gun violence

Authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of two people and wounding of two others at a Nebraska fast food restaurant.

An 8-year-old Northwest Indiana girl was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the head by stray gunfire while seated on a living room floor doing homework, police said. A preliminary investigation indicates that someone began shooting outside her home Thursday night and one bullet penetrated the siding of the home, East Chicago Deputy Police Chief Jose Rivera said….

A 3-year-old boy named James Kenneth Lindquester, from Aloha, Oregon, has died after finding a handgun in a bedroom and accidentally shooting himself, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The tragic incident was reported on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at 9:49 p.m., when deputies responded to the shooting. James’ family called 911 and reported that he had retrieved a handgun…

Recent shootings of police officers and protests that have left scores of officers injured are stark reminders of the dangers facing law enforcement as the country grapples with police killings of African Americans.

Marcel McClinton, who survived a mass shooting outside his church as a teenager, helped organize the March for Our Lives Houston rally when he was 16. And when he was just 17, he launched a bid for a seat on the Houston City Council. While it was unsuccessful, he forced the race to a runoff. Now this gun control activist...

In a giant blue, white, and gold vehicle the size of a semi-trailer truck, technician Summer Dawkins peers into a microscope. “I’m looking at any striations, or firing pin drag marks,” she said, slowly rotating a gleaming shell cartridge in the microscope’s bluish light. Crime scene veterans know that shell casings like that often litter the scenes of some...

In tonight’s NBC 5 Investigates, Phil Rogers gives us an inside glimpse at an incredible mobile crime lab helping agencies fight gun violence in the city of Chicago.

Rapper and businessman Master P will pay for the funeral of a 3-year-old Kentucky girl who was fatally shot along with her father

Police in Cincinnati said at least 18 people were shot and four killed as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines

Niger and France say unidentified gunmen have killed six French aid workers and two Nigerien guides visiting a wildlife park east of Niger’s capital

Police are looking for two people in connection with a shooting that wounded a 3-year-old girl last month in South Shore. The July 22 shooting wounded a 3-year-old girl when two gunmen fired shots in the direction of her family’s car in the 2400 block of East 74th Street, Chicago police said. Surveillance photos released by police Tuesday show two people...

A 9-year-old boy was one of 105 homicide victims in Chicago in July, joining a grim roster of children who have been felled by the city’s gun violence.

The 25-year-old man suspected in a violent shootout with Chicago Police Thursday behind the 25th District headquarters was released in April after serving time on a gun offense. But corrections officials say the suspect, Lovelle Jordan, did not leave prison early and received no preferential treatment due to overcrowding concerns during the current coronavirus pandemic. “Mr. Jordan was released from…

A grieving mother and son shine a spotlight on the senseless violence that has gripped Dallas, Tx.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday offered a blunt response to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who called her a “derelict mayor” during a press briefing.

As gun violence continues to grip Chicago, people hit the pavement Saturday to demand change. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

The daughter of comedian and radio host Rickey Smiley said she’s “happy to be alive” and is feeling okay after being shot multiple times over the weekend in Houston.

At least 17 people died and at least 72 wounded in shootings across the city over the long Fourth of July weekend, many being minors. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Chicago Police reacted to another weekend of escalated fatal shootings, many involving children. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.