/tags/shootings shootings en-US WLRN Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:46:19 GMT /law-justice/2023-04-24/probe-ordered-after-shots-fired-at-errant-instacart-driver A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation into shots that were fired at a couple who mistakenly turned onto the wrong property in a Fort Lauderdale suburb while delivering for Instacart. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:46:19 GMT /law-justice/2023-04-24/probe-ordered-after-shots-fired-at-errant-instacart-driver Terry Spencer | Associated Press /local-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-19/miami-beach-sets-curfew-to-control-spring-break-crowds-after-2-shootings The city issued a curfew on Sunday night and plans another starting on Thursday in an effort to curb violence after two fatal shootings took place over the weekend. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:25:50 GMT /local-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-19/miami-beach-sets-curfew-to-control-spring-break-crowds-after-2-shootings Emma Bowman /news/2022-12-27/after-the-club-q-shooting-drag-queens-say-theyre-upping-security-measures Drag has grown in visibility in recent years as a way to celebrate gender fluidity and self-expression, especially among the LGBTQ community and its allies. That's made it a target of the right wing. Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:55:00 GMT /news/2022-12-27/after-the-club-q-shooting-drag-queens-say-theyre-upping-security-measures Emily Olson /news/2022-08-29/shootings-spiked-during-the-pandemic-the-spike-now-looks-like-a-new-normal People in hard-hit communities say guns have become more present, and deadly gunplay more common and chaotic. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:23 GMT /news/2022-08-29/shootings-spiked-during-the-pandemic-the-spike-now-looks-like-a-new-normal Martin Kaste /news/2022-08-09/town-hall-addresses-series-of-shootings-in-south-miami-dade-county Three shootings in southwest Miami-Dade County over the past two weeks have raised concern in several communities. In response, state, local and police officials held a town hall in West Perrine to reach a solution. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:56:00 GMT /news/2022-08-09/town-hall-addresses-series-of-shootings-in-south-miami-dade-county Michael McEwen /news/2022-07-26/a-washington-man-makes-calls-across-the-country-threatening-racial-violence The federal criminal complaint details other threatening calls allegedly made by the suspect over the past year to businesses in California, Maryland, Connecticut and Washington state, officials say. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:30:15 GMT /news/2022-07-26/a-washington-man-makes-calls-across-the-country-threatening-racial-violence Jonathan Franklin /news/2022-07-06/harris-calls-for-renewing-the-assault-weapons-ban-after-highland-park-mass-shooting "Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris told a teachers convention in Chicago before visiting the shooting scene at nearby Highland Park. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:19:23 GMT /news/2022-07-06/harris-calls-for-renewing-the-assault-weapons-ban-after-highland-park-mass-shooting NPR Washington Desk /news/2022-06-14/there-are-2-ways-the-media-covers-mass-shootings-heres-why-the-difference-matters What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:05:07 GMT /news/2022-06-14/there-are-2-ways-the-media-covers-mass-shootings-heres-why-the-difference-matters Sacha Pfeiffer, Jonaki Mehta, Patrick Jarenwattananon /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-12/nypd-identifies-a-person-of-interest-in-the-brooklyn-subway-shooting Officials have linked a set of keys to an abandoned U-Haul van found blocks from the Brooklyn shooting. Investigators say the van was rented by Frank R. James in Philadelphia. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:59:08 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-12/nypd-identifies-a-person-of-interest-in-the-brooklyn-subway-shooting Jasmine Garsd, Stephen Nessen, Jeff Dean, Vanessa Romo /news/2022-03-15/a-secret-service-study-of-a-tallahassee-yoga-studio-shooting-shows-the-suspects-misogyny A Secret Service case study finds that a man who fatally shot two women at a Tallahassee yoga class had a well-documented history of disturbing behavior toward women. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:11:22 GMT /news/2022-03-15/a-secret-service-study-of-a-tallahassee-yoga-studio-shooting-shows-the-suspects-misogyny Associated Press, Gina Jordan