When a boy fell into the gorilla pen at a zoo in Cincinnati, a gorilla named Harambe was shot to death in order to protect him. This story immediately went viral, sparking outrage on social media. The uproar came in part from people lamenting about the loss of a creature’s life; people expressing this sentiment did not […]
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Four were killed, including a 15-year-old girl shot riding in a Jeep along Lake Shore Drive.
During Clinton's address at the gala, she took a moment to target presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his "unsafe" comments on gun control.
Police say Tyshawn's shooting resulted from a bloody conflict involving rival factions of two of Chicago's oldest gangs--the Gangster Disciples and the Black P Stones.
A bidder driving the offer up identified themselves as Tamir Rice. And the top bidder's online name appeared to be "Racist McShootface."
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In April alone, 311 people were shot in the Windy City and 36 of them died.
A suspect is in police custody for a fatal shooting spree in Maryland. One of the victims is the suspect's estranged wife.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) delivers this week’s Congressional Black Caucus Message to America focusing on how increasing economic opportunities in urban communities can reduce gun violence in America. Kelly’s new collaborative initiative, UP or otherwise known as the Urban Progress initiative was established to reduce gun violence by increasing opportunities and building strong a strong coalition at the […]
https://twitter.com/BreakingNewzman/status/725386070477668352 A 2-year-old Milwaukee, Wisconsin boy reportedly fatally shot his mother from the backseat of the car as she drove along a highway, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press: The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department said Patrice Price, 26, of Milwaukee, died at the scene Tuesday morning. The child, who was sitting in the […]
More than a hundred people gathered at a vigil in Knoxville to honor 12-year-old Jajuan Latham. He was fatally shot in a suspected gang shooting. Jajuan is a cousin of 15-year-old Zaevion Dobson, who died shielding three girls from gunfire.
