The indictment makes the former Uvalde schools police chief the first officer to face criminal charges in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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Senate bill contains military blast protection spurred by Lewiston mass shooting
However, the House version of the defense bill, which cleared the House in a partisan vote on Friday, does not contain the Blast Overpressure Safety Act.
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Lewiston mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that may not explain his violence.
An Army spokesperson on Thursday called the lab findings regarding Robert Card ‘concerning’ and said they ‘underscore the Army’s need to do all it can to protect Soldiers against blast-induced injury.’
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
Spurred by mass shootings, thousands of school districts have hired companies to produce detailed digital maps that can help police, firefighters and medical professionals respond more quickly in emergencies.
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Army says Lewiston shooter’s brain injury may lead to changes in blast training
Robert Card was ‘exposed to thousands of low-level blasts’ during Army grenade training in New York state, and the injury to his brain likely played a role in his behavioral changes before the mass shooting, researchers say.
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Taylor Swift gives $100,000 to family of the woman killed in the Chiefs parade shooting
Two $50,000 donations were posted Friday under the singer’s name on a GoFundMe page dedicated to Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
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Dispute may have led to mass shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade, police say
Police said they detained 3 juveniles but released 1 who they determined wasn’t involved in the shooting. No charges have been filed.
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Lewiston shooting victim’s memory honored at Winthrop art gallery
The exhibit honoring Peyton Brewer-Ross at the Art:Works on Main gallery will run though February and will potentially spotlight other victims of the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked nearly once a day since Lewiston mass shooting
Before the tragic events of Oct. 25, the process to take guns away from those who pose a threat had been used infrequently. Some say reforms could make the law stronger.
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No verdict after first day of deliberations in trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother
A Michigan jury sends a note to the judge asking if it could ‘infer anything’ from prosecutors not presenting Ethan Crumbley or others to explain specifically how he got the gun from home.