Mass shooting
'Our full and sincere apologies': New IRA sorry for killing journalist
The New IRA has admitted responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry.
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Guns
The Columbine High School shooting's 20th anniversary is commemorated with memorials and vigils
Twenty years ago, two teenage gunmen claimed the lives of 13 victims and marked the beginning of an era in which America has repeatedly been forced to reckon with the threat of school shootings.
- by Kayla Epstein
Opinion
Opinion
Changing the script written by Columbine High School shooters
Mass shootings have a pattern. Patterns have beginnings. In many ways Columbine was the first school shooting in the US, and its bloody legacy is writ large in every terrible headline.
- by Glynn Greensmith
Mass shooting
Teen 'infatuated' with Columbine massacre found dead in Colorado after manhunt
Sol Pais, 18, flew from Florida to Colorado and purchased a pump-action shotgun days before the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre.
- by Jennifer Oldham and Jessica Contrera
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USA
Colorado schools on alert over armed, 'infatuated' Columbine fan
Authorities issued a security alert to Columbine and dozens of other Denver-area schools, citing a threat of violence.
- by Keith Coffman
USA
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz wants to marry, to name sons after guns
In the letters to a woman in the UK, Nikolas Cruz proposes marriage, muses about having children and says he wants to name his sons after guns.
- by Brittany Wallman and Megan O'Matz
New Zealand
'Arrogant' and a 'coward': Relatives face Christchurch mosque shooting suspect in court
Relatives of people killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings branded the alleged gunman "arrogant" and a "coward" after they faced him across a courtroom for the first time.
- by Sam Sherwood, Adele Redmond, Dominic Harris and Oliver Lewis
New Zealand
Accused Christchurch shooter to face 50 murder charges
The Australian man accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers in gun attacks on two mosques in Christchurch will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges.
New Zealand
Jacinda Ardern pays for groceries of a mum who forgot her wallet
"Just when you think Jacinda couldn't get any more lovely ... she goes and pays for your groceries," the woman wrote.
- by Georgia Forrester
Police
NSW Police tactical officers among the first on scene in Christchurch
Two tactical officers from NSW, who were in Christchurch for an international sniping course, were among the first responders to the mosque shooting that left 50 dead
- by Sally Rawsthorne
USA
Gunman opens fire during Seattle rush hour, killing two
Authorities did not immediately offer an explanation for what might have precipitated the shooting.