr. Alex del Carmen says the pandemic has created a perfect storm for increased violence, as more and more people return to the workplace with added stressors.
In a deposition, Wayne LaPierre told a judge he didn't think using his friend's yacht, 'Illusions,' violated the NRA's conflict-of-interest policy because the summer sailing trips were for security.
A look at how suspects in recent mass shootings obtained guns, based on police accounts, court documents and contemporaneous reporting:
Today the Supreme Court turned away an appeal from gun rights groups and left a federal ban against bump stocks in place.
Mass shootings are the topic at a Senate Select Committee meeting going on in Texas.
The judge presiding over the case of a man accused of killing 22 people at an El Paso Walmart has recused herself, saying she knew one of those killed.
Last week a Texas grand jury indicted him for Capital Murder, today officials released details of the filing against accused El Paso shooter Patrick Crusius.
Albertsons has joined a list of retailers changing their policy in an attempt to limit gun violence following two mass shootings in the Texas.
Governor Greg Abbott unveiled his Texas Safety Action Report Thursday, which included nearly a dozen suggestions for state lawmakers to act on to help prevent other deadly mass shootings like those in El Paso and Odessa.
Pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens are now asking customers to not openly carry firearms inside their stores in states where it's legal, joining Walmart and Kroger who also made the public appeal.
Mental health experts say the stress and anxiety are impacting parents and kids alike, and the situation demands a difference response.
Democrats said they can't wait for the next regularly scheduled legislative session in January 2021 to act.
Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.
Among the new laws is one that allows licensed handgun holders to legally carry in places of worship.
Authorities released more details about a gunman who killed seven people during a shooting rampage in Midland and Odessa that started only minutes after he called the FBI tip line.
