mass shootings

Wilt suffered a traumatic brain injury on April 10, when he and other officers arrived at the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville to stop a mass shooting.

The Vanderbilt Poll was conducted three weeks after a deadly mass shooting at The Covenant School claimed the lives of three children and three adults.

The family of a man who opened fire at a Louisville bank is working to destroy the AR-15 rifle he used to kill five of his co-workers.A state law in Kentucky sends firearms confiscated by law enforcement to auction, and the proceeds are used to buy law enforcement equipment.

The top Republicans running for Kentucky governor are rejecting the need for more gun control, despite last week’s mass shooting a Louisville bank. The GOP candidates say the answer to reducing gun violence involves mental health and morality.

An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said.

While GOP candidates were treading cautiously on a core issue for many Republican voters, professing strong support for gun rights, some prominent Democrats spoke forcefully for action after the shooting Monday in which a bank employee used an assault-style rifle to kill five coworkers.

Emergency cell phone alerts are a fundamental part of the nation’s emergency preparedness system and can help keep people safe — especially during weather emergencies and natural disasters. They depend on a chain of local officials, federal agencies and service providers.

Speakers at the event, held in honor of the five people killed at the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, spoke on healing, love and unity. Many called on listeners to convert that pain into action.

Two weeks have passed since the shooting at the Covenant School that killed three students and three adults. For some, the traumatic impact is just beginning to surface.

Mental health professionals say one of the best things anyone can do right now is connect with other people and talk about how they’re feeling.