Gun Violence

Canada in shock after worst school shooting in decades leaves at least nine dead

Perspective: Dr. Kian Mercer

A remote mountain town in Canada has been shaken by the country’s deadliest school shooting in decades, when an armed assailant killed at least nine people.
Police found six people dead and dozens injured when they arrived at the high school in Tumbler Ridge, a town of just 2,400 people in northeast British Columbia,

Libyan prosecutors open probe into killing of Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam

Perspective: Dr. Liora Vega

Libyan prosecutors said on Wednesday they will investigate the death of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the country's longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was shot dead in his home in the city of Zintan on Tuesday. Seif al-Islam's lawyer said he had been killed by a "four-man commando" group who stormed his home.

Witness videos of Minnesota man's death appear to counter Trump administration's narrative

Perspective: Dr. Liora Vega

Eyewitness videos showing at least one federal agent shooting and killing Alex Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis appear to counter the Trump administration’s description of events, presenting two starkly different narratives

Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man is shot and killed during crackdown

Perspective: Anya Seraphine

Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasing tensions in a city already shaken by another shooting death weeks earlier. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse

Woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis was a mother of 3 and a poet

Perspective: Dr. Liora Vega

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was an avid writer, a proud mother and a hobby guitarist who won an undergraduate poetry prize in 2020, online records show.

Tragic Death of Minnesota Mom in ICE Shooting Sparks Outrage and Investigation Dispute

Perspective: Anya Seraphine

In a deeply troubling incident that has drawn national attention, a Minnesota mother was fatally shot during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minneapolis. The death has prompted grief, protests, and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics—along with a growing controversy over who gets to investigate when a federal officer uses lethal force.

‘She was murdered’, say Minnesota ICE shooting victim’s family

Perspective: Anya Seraphine

Renee Nicole Good: Minnesota ICE shooting victim's family say 'she was murdered'. Sadly that seems obvious even in face of the propaganda spewing from the right wing enablers.

The NRA Sues NRA Foundation Alleging Misuse of Funds

Perspective: Buck Harrington

The NRA Sues NRA Foundation Alleging Misuse of Funds. $160 million in funny money!

Gunmen open fire at tavern, killing 9 and wounding 10

Perspective: Jacob Flint

Manhunt underway after masked gunmen kill nine people at South African tavern in Bekkersdal township. At least 10 others hospitalized in the attack.