Mass Shootings
Police Continue to Evade Uvalde Shooting Records Requests
In a new twist, lawyers appear to claim they don't understand Texas law, or the English language.
The Highland Park Shooter Wanted Attention on His Disturbing Online Footprint
The Highland Park suspect existed in some of the darkest corners of the internet, including a secretive gore site VICE News got access to. But experts say to exercise caution before attaching any ideology to him.
The Highland Park Shooter Escaped in Women’s Clothes, Police Say
Police said they believe the shooter planned the attack for weeks, and wore women's clothes during the attack to hide his identity and blend into the fleeing crowd.
Uvalde Cops Never Tried to Open Door to Save Kids from Shooter: Report
Police said they were waiting for a key to unlock the classroom door, but it might have been open all along.
Buffalo Is Still Reeling From Mass Shooting: ‘They Already Don’t Care’
East Buffalo, already devastated by decades of neglect and disinvestment, shows how a city heals after after the cameras—and the country—have moved on.
Uvalde Hires Private Law Firm to Argue It Doesn’t Have to Release School Shooting Public Records
Some of the records relating to the Robb Elementary School shooting could be “highly embarrassing,” involve “emotional/mental distress,” and are “not of legitimate concern to the public,” the lawyers argued.
Texas Police Want Uvalde Bodycam Footage Suppressed Because It Could Expose Law Enforcement ‘Weakness’
The Texas Department of Public Safety asked the state's Attorney General to prevent the public release of body camera footage in response to a public records request from Motherboard.
Almost Half of Republicans Think ‘We Have to Accept’ Mass Shootings, Poll Shows
Nearly half of Republicans say mass gun violence is “unfortunately something we have to accept as part of free society.”
Axon Wants To Make Taser Drones for Schools Despite Its Own Ethics Board’s Concerns
After deadly shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the police tech company is unveiling its most dystopian project yet.
Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’ Are Surging Across the US, Exclusive Data Shows
VICE News contacted police agencies across the country and found that major cities—especially ones with strict gun laws—are suddenly flooded with unserialized firearms.
Biden Wants to Take a Page From New Zealand’s Success on Gun Reform
Praising Jacinda Ardern’s “galvanizing action” following mass shootings, Biden sought insight into her country’s approach to gun reform as they met this week.
Police Left Texas Shooter in a Classroom Full of Kids for About an Hour and Refuse to Say Why
Police engaged the Texas shooter at the start of the attack, but then they waited for backup. Now under intense scrutiny, authorities are being cagey about what happened.