Tag: gun violence

ICE Agents Shot and Killed a US Citizen in Minneapolis: What We’re Seeing and Why It Matters

Another fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis: ICE agents shot and killed a 37-year-old American citizen.

Before ICE Shooting, Immigration Agents Repeatedly Used Deadly Force

The killing of a Minneapolis woman is the latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have…

Woman Shot by ICE During Minneapolis Immigration Operation Sparks Outrage and Protest

There was an innocent woman shot by ICE during a Minneapolis operation, conflicting accounts, public anger are fueling demands for…

Providence Grieves as Brown University Community Faces Loss, Fear, and Search for Shooter Continues

Brown University and the Community are unable to begin to heal until the person responsible is in custody. The search…

Feds suddenly want to drop charges against woman shot by Border Patrol Agent

The move avoids the release of more messages from a Border Patrol agent whose previous texts showed he had bragged…

Far fewer people support political violence in the US than indicated by recent polls

As political violence in the US was on the rise, polls showed an alarming number of people supported it. Luckily,…

What Are the Best Strategies for Surviving a Mass Shooting?

Mass shootings are, unfortunately, something we’re forced to live with in the U.S. Children have school shooter drills, but what…

5 police officers shot in Pennsylvania. Near me.

Living in a small town, I never thought there would be a mass shooting anywhere around here. Yesterday, there were…

The data shows political violence and extremism going down

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it? Data shows political violence and extremism…

Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence

As a historian of the early republic, I believe that seeing this political violence in America as distinct “episodes” is…

Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

Charlie Kirk helped shape Republican politics on college campuses, in media and within President Donald Trump’s coalition.

Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed at an Event in Utah

Video captured the moment when Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck immediately after responding to a question from the…