#US Gun Violence

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Church Shooting Michigan
One dead and nine injured in shooting and fire at Michigan church, say police
A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, killing at least one person and injuring nine before police shot him, authorities said.

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Pennsylvania Shooting
Three police officers killed and two wounded in shooting in rural Pennsylvania
Police were investigating after three officers were killed and two more were wounded in a shooting in Pennsylvania.

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Election 2025 Redistricting Obama
Obama say US is at ‘inflection point’ after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
'The central premise of our democratic system is that we have to be able to disagree and have sometimes really contentious debates without resorting to violence'

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot
Suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk charged with aggravated murder
The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been charged with aggravated murder. The charge means Tyler Robinson, 22, could face the death penalty if convicted of killing Mr Kirk last week.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with aggravated murder; prosecutors to seek death penalty
Prosecutors allege Robinson shot Mr Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby campus building

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Accused sniper jailed in Charlie Kirk killing awaits formal charges in Utah
Accused sniper jailed in Charlie Kirk killing awaits formal charges in Utah
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday after relatives and a family friend alerted authorities that he had implicated himself in the crime

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Colin Sheridan: Reaction to Charlie Kirk's killing shows our selective compassion 
Colin Sheridan: Reaction to Charlie Kirk's killing shows our selective compassion 
It is striking how one death prompts moral urgency from those who may have criticised many of the views of the man himself, while a daily reality of dozens killed and hundreds illegally detained is met with crickets

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

US-JUSTICE-WEAPONS
Ghost guns in Ireland: how criminals are using 3D printers to make untraceable weapons
Untraceable ghost guns, printed at home for a few hundred euro, are increasingly being seized by gardaí across Ireland

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot
Gareth O'Callaghan: From Charlie Kirk’s death to Simon Harris’s threats, politics is crossing a deadly line
The assassination of Charlie Kirk and threats to Irish politicians show how unchecked hatred corrodes democracy and endangers lives

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot
Man, 22, arrested in Charlie Kirk’s killing ‘saw Trump ally as person spreading hate’
Tyler James Robinson was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice, all felonies, according to an affidavit filed in court

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing had become ‘more political’, authorities say
Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing had become ‘more political’, authorities say
Trump ally Charlie Kirk was killed by a single shot in what Utah’s governor described a political assassination

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Charlie Kirk Shot
Marion McKeone: The void after Charlie Kirk’s death could unleash something even more dangerous
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has destabilised conservative politics, exposed America’s addiction to violence, and raised urgent questions about who inherits his power

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Charlie Kirk Shot
Unrest over shooting of Charlie Kirk could have ramifications for Ireland, academic warns
Recent threats against Simon Harris illustrate changing landscape of politics here, says Dr Clodagh Harrington

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Utah governor confirms suspect named Tyler Robinson, 22, arrested over killing of Charlie Kirk
Utah governor confirms suspect named Tyler Robinson, 22, arrested over killing of Charlie Kirk
Kirk's killer had eluded federal agents for about 33 hours after Wednesday's shooting, in which a sniper fired a single gunshot that killed Kirk, a close ally of US President Donald Trump

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk shooting: new video of suspect released by FBI amid urgent appeal for help from the public
Charlie Kirk shooting: new video of suspect released by FBI amid urgent appeal for help from the public
FBI reward of $100,000 and direct appeals for public support appear to signal law enforcement’s continued struggles to identify the killer of Trump ally

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot
Utah governor pleads for public’s help in finding person who shot Charlie Kirk
Investigators obtained clues, including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path the assassin fled

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

FBI shares photos of 'person of interest' in Charlie Kirk killing; rifle recovered from where suspect fled
FBI shares photos of 'person of interest' in Charlie Kirk killing; rifle recovered from where suspect fled
The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information 'leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible' for the killing of the rightwing activist and Trump ally

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Charlie Kirk Shot
FBI recovers rifle used in Charlie Kirk killing but shooter still at large
FBI says ‘high-powered bolt action rifle’ found in wooded area, as well as footwear, a palm and forearm imprints; suspect ‘blended in’ and appears to be of ‘college age’

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot
Taoiseach and Tánaiste condemn Charlie Kirk killing and warn of rising political violence
Following the fatal shooting of US activist Charlie Kirk, Irish leaders warn of rising political violence and the dangers of online radicalisation

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions
Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions
What was meant to be a moment of silence in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday for the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk erupted in shouting and finger-pointing, an episode that provided a bitter illustration of a nation divided by ...

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Charlie Kirk Shot
Charlie Kirk shooting: police search for suspect amid condemnation of ‘targeted’ killing
Shooting of conservative activist Kirk in Utah still an active investigation, say authorities, as Donald Trump vows to find everyone ‘who contributed to this atrocity’

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot
Who was Charlie Kirk, the influential rightwing activist and trusted ally of Trump?
Author, activist and host co-founded Turning Point USA and used huge social media reach to push rightwing causes

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Two children dead, 17 people injured in shooting at Minnesota Catholic school
Two children dead, 17 people injured in shooting at Minnesota Catholic school
The children who died were aged eight and 10

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

School Shooting Minneapolis
FBI to investigate Minneapolis Catholic school shooting as 'domestic terrorism and hate crime'
Suspect also dead, police confirm, and 14 of those hurt are children in shooting during mass in south Minneapolis

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Shooting New York City
Gunman who killed four in New York was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says
He had played football in high school in California nearly two decades ago.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Carlow shooting 'shouldn't have happened, but none of us know the true story', says gun shop owner
Carlow shooting 'shouldn't have happened, but none of us know the true story', says gun shop owner
Despite Ireland’s reputation for strict gun control, over 200,000 licensed firearms exist — and one tragic case highlights the cracks

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Israeli embassy staffers shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington DC
Israeli embassy staffers shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington DC
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Florida State Shooter
Florida man used sheriff deputy mother’s gun to kill two in university shooting
Florida State University Police Chief Jason Trumbower said the gunman shot at individuals around the student union building

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

New-Mexico-Shooting
Three killed and 14 wounded in shooting at park in New Mexico
At least three people have been killed and 14 injured in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Columbine School Shooting Hochhalter
Columbine victim’s death almost 26 years later ruled homicide raising toll to 14
The death of a woman who was partially paralysed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Deadly shooting at Ohio cosmetics warehouse
Deadly shooting at Ohio cosmetics warehouse
One person has died and five others have been injured in a shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, officials said.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Irish leaders discuss peace issues
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Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Teenage girl kills teacher and pupil in shooting at US Christian school
Teenage girl kills teacher and pupil in shooting at US Christian school
The pupil wounded six others in Monday’s shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School, including two students who were in critical condition, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Police say 15-year-old girl behind Wisconsin school shooting
Police say 15-year-old girl behind Wisconsin school shooting
Wisconsin Police confirmed her identity as 15-year-old student Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Teacher and teenage pupil killed in US school shooting
Teacher and teenage pupil killed in US school shooting
“Today is a sad, sad day, not only for Madison but for our entire country”

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive, charged with murder
Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive, charged with murder
Prosecutors in New York brought a murder charge, along with four related gun charges, against Luigi Mangione, according to court records

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Man, 26, arrested with gun ‘consistent with’ one used to kill UnitedHealthcare chief
Man, 26, arrested with gun ‘consistent with’ one used to kill UnitedHealthcare chief
The 26-year-old man had a gun believed to be the one used in the killing and writings suggesting his anger with corporate America, police officials said

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Brian Thompson
UnitedHealth executive shot dead outside New York hotel
A senior executive of US healthcare giant UnitedHealth was shot dead on Wednesday in New York.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges
Man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges
A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before the Secret Service spotted him with a rifle has pleaded not guilty to federal charges including attempted assassination.

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Donald Trump
First hearing to begin for panel investigating Donald Trump assassination attempts
US lawmakers rush to ensure candidate safety just weeks before the presidential election

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

US Secret Service failures before Donald Trump rally shooting ‘preventable’ – Senate panel
US Secret Service failures before Donald Trump rally shooting ‘preventable’ – Senate panel
Investigators found that there was no clear chain of command among the Secret Service and other security agencies and no plan for coverage of the building where the gunman climbed up to fire the shots

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

Man who staked out Trump at golf course charged with attempting assassination
Man who staked out Trump at golf course charged with attempting assassination
Ryan Wesley Routh had been initially charged with two federal firearms offences

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Donald Trump
Report finds communication failures before assassination attempt on Donald Trump
Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump, according to a new report.

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

Body found in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect
Body found in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect
The body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on Interstate 75 in Kentucky was found on Wednesday, authorities said, ending an intense search.

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

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