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October 13, 2025
Two women were killed at Jackson State and South Carolina State during homecoming in separate shootings over two weekends.
Sanjay Samuel, 13-year-old shot in Queens, Queens shooting theGrio.com
September 25, 2025
Police still search for the gunman responsible for the Queens shooting that killed 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel.
Bernice King, Bernice King Charlie Kirk, Bernice king Charlie kirk shooting, MLK daughter Charlie Kirk theGrio.com
September 12, 2025
“It will require much more than quoting my father,” MLK's daughter Bernice King reflects on Charlie Kirk's shooting and violence…
Charlie Kirk, Charlie Kirk shooting, Charlie Kirk shooter, gun violence, theGrio.com
September 12, 2025
More than 7,000 leads and tips have poured in, but authorities have yet to name a suspect or cite a…
Colorado shooting, school shooting, Evergreen High School shooting theGrio.com
September 11, 2025
“Obviously, no one is immune,” Community shaken as Evergreen High School in Colorado becomes scene of deadly gun violence.
Charlie Kirk, theGrio.com
September 10, 2025
President Donald Trump and a host of other elected officials offered prayers for Charlie Kirk on social media.
Trymaine Lee, A Thousand Ways To Die
September 8, 2025
In his book “A Thousand Ways to Die,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Trymaine Lee, documents the cost of gun violence on…
Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Minneapolis School Shooting, theGrio.com
August 28, 2025
"Our leaders must have the courage to act to stop these tragedies," said former Vice President Kamala Harris.
David Rose, DeKalb County Police Department, theGrio.com
August 9, 2025
David Rose, 33, was fatally shot on Friday evening while responding to an active shooter. A 33-year-old Georgia police officer
Quavo, The Rocket Foundation, Atlanta shootings, gun violence, gun violence prevention, theGrio.com
August 4, 2025
The Rocket Foundation is responding to the recent string in gun violence in Atlanta with “real-time” support and action.
Baltimore gun violence, Baltimore homicide decline, Baltimore homicide rates 2025, Mayor Brandon Scott gun violence, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott hgun violence theGrio.com
July 8, 2025
Mayor Brandon Scott reveals a significant decrease in homicides, non-fatal shootings, theft and more in Baltimore.
Maxwell Frost, Virginia Fox, Gun Violence, Pro-Life, theGrio.com
July 2, 2025
The country's only Gen Z member of Congress caused an uproar during a committee hearing on Trump's "One Big Beautiful…
Trump, protest, cuts, theGrio.com
May 5, 2025
The second administration of Donald Trump is being slammed for "putting lives on the line" and "destabilizing" already vulnerable communities.
Excenia Mette, Harlem grandmother killed, Harlem shooting, crime, theGrio.com
April 24, 2025
Excenia Mette was killed on Tuesday, April 22, while attempting to defuse an argument in Harlem, New York.
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson, theGrio.com
March 27, 2025
Things took a turn when Republican Rep. Andrew Farmer personally called out Pearson, who lost his brother to gun suicide…
Antioch High School, School Shooting, theGrio.com
January 22, 2025
A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, police…
Krishana Polite, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
Krishana Polite, chief of staff to former NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is recovering after she was shot in the…
Baltimore, Baltimore mass shooting, Baltimore Safe Streets, Baltimore violence, Baltimore homicides, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, theGrio.com
November 13, 2024
After a mass shooting in July 2023, a historically troubled neighborhood in Baltimore celebrates zero homicides in over a year.
Jada Arnell Thomas, Dallas Texas, theGrio.com
November 7, 2024
Singer and actress Jada Arnell Thomas was shot while onstage signing autographs in Dallas on Saturday, Nov. 2.
July 10, 2024
American Rounds has placed computerized vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas.