News tagged with 'Violent Children and Teenagers'

Gunshots rang out at a New York City high school Tuesday afternoon, leaving two students seriously injured. Andrell Napper and Andre Wilkins, both 17, are in stable condition at St. Vincent's Medical Center and are expected to survive. The gunmen have not been identified although authorities believe the shooting was

Attorneys representing the family of a slain Columbine High School student who was allegedly shot by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy will formally request that U.S. Attorney John Suthers begin a Federal grand jury investigation into the matter. Federal and County prosecutors announced last week that they would no

The controversy surrounding the Columbine tragedy continued this week when the family of a slain boy asked a judge to reconsider dismissing their case against the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and officer Dan O'Shea. The familt filed a motion claiming that O'Shea, and not Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dyl

More than two years after the tragedy at Columbine High School, the parents of shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are still dealing with lawsuits filed by family members of those killed or injured during the massacre. Bradley and Misty Bernall, the parents of murdered student Cassie Bernall, recently became the tw

Relatives of those killed at Columbine High School want a judge to overturn a ruling that dismissed all but one claim against the local sheriff's department and school officials. The families allege that the recent publication of one of the shooters' diaries reveals that authorities could have done more to prevent the

Senators Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., Hillary Rodham-Clinton, D-NY, and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., introduced the "Media Marketing Accountability Act" to the Senate in April. If passed, the bill will give the Federal Trade Commission the power to levy substantial fines against companies that market violent or "mature" products d

There was an explosion at Tampa's Jefferson High School recently. The small blast sent students running for cover. There were no serious injuries. Tampa police arrested three 15 year old students and charged them with arson and throwing a destructive device. Jefferson High, like hundreds of other schools around the

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher recently issued a report detailing the youth violence epidemic in this country. Satcher reported that while the use of guns appears to be down, physical violence remains at an all time high, almost 70% higher than in 1983. He called for educational programs for families and teac

A 17-year-old former Meadowlawn Middle School student was arrested today after another student reported that the boy was carrying a gun on the Meadowlawn campus. A school resource officer arrested the boy and confiscated the .22-caliber sawed off handgun. The former student is said to be developmentally disabled and

Three students were arrested recently after police discovered a plan to carryout a "Columbine style attack" on a Fort Collins, Colorado school. The students wanted the attack to occur on the second anniversary of the Columbine massacre in which two gunmen killed thirteen at the Littleton, Colorado high school. Two