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Police Arrest 13-Year-Old Male Who Had Access to a AR-15 and Map of School

Police in Los Angeles said Friday they arrested a 13-year-old boy who allegedly threatened to shoot students at his middle school and seized an assault-style rifle with a high-capacity magazine during a search of his house.

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 25, 2019
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North Carolina Father in Jail After His Son Posted a Threatening Social Media Post

A father of a Carrboro High School student is behind bars Thursday after his son was seen in a threatening social media post.

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 22, 2019
10-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Being Shot at a High School Football Game

10-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Being Shot at a High School Football Game

Micah Tennant, a 10-year-old boy from Atlantic City, is in critical condition after he was shot in the neck during a high school football game Friday in Pleasantville, New Jersey.

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 20, 2019
Student Skipping Class Causes Florida School to go into Lockdown

Student Skipping Class Causes Florida School to go into Lockdown

In an age where school shootings are coming commonplace, something like a student skipping class could trigger a school to go into lockdown.

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 19, 2019
13-Year-Old Student Arrested for Planning to Shoot Popular Kids and Teachers at School

13-Year-Old Student Arrested for Planning to Shoot Popular Kids and Teachers at School

A 13-year-old male was arrested Saturday after law enforcement learned he was planning to “shoot up the school with guns.”

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 18, 2019
Law Enforcement Investigate Multiple False Threats Against Santa Clarita Schools

Law Enforcement Investigate Multiple False Threats Against Santa Clarita Schools

Still dealing with the Thursday’s mass shooting at Saugus High School, the Santa Clarita Valley Station detectives and school resource deputies are having to also investigate “multiple false threats against local schools.”

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 18, 2019
Presidential Candidate Wants to Replace Active Shooter Drills with More Counselors, Nurses

Presidential Candidate Wants to Replace Active Shooter Drills with More Counselors, Nurses

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to put an end to active shooter drills in schools as he says they do more harm than good.

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 13, 2019
Gun Manufacturer Could be Held Liable for Sandy Hook Shooting

Gun Manufacturer Could be Held Liable for Sandy Hook Shooting

The Supreme Court denied an appeal Tuesday from Remington Arms Co., the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, that would have shielded them from potential liability from the shooting.

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 12, 2019


School Shooters Were Often Bullied And Told People of Intentions to Attack, Secret Service Report Finds

School Shooters Were Often Bullied And Told People of Intentions to Attack, Secret Service Report Finds

In the most comprehensive study of deadly school attacks since the Columbine tragedy in 1999, the U.S. Secret Service found that most students who committed campus attacks were bullied and had a history of disciplinary issues that went unreported.

  • By Haley Samsel
  • November 08, 2019
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Cal State LA Receives Two Threats In the Span of a Week

Cal State LA had to increase security at its library after somebody made a threat to shoot it up.

  • By Sherelle Black
  • November 07, 2019

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