U.S. School Shooting Statistics: Data on Incidents, Shooter Warning Signs
Analyzing school shooting statistics, including those gathered from averted incidents, provides valuable insights into the nature of the threat and how to prevent it.
Analyzing school shooting statistics, including those gathered from averted incidents, provides valuable insights into the nature of the threat and how to prevent it.
In a press conference, Texas authorities originally claimed Amy Marin left a door propped open, giving the gunman access to the school.
The gunman has been identified as a former student who graduated last year from Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.
Previously, Johns Hopkins was one of many colleges that terminated contracts with police or reconsidered how they police their campuses.
HB 2319 makes it a crime to record police officers within eight feet of law enforcement activity which the ACLU says violates the First Amendment.
The report describes ‘lackadaisical’ responses by multiple law enforcement agencies and inadequate safety practices at Robb Elementary.
Senator Roland Gutierrez said Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo did not know students were calling 911 from inside the classroom.
Officials said the gunman entered the school unobstructed and that he was barricaded inside a classroom for nearly an hour-and-a-half before being killed.
While much of the increase is attributed to COVID-related deaths, officers killed by firearms increased by 36%.
Police negotiated with the man and an unidentified woman for more than 11 hours as they hid in a dumpster at San Diego High School.