Guns in America
I’ve covered many US mass shootings since 2022. There’s one thing I’ll never understand
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.
- Farrah Tomazin
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Police looking into ‘manifesto’ by 15-year-old girl Wisconsin shooter
The shooter, identified by police as Natalie Rupnow, was a student at the Abundant Life Christian School.
- Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax
- Updated
- Crime
Luigi Mangione’s murder defence to hinge on his mindset, jurors’ feelings
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.
- David Voreaco and Patricia Hurtado
- Opinion
- Crime
Why Luigi Mangione is the beautiful face of American nihilism
He is an accused murderer. So why are so many Americans cheering him on – surely it’s not just because he’s “hot”?
- Jacqueline Maley
Luigi Mangione gave advice on how to game the system he believes failed him
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.
- Daniel Gilbert, Olivia George and Annie Gowen
Health insurance executive killed in Manhattan in targeted attack
The suspect, wearing a mask, fled on foot before mounting an electric bike and riding into Central Park, police said. He remains at large.
- Kyoko Gasha and Luc Cohen
‘Everybody owns a gun. It’s like having a cordless drill’
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.
- Meg Watson
- Opinion
- Opinion
How my kids are adjusting to life in a country with more guns than people
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.
- Liz Gooch
Kentucky judge shot dead in his chambers by sheriff, police say
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.”
Tip from Australia among those warning of risk of Georgia school shooting: report
The teenager and his father, who were interviewed by law enforcement in 2023 in connection with online threats about carrying out a school shooting, have been arrested.
- Rich McKay
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