Bill Cario was one of the first to enter the elementary school after the shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, but he stresses that he was not alone in helping, or in healing the community. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Mass Shootings”
Buffalo Gunman Pleads Guilty to All Charges in Racist Attack
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
The man, who was accused of killing 10 Black people in June, was charged on 25 counts, including murder, domestic terrorism and hate crimes. Source: New York Times
After 3 Mass Shootings, a Thanksgiving With 14 Empty Chairs
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2022
The victims’ lives paint a picture of a uniquely American holiday’s ideals. Their deaths reveal how routinely those dreams are dashed. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Shooting Suspect Expected to Plead Guilty in Massacre
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
The accused gunman in a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket earlier this year has agreed to plead guilty in the deaths of 10 people. Source: New York Times
NY Attorney General Seeks to Criminalize the Spread of Violent Videos
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Following the mass shooting this year in Buffalo, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James are urging legislators to punish those who make and distribute videos of extreme violence. Source: New York Times
As Alex Jones Stands Trial, Newtown Would Rather Forget Him
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
Nearly 10 years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School — and the conspiracy theories propagated by Mr. Jones — Newtown residents are trying to move past their grief and anger. Source: New York Times
The School Shooting Is Fake. Can It Prepare an Officer for a Real One?
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2022
A $50 million facility in upstate New York is trying to teach officers the thing they’ll need most during the next mass shooting: bravery. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Tightens Gun Laws After Latest Mass Shooting
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
The legislation, which Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Tuesday, comes amid a push by states with strict gun laws to work around a Supreme Court ruling aimed at dismantling them. Source: New York Times
Nine People Are Injured in Newark Shooting, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
The victims — eight adults and one youth — were all in stable condition at Newark hospitals, the acting public safety director said. Source: New York Times
New York Files Landmark Lawsuits Against a Flood of ‘Ghost Guns’
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2022
The legal complaints are the first to be brought under a new state law intended to hold gun manufacturers accountable for gun violence. Source: New York Times
Relatives of Buffalo Shooting Victims Angered by SCOTUS Gun Law Decision
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2022
The city is still mourning 10 people who were killed by a gunman at a grocery store last month. Source: New York Times
Harlem Shooting Kills 1 and Wounds 8 Amid Violent Weekend Across the Country
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2022
While massacres like those in Buffalo and Uvalde are much publicized, lower-profile attacks exact a dreadful toll. Source: New York Times
Social Media Shooting Threats Against Elite Schools Sow Fear
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
A tactic using social media sites to direct threats at individual students has unsettled schools in New York City and around the country. Source: New York Times
Could One County’s Success With ‘Red Flag’ Orders Be a Model?
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2022
Suffolk County authorities have acted more often than their counterparts elsewhere in New York to seize weapons from the home of someone who has made a threat. Source: New York Times
How a New York County Used the State’s ‘Red Flag’ Law to Seize 160 Guns
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2022
Suffolk County on Long Island aggressively uses the law to take guns from people in crisis in an effort to prevent shootings and suicides. Its experience could inform a national debate. Source: New York Times