3 h. ago What newly released videos and records reveal about the Uvalde school shooting

Anguished pleas from parents

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16 h. ago Uvalde County leaders release video, records showing response to school shooting that left 21 dead

County leaders in Uvalde, Texas, have released police body camera video and documents detailing the law enforcement response during one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history

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22 h. ago Uvalde shooter was ‘remarkable little boy’ before dark turn saw him kicked out of high school, new files reveal

Newly-released records cast light on gunman, police text messaging as the attack unfolded and its aftermath

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32 h. ago Uvalde school district releases records for 2022 classroom shooting, after legal fight over access

School district officials have released text messages, personnel files and student records of the shooter from the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers

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5 d. ago When a journalist uses AI to interview a dead child, isn’t it time to ask what the boundaries should be? | Gaby Hinsliff

The virtual world can bring a kind of friendship and a kind of connection, even to the grieving. But it can also facilitate exploitation of very human needsJoaquin Oliver was 17 years old when he was shot in the hallway of his high school. An older teenager, expelled some months previously, had opened fire with a high-powered rifle on Valentine’s Day in what became America’s deadliest high school shooting. Seven years on, Joaquin says he thinks it’s important to talk about what happened on that day in Parkland, Florida, “so that we can create a safer future for everyone”.But sadly, what happened to Joaquin that day is that he died. The oddly metallic voice speaking to the ex-CNN journalist Jim Acosta in an interview on Substack this week was actually that of a digital ghost: an AI, trained on the teenager’s old social media posts at the request of his parents, who are using it to bolster their campaign for tougher gun controls. Like many bereaved families, they have told their child...

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3 w. ago Triple murderer who killed mum and siblings also plotted primary school shooting

The 19-year-old murdered his mother and two younger siblings in a shooting spree

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3 w. ago Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can't be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter

A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty is arguing that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

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3 w. ago Inside Nicholas Prosper's family massacre as teen killed mum, sister and brother

Triple killer Nicholas Prosper wanted to be remembered amongst the ranks of other notorious killers by carrying out a mass shooting in a primary school after brutally murdering his own family

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3 w. ago Triple killer who plotted primary school shooting avoids whole life order after appeal

The 19-year-old murdered his mother and two younger siblings in a shooting spree

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