Widow of slain VTA employee says her husband and 'rock' died in her arms

A widow of less than one day described how her husband of 20 years - Alex Ward Fritch - died in her arms; he was the ninth casualty of a mass shooting at the VTA light rail yard, the worst Bay Area mass shooting since 1993.

Ex-girlfriend details alleged abuse & 'mood swings' by VTA shooter, per court docs

The ex-girlfriend of VTA shooting suspect Sam Cassidy said he "exhibited major mood swings as result of bi-polar disorder," in court documents from the time they dated.

Most mass shooters share one very commonplace trait: Anger

While some people might portray mass shooters as monsters or having a mental illness that makes violence impossible to prevent, a recent study suggests that most mass shooters share one very commonplace trait: Anger

Surveillance video shows moments before VTA gunman left before shooting massacre

Surveillance video obtained by KTVU shows the moment 57-year-old Sam Cassidy left his San Jose home before storming into a work meeting at the VTA light rail yard and killed nine co-workers before killing himself.

What we know about the VTA light rail gunman Sam Cassidy

The alleged gunman in a San Jose shooting that left 9 dead, including the shooter, was identified as a VTA employee. An ex-girlfriend called him abusive, co-workers called him “strange,” and at least one neighbor said he had a hot temper.

Bridgeton shooting: Victims identified, one arrest made after mass shooting at NJ house party

Kevin Elliot, 30, and Asia Hester, 25, have been identified as the two people who were killed when gunfire broke out at a large house party in Bridgeton New Jersey Saturday night. So far, one arrest has been made.

Jackson State holds special graduation for class of 1970, 51 years after deadly police shooting on campus

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a state senator both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and state police officers that killed two people and injured 12 others on the campus of a historically Black college.

Police: 9 wounded, 3 critically, in Providence, Rhode Island

Nine people were wounded in a shooting Thursday evening in Rhode Island's capital in what police there believe to be the largest shooting in city history.

Accused gunman in spa shootings indicted on murder charges in second county

Grand juries in Fulton and Cherokee counties indicted Atlanta spa shootings suspect Robert Aaron Long on murder charges and he faces the death penalty in at least one county.

Teacher who helped stop Idaho middle school shooting has ties to Arizona

The teacher, Krista Turnblom Gneiting, is an 8th grade teacher at Rigby Middle School. Family members say Gneiting recounted her experience on Thursday night.

6th-grade girl shoots 3 at Idaho school before being disarmed by teacher, authorities say

A sixth-grade student was taken into custody Thursday after bringing a gun to school in Idaho and shooting multiple people, authorities said. She was disarmed by a teacher.

Oneida Casino shooting: Gunman, 2 others dead

Tribal leaders in northeastern Wisconsin were in shock Sunday hours after a gunman opened fire at their casino complex, killing two people and wounding another in what witnesses described as a hailstorm of bullets.

Boulder shooting suspect had 10 high-capacity magazines, DA says

A prosecutor says the man accused of killing 10 people at a crowded Colorado supermarket last month had armed himself with 10 high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Florida school superintendent arrested for perjury over Parkland shooting investigation

The superintendent of the Florida school district where 17 students and staff died in a 2018 high school massacre was arrested Wednesday after investigators said he lied to a grand jury investigating events surrounding the shooting.

FedEx shooting: 8 victims' names released after Indianapolis shooter identified

Coroners released the names of the victims of the shooting in Indianapolis late Friday. Four of them were members of Indianapolis' Sikh community — another blow to the Asian American community that comes a month after six people of Asian descent were killed in a mass shooting in the Atlanta area and amid ongoing attacks against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.

‘This has to end’: Biden urges Senate to bring gun control bill to floor ‘now’ in wake of FedEx shooting

After a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting Thursday at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport — President Joe Biden called on Congress to act immediately on gun control legislation.

FedEx Shooting: Police in Indianapolis trying to identify gunman, motive behind shooting

Police said the gunman started randomly shooting at people in the parking lot late Thursday night and then went into the building, where he shot himself shortly before police entered the facility.