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  • A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead, on 4 August 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Picture: AFP

    El Paso residents tell Trump to stay away after shooting

    US President Donald Trump is scheduled to stop off in the Texan border city where 22 died in a weekend gun massacre on Wednesday, after first visiting Dayton, Ohio, where another gunman shot nine dead.

    623 days ago
  • Map and calendar detailing mass shootings in the US since January 2019 that have resulted in at least 4 people being killed or wounded. Picture: AFP

    Mapping mass shootings in the US in 2019

    Map and calendar detailing mass shootings in the US since January 2019 that have resulted in at least four people being killed or wounded.

    624 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump condemns white supremacy, vague on gun measures after US shootings

    Trump did not address accusations that his own anti-immigrant and racially charged comments have contributed to a rise in race tensions, nor did he call for broad gun control measures.

    624 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump blames news media for 'anger and rage' in America

    Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl told a news conference that the quick police response was 'crucial,' preventing the shooter from entering a bar.

    625 days ago
  • FILE: This CCTV image obtained by KTSM 9 news channel shows the gunman identified as Patrick Crusius as he enters the Cielo Vista Walmart store in El Paso on 3 August 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Single murder charge filed against Texas shooting suspect

    The single charge is likely a legal place holder, to keep Patrick Crusius in custody until further charges can be filed against him for each of the dead and the wounded. He's accused of killing 20 people and wounding more than two dozen others at a Walmart store in El Paso on the weekend.

    625 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Under-pressure Trump says 'hate has no place' after two mass shootings

    'Hate has no place in our country,' President Trump said, but he also blamed mental illness for the violence

    625 days ago
  • A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead, on 4 August 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Picture: AFP

    Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores

    A man opened fire with an assault rifle at a Walmart in Texas on Saturday, killing 20 people, just four days after a disgruntled employee shot dead two coworkers and wounded a responding police officer at one of the massive chain's stores in Mississippi.

    625 days ago
  • FILE: Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Wal-Mart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, Saturday, 3 August 2019. Picture: AFP

    Factbox: Major shootings in the United States

    These are some of the bloodiest and most notable US mass shootings in recent decades, ranked by death toll.

    625 days ago
  • Picture: Freeimages

    9 killed in Ohio shooting, assailant dead - police

    The suspect had opened fire on the street firing 'a long gun with multiple rounds.'

    626 days ago
  • Police officers leave the scene of the investigation following a deadly shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, south of San Francisco, California on 28 July 2019. Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured in a shooting at a major food festival in California on Sunday, police said. Picture: AFP.

    3 killed in US festival shooting, suspected gunman dead

    Police said it was 'still an active crime scene' at the site of the three-day Gilroy Garlic Festival, one of the largest food festivals in the country.

    632 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    Multiple victims as shooter opens fire at US food festival

    Footage on NBC showed people running as shots rang out at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of San Jose, one of the largest food festivals in the country.

    632 days ago
  • The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School in Highlands Ranch. Picture: stemk12.org

    Two students arrested in Colorado school shooting make first appearance

    Douglas County District Judge Theresa Slade, who presided over both proceedings, ordered the two suspects to remain held without bond pending their next court hearings, set for Friday, when formal charges are expected to be filed.

    713 days ago
  • Police officers stand outside the home of one of the alleged gunmen behind the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on 7 May 2019. Picture: AFP

    Two students open fire at Colorado school, killing one, wounding seven

    Law enforcement officials declined to comment on a possible motive for the rampage, saying it was too early in the course of the investigation, which was being assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    715 days ago
  • FILE: A general view of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as staff and teachers prepared for the return of students in Parkland, Florida on 27 February 2018. Picture: AFP

    Florida teachers can arm themselves under new gun bill

    On 14 February, 2018, a former student armed with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and wounding 17 others.

    720 days ago
  • Police keep the campus on lockdown after a shooting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte in University City, Charlotte, on 30 April 2019. Picture: AFP

    Two dead in US university campus shooting

    Local emergency services said two people had been killed, while another two sustained life-threatening injuries and two more were being treated for less serious wounds.

    721 days ago
  • A sign stands near the site of the December 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting on the day of the National School Walkout on 14 March 2018 in Sandy Hook Connecticut. Picture: AFP

    Court rules gunmaker Remington can be sued over US massacre

    The attack just before Christmas left 20 school children and six staffers dead.

    768 days ago
  • Picture: AFP

    Five killed in central Florida bank shooting, police say

    The shooting occurred at the SunTrust Bank in Sebring, a town of about 10,000 people 95 miles south of Orlando, around 12:30 pm ET Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund said at a news conference.

    818 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump bans 'bump stocks' used in mass Las Vegas shooting

    The Trump administration is already bracing for a lawsuit from the National Rifle Association or other gun ownership groups.

    854 days ago
  • Borderline Bar and Grill slogan. Picture: facebook.com

    At least 11 reported wounded in California bar shooting

    Witnesses told CNN the attacker had a large handgun, wore a black trench coat and glasses and threw smoke grenades inside the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks.

    895 days ago
  • A heavy police presence remains into the night at the shooting outside Jacksonville Landing on 26 August 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. A shooting rampage during a Madden 19 video game tournament at the site claimed four lives, with several others wounded, according to published reports. Picture: AFP.

    Police search for motive in Florida mass shooting

    Witnesses told local media that the gunman was a disgruntled gamer, angry because he lost Sunday’s tournament.

    968 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    [UPDATE] Gunman kills two at video game tournament in Florida

    Local media said the shooter had been competing in the tournament and lost, then apparently targeted other players before killing himself.

    969 days ago
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