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Parents of Uvalde shooting victims visit school for 1st time since massacre

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Nineteen children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School. Parents of victims visited the site on Thursday for the first time since the shooting. Uvalde parents for the first time on Thursday entered the school where their children were killed almost a year ago. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School, making it the site of the second-deadliest school shooting in American History . Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. ABC News The visit comes as the small Texas community prepares to mark the one-year anniversary since the rampage, in which the shooter was killed by law enforcement more than an hour after he began firing in two classrooms. MORE: Inside Robb Elementary School: Families of victims, survivors recount what happened that tragic day For months, some parents have requested access to visit the school, which has been closed since the massacre. ...

Abbott blames Texas mall shooting on mental health, but what has been done to address it?

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On Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said mental health was to blame for the recent mall shooting in Allen. But what has been done to address mental health in the state? Just one day after the most recent mass shooting in the United States -- this time at an outdoor mall in Allen, Texas -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed the incident on mental health issues as he's done with previous mass shootings in the state. Abbott, a Republican, said addressing mental health -- not tightening gun laws -- can prevent shootings such as the one on Saturday, in which eight people were killed and seven injured before the suspect was fatally shot by police, Abbott said in an interview on "Fox News Sunday." Law enforcement sources told ABC News the alleged gunman was in the U.S. Army in 2008 but was "removed due to mental health concerns." Investigators have found he also may have gravitated toward right-wing extremist ideology, including neo-Nazi sympathies, the sources told ABC News....

2 in critical condition after shooting at Des Moines school

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Three people are in the hospital after a shooting at a Des Moines, Iowa, school Monday afternoon, according to police. Three people are in the hospital after a shooting at a Des Moines, Iowa, school on Monday, according to police. Two victims are in "very critical condition," Des Moines police spokesman Paul Parizek told reporters. The third is in serious condition after the shooting at Starts Right Here, a charter school, the Des Moines Police Department said. The shooting was reported just before 1 p.m. About 20 minutes later, "multiple suspects" were taken into custody at a traffic stop about 2 miles away from the school, according to police. A parent is seen at the scene of a school shooting in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 23, 2023. WOI MORE: Monterey Park mass shooting live updates: Death toll rises to 11 The victims have not been identified. At least one victim is an employee, Parizek said. Mike Beranek, president of the Iowa State Education Association, said in ...