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Emmie Wolf-Dubin, center, yells during a protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that would let some teachers and staff carry concealed handguns on public school grounds. If Republican Gov.

This photo provided by the Ada County, Idaho, Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Tobin Bolter. The sheriff's deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Ada County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Officials identify Idaho man who was killed by police after fatal shooting of deputy

FILE - This combination of photos provided on Jan. 26, 2015, by the Cobb County Police Department shows June Runion, of Marietta, Ga., and her husband, Elrey "Bud" Runion. According to a news release issued Monday, April 23, 2024, someone using a magnet on Sunday, April 14, to fish for metal objects in a Georgia creek pulled up a rifle as well as some lost belongings of the couple found slain in the same area more than nine years ago. (Cobb County Police Department via AP, File)

Someone fishing with a magnet dredged up new evidence in Georgia couple’s killing, officials say

Police investigate after people were found dead in a home in Oklahoma City on Monday, April 22, 2024. Oklahoma City police called to a home on the city's southwest side Monday discovered the bodies of five people, including at least two children, authorities said. (Nathan J. Fish/The Oklahoman via AP)

Oklahoma police say 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and 3 brothers shot to death

George Alan Kelly listens to closing arguments in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Nogales, Ariz. Kelly was charged with second-degree murder in the January 2023 death of 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, who lived south of the border in Nogales, Mexico. (Angela Gervasi/Nogales International, via AP, Pool)

Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant

A year after school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers

A year after a deadly school shooting, Tennessee Republican lawmakers passed a bill that would let some teachers and staff carry concealed handguns on public school grounds. Protestors were removed from the gallery after shouting “Blood on your hands.” (AP video by Kristin M. Hall)

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US House Judiciary Committee chair seeks details from ATF on airport director shooting

The head of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to provide answers about the fatal raid at the home of the Little Rock airport director last month.

The fatal shooting of an Ohio officer during a training exercise being probed as a possible homicide

The fatal shooting of an Ohio officer during a training exercise at a state corrections department facility this month is being investigated as a possible reckless homicide.

Arkansas teen held on murder charge after fatal shooting outside party after high school prom

An Arkansas teen is in custody on a first-degree murder charge after the fatal shooting of a high school senior outside a party following a high school prom.

This photo provided by the Ada County, Idaho, Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Tobin Bolter. The sheriff's deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Ada County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Suspect in killing of Idaho sheriff’s deputy fatally shot by police, authorities say

Authorities say an Idaho sheriff’s deputy is dead after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop in Boise.

2 Pakistani customs officials killed and 3 wounded in an attack in the restive northwest

Police in Pakistan say gunmen opened fire at Pakistani customs officials, killing two and wounding three others in the country’s restive northwest.

2 killed and 7 injured in shooting at Memphis park party, police say

Police in Tennessee say nine people were shot — including two men who were killed — at an unsanctioned public party in a Memphis city park.

Conditions improve for students shot in Maryland park on ‘senior skip day’

Police say three of the five youths shot in a suburban Washington, D.C., park during a high school “senior skip day” gathering have been released from the hospital, while the condition of the most seriously injured student has improved.

Milwaukee teenager gets 13 years for shooting inside restaurant that killed 2 other teens

A Milwaukee teenager has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty in a 2022 shooting that killed two other teens inside a fast-food restaurant.

North Carolina officer fatally shoots man suspected of killing other man

Authorities say a North Carolina police officer fatally shot a man suspected of killing another man. Elizabeth City police say the shootings happened just before 2 a.m.

In this image taken from Uber dashcam video released by the Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office, William Brock, right, holds a weapon to Uber driver Loletha Hall outside his home in South Charleston, Ohio, on March 25, 2024. Brock, 81, who authorities say fatally shot Hall who he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both, was indicted on a murder charge, Monday, April 15, 2024, by a Clark County grand jury. Hall had no knowledge of the calls made to Brock, authorities said. (Clark County Sheriff's Office via AP)

What we know about the shooting of an Uber driver in Ohio and the scam surrounding it

It was a common scam that ended with an uncommon outcome, tragically in an Ohio driveway.

William J. Brock fatally shot an Uber driver because he wrongly assumed she was part of a scheme to extract $12,000 in supposed bond money for a relative, authorities said this week.

10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting a man in his sleep 2 years ago, Texas authorities say

Authorities in Texas say a 10-year-old boy has confessed to an unsolved 2022 killing, telling investigators that he shot a man he did not know while the victim slept.

Five shot at high school student gathering in Maryland park

Police in Greenbelt, Maryland, say five young people have been shot after gunfire broke out during a high school “senior skip day” gathering in a park.

FILE - Police investigate the scene of a shooting, March 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday, April 19, 2024, to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors have said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Ex-Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old boy

A fired Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy.

George Alan Kelly listens to closing arguments in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Nogales, Ariz. Kelly was charged with second-degree murder in the January 2023 death of 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, who lived south of the border in Nogales, Mexico. (Angela Gervasi/Nogales International, via AP, Pool)

Jurors don’t have a verdict yet in an Arizona rancher’s trial for fatally shooting a migrant

Jurors were sent home for the weekend after failing to reach a verdict Friday in the trial of a 75-year-old Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property.

Judge drops some charges against ex-Minnesota college student feared of plotting campus shooting

A judge has dismissed some of the most serious charges against a former Minnesota college student who police and prosecutors feared was plotting a campus shooting.

FILE - In this February 1972 file photo, a building burns in the bogside district of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, one of the the most notorious events of "The Troubles." Fifteen British soldiers who allegedly lied to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict, will not face perjury charges, prosecutors said Friday. (AP Photo/Michel Laurent, File)

Northern Ireland prosecutor says UK soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday won’t face perjury charges

Prosecutors say 15 former British soldiers won’t face charges for perjury at an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict.

FILE - Fran Allison, right, comforts her daughter, Brooke, after they were reunited following a shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., April 20, 1999. Twenty-five years later, The Associated Press is republishing this story about the attack, the product of reporting from more than a dozen AP journalists who conducted interviews in the hours after it happened. The article first appeared on April 22, 1999. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

AP Was There: Shock, then terror as Columbine attack unfolds

On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at Columbine High School in suburban Denver.

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, people visit the Columbine Memorial, April 17, 2024, in Littleton, Colo. The 12 students and a teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting will be remembered Friday, April 19, 2024, in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

12 students and teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting were remembered in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

FILE - In this image from KION video, police investigate the scene of a shooting in King City, Calif., March 3, 2024. Investigators have found a connection between a mass shooting last month that left four people dead and the February killing of two cousins in central California, authorities said Thursday, April 18, 2024. (KION via AP)

California shooting that left 4 dead and earlier killing of 2 cousins are linked, investigators say

Investigators have found a connection between a mass shooting last month that left four people dead and the February killing of two cousins in central California.

FILE - This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Oct. 23, 2021, used for the film "Rust." A New Mexico judge Monday, April 15, 2024, sentenced “Rust” movie armorer to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

New attorney joins prosecution team against Alec Baldwin in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting

An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie “Rust.”

Indianapolis man charged with murder in fatal shootings of 3 at apartment complex

An Indianapolis man has been formally charged with murder in last week’s fatal shootings of three people at a central Indiana apartment complex.

Gunman shot himself and wasn’t killed by officer, chief says

The police chief in Albany, New York says a gunman who wounded a police officer in the leg after a brief chase shot himself to death and was not killed by the officer’s returning fire.

Alleged homicide suspect fatally shot by police in San Francisco Bay Area

Authorities say that a man linked to a homicide investigation in California’s capital was fatally shot Wednesday by police 80 miles (128 kilometers) away in Oakland after he allegedly emerged from a home with a firearm.

Man charged in shooting of 5 men following fight over parking space at a Detroit bar

A 32-year-old Detroit man has been charged in a shooting that wounded five people in what police say was a dispute over a parking space outside a blues club.

FILE - Rain soaked memorials for those who died in a mass shooting sit along the roadside by Schemengees Bar & Grille, Oct. 30, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Maine's Democratic-led Legislature gave final approval to legislation imposing new restrictions on guns before adjourning Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers

State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings.

FILE - A man walks by flowers and a sign of support for the community, Oct. 28, 2023, in the wake of the mass shootings that occurred on Oct. 25, in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation early Thursday, April 18, 2024, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after deadliest shooting in state history

The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov.

George Alan Kelly listens to closing arguments in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Nogales, Ariz. Kelly was charged with second-degree murder in the January 2023 death of 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, who lived south of the border in Nogales, Mexico. (Angela Gervasi/Nogales International, via AP, Pool)

Trial of a southern Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant goes to the jury

The trial of a 75-year-old southern Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property near the U.S.

A rose stands at the plaque for Corey DePooter, one of the 12 student victims in the massacre at Columbine High School nearly 25 years ago, at the Columbine Memorial, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Littleton, Colo. Trauma still shadows the survivors of the horrific Columbine High School shooting as the attack's 25th anniversary approaches. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting

A quarter of a century after the Columbine High School shooting, the trauma from the attack has remained with survivors.

FILE - Police officers arrive the scene where two people were struck by gunfire in a shooting at a Burlington store, part of a chain formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. The California Attorney General declined to file criminal charges against a Los Angeles police officer who fired a rifle at a suspect inside a clothing store in 2021, killing a 14-year-old girl in a dressing room, authorities said Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu,File)

Attorney general won’t file criminal case against LA officer in 2021 shooting that killed teen

The California Attorney General has declined to file criminal charges against a Los Angeles police officer who fired a rifle at a suspect inside a clothing store in 2021, killing a 14-year-old girl in a dressing room.

Suspects arrested in Arkansas block party shooting that left 1 dead, 9 hurt

Four people have been arrested for a shooting that left one man dead and at least nine others injured at a block party in Arkansas.