In addition to remembering those killed, the vigil at a church near the state Capitol also drew attention to those who were wounded and those who survived the shooting but suffered trauma.
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‘Frozen in time’: Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened
The tragic landmark has loomed over the school’s 3,600 students from behind temporary fencing since the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting that left 14 students and three staff members dead and 17 wounded.
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Police response to Uvalde shooting riddled with ‘cascading failures,’ DOJ says
The report identifies a vast array of problems from failed communication and leadership to inadequate technology and training that contributed to the crisis lasting far longer than it should have.
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Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students during a high school shooting has died
Dan Marburger was critically injured during the Jan. 4 attack, which began in the school’s cafeteria as students were gathering for breakfast before class.
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Gunman opens fire in Prague university, killing 14 in Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting
Police gave no details about the victims or a possible motive for the shooting, and it remained unclear whether the shooter took his own life or was killed by officers.
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Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime
Families won nearly $1.5 billion in judgments against Jones in lawsuits over repeated promotion of a false theory that the school shooting never happened.
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Proposals to arm school staff draw emotional arguments at State House
Amid a rise in mass shootings nationwide, Maine legislators consider how to keep the state’s students safe.
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Body found near Denver high school shooting suspect’s car
Over 1,300 U.S. school shootings between 2000 and June 2022 killed 377 people and wounded 1,025.
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University of Virginia shooting suspect was part of field trip, school confirms
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a former member of the school’s football team, is accused of shooting and killing 3 current team members and wounding 2 other students, 1 of them also a football player.
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St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
Orlando Harris, who was killed by police, left behind a hand-written note offering his explanation for the shooting Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.