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The US just saw its 44th school shooting this year. The disturbing data shows the true scale of the problem

IN FOCUS: There have been hundreds of mass school shootings since the Covid pandemic, with 120 child victims last year alone. As Minnesota lawmakers call for stricter gun laws, millions of firearms are sold each month. Alicja Hagopian reports.

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Pictured: Girl, 10, and boy, 8, killed in US Catholic school shooting as father brands killer a 'coward'

Ten-year-old Harper Moyski and eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel were killed during mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Law Enforcement Recovers Weapons And Evidence In School Shooting Case

Law enforcement recovers crucial evidence in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting investigation, shedding light on the tragic incident.

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Vice President Vance Addresses Minneapolis School Shooting Tragedy

Vice President J.D. Vance addresses Minneapolis school shooting, highlighting bravery and unity in the face of tragedy.

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Hennepin Healthcare Updates On Minneapolis School Shooting Victims

Learn how medical personnel at Hennepin Healthcare responded to victims of a recent school shooting in Minneapolis, highlighting the critical role of healt...

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Emergency Response Efforts Swift In Minneapolis School Shooting

Emergency medical services in Minneapolis demonstrate exceptional skill and efficiency in responding to a tragic school shooting, highlighting the importan...

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Minneapolis Police Chief Discusses Details Of Catholic School Shooting

Tragic shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school investigated as domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics. Community urged for vigilance and c...

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White House Press Secretary To Address Minneapolis School Shooting

White House Press Secretary addresses tragic Minneapolis school shooting and President Trump's efforts to combat crime. Administration vows to prevent futu...

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Melania Trump Emphasizes Preemptive Intervention After Minnesota School Shooting

First Lady Melania Trump emphasizes preemptive intervention to prevent school shootings. Democrats call for gun control measures, but bipartisan support re...

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'Swatting for Hire': Extremist Group Offers Fake School Shooting Threats for Just $20 as FBI Scrambles to Respond

An extremist group called Purgatory is offering 'swatting for hire' services, selling fake school shooting threats to universities.

International Business Times UK

How many school shootings have there been in the US in 2025?

Depending on the database used, there were between 8 and 146 incidents of gun violence at schools across the US in 2025.

Al Jazeera

What do we know about the Minnesota school shooting suspect Robin Westman?

Westman, 23, died at the scene from a self-inflicted injury after allegedly killing two children in an armed attack on Wednesday morning.

Euronews

Democratic leaders push for Congress to do more on school shootings: ‘Thoughts and prayers are not enough to prevent gun violence’

Democrats including Elizabeth Warren and Nancy Pelosi have called for urgent reform after two children were killed in Minnesota

The Independent UK

Trans Minnesota Shooter Says Lung Cancer Was Motive For School Shooting: 'I Want To Go Out on my Own Means'

Minnesota school shooter Robin Westman, 23, left a suicide note blaming vaping-induced lung cancer as the motive for fatally shooting two children and injuring 17 others during a Catholic Mass; the FBI labels the attack a hate-motivated terrorist act.

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Father of Parkland school shooting victim pleads for gun reform after Minnesota: ‘predictable and preventable’

‘I think that President Trump can do this, and it’s coming from me,’ the father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver said

The Guardian - US

Minneapolis mourns traumatizing Catholic school shooting: ‘We’re so tied together’

Tight-knit community rallies around church where assailant opened fire, killing two children and injuring 17

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FBI investigating US school attack as domestic terrorism – as it happened

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Minneapolis Catholic School Shooter Identified As Robin Westman

Law enforcement identifies shooter in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting, community comes together to support each other in the wake of tragedy.

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Annunciation Shooter Kills Two Children: How Many School Shootings Have Happened Since Columbine?

Two children were killed in the Annunciation School shooting, reigniting America's gun violence debate. The tragedy has drawn comparisons to Columbine, with fresh questions over how many school shootings have occurred since.

The Independent UK

More records from Uvalde, Texas school shooting are being released after law firm error

Thousands more pages of records related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, were being released this week after the school district's lawyer said his firm mistakenly failed to make public all documents as promised in a legal settlement

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Thousands more Uvalde school massacre documents to be released after lawyer admits ‘mistake’

About 26,000 pages of records related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, which left 21 dead, are set for release

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Lawyer argues Meta can't be held liable for gunmaker's Instagram posts in Uvalde families' lawsuit

Lawyers for the media giant Meta says a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, should be thrown out

International Business Times

Backlash After 'Interview' With AI Avatar Of US School Shooting Victim

Independent journalist Jim Acosta faced a torrent of online criticism Wednesday after he posted an "interview" conducted with an AI avatar of a US school shooting victim.

Evening Standard

Teenager jailed for school shooting fantasy inspired by Columbine massacre

Felix Winter, 18, admitted two charges and was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland)

Teen who planned mass school shooting in Scottish city jailed for 6 years

A TEENAGER who wanted to carry-out a mass shooting at his own school has been locked up for six years

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