gun violence

Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male with no known connection to the church. His motive remains unclear.

The suspect in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband texted, "Dad went to war last night,' evoking the language of the far right, Christian anti-abortion movement.

Vance Boelter, the subject of a nationwide manhunt, described himself as an experienced security professional who worked in conflict zones. A friend said at least part of that account is "fantasy."

Over 20 volunteers participated in the Guns to Gardens initiative in Myers Park over the weekend, which dismantles guns turned in anonymously by community members and repurposes them into gardening tools like shovels.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools apologized after acknowledging that officials failed to notify parents “in a timely manner” about threats targeting multiple schools.

Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route and celebration attended by thousands on Sunday, authorities said. There were no immediate arrests.

A volunteer curator in Philadelphia puts on art exhibits to raise awareness of lives lost to gun violence.

The nation's top doctor issued an advisory on Tuesday declaring gun violence a public health crisis and prescribing policy changes to treat it as such. It's both unprecedented and unenforceable.

Years ago, Camile Stephens lost her son to gun violence and became friends with Meko McCarthy, whose son was killed in 2011 in an encounter with a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. The women shared a conversation in the StoryCorps mobile recording booth in uptown Charlotte.

Florida passed a red flag law after the 2018 school shooting in Parkland. During a visit to that site, Harris announced a new White House effort designed to get more states to put those laws to work.