Nashville school shooting bodycam video shows officers down suspect within minutes

The dramatic, six-minute video shows police confronting and opening fire on the assailant. It's a chilling look at the latest school shooting to roil the nation.

Nashville school shooting: Officers who took out suspected Covenant shooter identified

Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo fired at the 28-year-old suspect "and fatally wounded her," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.

Nashville school shooting: Pastor's daughter among victims

Hallie Scruggs was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the lead pastor at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement released by a Presbyterian Church in Dallas.

Nashville school shooting: Suspect who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled campus, police say

The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults.

Nashville school shooting victims identified

The six victims were killed when a 28-year-old female wielding two “assault-style" rifles and a pistol opened fire Monday at The Covenant School in Nashville.

Biden signs executive order to strengthen gun background checks

Tuesday's executive order does not change U.S. government policy. Instead, it directs federal agencies to ensure compliance with existing laws and procedures.

US mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade, report says

“It is not an exaggeration to say that we live in an age of extremist mass killings,” the report by the Anti-Defamation League says.

Buffalo mass shooter sentenced to life in prison during emotional hearing

The sentencing hearing for Payton Gendron was disrupted briefly when he was charged by a man in the audience, who was quickly restrained.

Michigan State graduate shares details of Monday night’s shooting

A Michigan State University graduate who has friends still on campus when police reported a shooting Monday night shares what the scene is like for his loved ones. 

Mass shootings lead to widening divide on state gun policies

For the third straight year, the U.S. in 2022 recorded over 600 mass shootings in which at least four people were killed or injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Gunman kills 6 near Jerusalem synagogue

Police said the gunman was "neutralized," a term that typically means he was killed.

Lunar New Year massacre: Sheriff says shooter didn’t know Monterey Park dance hall victims

Authorities say Huu Can Tran hadn’t been to the dance hall in at least five years and did not appear to target the victims specifically. Police are still investigating a motive for the shooting.

'It's insane': California copes with 3rd massacre in 8 days

California is reeling from three major mass shootings in just over a week. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is fatigued and frustrated by the senseless violence.

Lunar New Year massacre: Victims of the Monterey Park mass shooting

The massacre was the nation’s fifth mass killing this month. It dealt another blow to a community that has been the target of high-profile violence in recent years.

Half Moon Bay shootings leave 7 dead; suspect in custody

Seven people were killed in a pair of shootings in Half Moon Bay on Monday – a normally quiet coastal city known for farming, tidepools and an annual pumpkin festival, authorities said.