Jerald Kirkwood was in his bedroom when his one-year-old pit bull,Oreo,leapt onto the bed and got his paw stuck in the trigger guard of his gun.
I still often think about the parents who had to identify the bodies of their dead children,or an 11-year-old who covered herself with her dead friend’s blood to evade a shooter.
The shooter,identified by police as Natalie Rupnow,was a student at the Abundant Life Christian School.
In a case that has churned immense publicity and strong emotions in the US,it may be hard to find jurors who can set aside their personal feelings towards the health insurance industry.
He is an accused murderer. So why are so many Americans cheering him on – surely it’s not just because he’s “hot”?
The 26-year-old suspect in the shooting death of a top health insurance CEO foreshadowed his scepticism about the industry to fellow Reddit users.
The suspect,wearing a mask,fled on foot before mounting an electric bike and riding into Central Park,police said. He remains at large.
From teenagers with glocks to middle-aged mums with shotguns – these portraits from Melbourne photographer Tom Franks place an Aussie lens on US gun culture.
I hadn’t planned to write about gun violence as soon as I moved to the United States,but this relentless stream of killing is impossible to ignore.
Governor Andy Beshear said after the shooting:“There is far too much violence in this world,and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow.”