The governor said the 11-year-old boy may have been influenced by a violent video game.
Tag: School Shootings and Armed Attacks
Hero in U.N.C. Charlotte Shooting Is Honored in New ‘Star Wars’ Book
A short paragraph tells the story of a Jedi Master and historian named Ri-Lee Howell who collected “many of the earliest accounts of exploration and codifications of The Force.”
A Professor’s Killing Sends a Chill Through a Campus in Pakistan
A student said he killed Prof. Khalid Hameed, a well-liked teacher, because he insulted Islam. Now his colleagues are being very careful about what they say.
Attack at School in China Leaves at Least 8 Children Dead
The police said they had arrested a 40-year-old male suspect, but the local authorities did not mention the method of attack or a possible motive.
We Wanted to Know How Online Radicalization Was Changing the World. We Started With Brazil.
What we found there, for an article and an episode of “The Weekly,” went far beyond anything we had anticipated, with important, disturbing lessons for us all.
Stabbing of 17 Children Shocks Japan, Where Parents Trust Streets Are Safe
Across the country, young students travel to school on their own every day. But a peaceful assumption was shattered by a rampage that killed a schoolgirl and a parent.
Nigeria’s President Promises, Again, to Bring Back Kidnapped Chibok Students
Five years after dozens of girls were kidnapped by militants, half are still missing. Their absence seems all but forgotten, except by their families.
‘So Heartbreaking’: Funerals Begin for New Zealand Attack Victims
As the first six victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings were laid to rest, some affected families were still waiting to learn the fate of their loved ones.
The New Zealand Attack Posed New Challenges for Journalists. Here Are the Decisions The Times Made.
The killing of 50 people in New Zealand last week seems to be the most extreme example of a mass shooter using the internet as part of his arsenal of destruction and hate. We look at how this affected our calculations around how to cover the attack.
New Zealand Mourns Victims of Mosque Attacks
Across the country, New Zealanders gathered in support of the nation’s Muslims and to remember the victims of the attacks in Christchurch.