Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley addressed criticism Friday over his decision to publicly declare the city safe while a mass shooter remained at large.
Bullet casings recovered from the scene of Charlie Kirk’s assassination were found to have messages etched into them, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox revealed. These inscriptions are being seen as possible clues to the shooter’s motive, and some may reflect online meme culture.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested in Pierce County, Washington, early Saturday morning after making violent threats against a school and claiming access to firearms. Deputies from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the teen is now in custody and that a significant cache of weapons and disturbing materials consistent with a planned mass shooting were seized from his home.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) downplayed reports that the Minneapolis Catholic school shooter identified as transgender and expressed anti-Trump sentiments, instead shifting focus to gun control during an interview Wednesday on MSNBC’s The Briefing.
The FBI has agreed to settle litigation with The Tennessee Star and other plaintiffs demanding the release of the manifesto written by Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the individual responsible for the March 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville. The shooter, a female who identified as male, killed six people—three children and three staff members—before being fatally shot by police.
