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Rep. Dave Baker: A dark day in Minnesota: A time to grieve, reflect, and heal

From the commentary, "We must ... come together, not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Minnesotans, united in sorrow and committed to healing."

Minnesota

Warrant issued for man minutes before he and wife found dead in Hermantown, Minnesota

Court documents indicate the 63-year-old had been acting erratically and aggressively toward family members the day before the shooting deaths.

Jun 18

Minnesota

Hortman family鈥檚 dog, gravely injured in attack on couple, has died

The Hortman family raised and trained their golden retriever, Gilbert, through Helping Paws, a nonprofit organization that trains assistance dogs

Jun 17

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Minnesota

Political violence is on the rise, Minnesota-based expert says

Q&A with Jillian Peterson, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Hamline University and co-founder of The Violence Project

Jun 17

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Community

SD man designs school shooting safety device

Custodian looks to patent door-locking design

Sep 7, 2022

By Erik Kaufman

Minnesota

Man paralyzed, car hit 29 times in drive-by shooting in small southern Minnesota town

Attempted murder charges filed against suspects in Janesville.

Jul 29, 2022

By Brian Arola / The Free Press, Mankato, Minn.

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National

Report: Uvalde school shooter born in Fargo and other revelations

Details about the 18-year-old who killed 21 people, including 19 children, are part of an interim report released Sunday by a Texas House committee investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary 歪歪漫画.

Jul 17, 2022

By Maggie Prosser / The Dallas Morning News

Minnesota

Duluth teen charged with murder; victim identified

Corey Devon Young, 17, is already on probation after bringing a gun to school in May. Prosecutors will seek to have him tried as an adult.

Jul 6, 2022

By Tom Olsen

Gunfire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park

National

Suspect in July 4 parade shooting planned attack for weeks, authorities say

Authorities said the suspect fired more than 70 rounds from a rooftop at random onto people watching Monday's parade in Highland Park, Illinois, and then made his getaway dressed in women's clothing to blend in with the panic-stricken crowd, authorities said on Tuesday.

Jul 5, 2022

By Brendan O'Brien and Tom Polansek / Reuters

Danish PM Frederiksen and Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye lay flowers at Field's shopping centre after shooting, in Copenhagen

World

Copenhagen shooting suspect held in psych ward, authorities rule out terrorism

The 22-year-old Danish male, accused of opening fire on Sunday afternoon on shoppers in the Field's mall a few kilometers south of downtown Copenhagen, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and intent to kill.

Jul 4, 2022

By Reuters

National

Suspect captured in shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago's Highland Park suburb

Officials told a news conference that six people were killed and 24 taken to hospital, and that a rifle was recovered from the scene.

Jul 4, 2022

By Eric Cox and Brendan O'Brien / Reuters

World

Horror on Oslo Pride day as gunman goes on deadly rampage at gay bar

Authorities said the suspect, a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin, was believed to be a radicalized Islamist with a history of mental illness who had been known to intelligence services since 2015.

Jun 25, 2022

By By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche / Reuters

Tops supermarket shooting suspect's trial in Buffalo

National

Hate-crime charges for Buffalo shooting suspect outline chilling details

Payton Gendron faces 26 counts of hate crimes and firearms offenses, according to the charges. The complaint contains chilling details about the May 14 shooting, including a moment when Gendron turned to a white male victim who had been shot in the leg and said "sorry" before moving on, according to a sworn statement filed by an FBI agent.

Jun 15, 2022

By Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters

A makeshift memorial sits at the scene of a shooting, in Los Angeles

National

Ahead of midterms, Democrats struggle to find footing on violent crime

In congressional and local races across the United States, Republicans have seized upon calls by progressives to reduce police department budgets and other liberal criminal justice policies to paint almost all Democratic candidates as lenient on crime.

Jun 3, 2022

By James Oliphant / Reuters

Houston hosts NRA convention days after school massacre

National

As Biden and lawmakers debate, U.S. Supreme Court poised to expand gun rights

The justices are expected to rule by the end of this month in a challenge by two firearms owners and the New York affiliate of the National Rifle Association to that state's restrictions on carrying concealed handguns in public.

Jun 2, 2022

By Andrew Chung / Reuters