School Shooting

The man accused of opening fire last month at Florida State University, killing two people and injuring six others, has been released from the hospital. He faces two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.

It's been about a week and a half since a gunman opened fire on campus, killing two and injuring six others. Some students say the effort to clean up the memorials is too soon. But university officials say they aren't trying to make the memorials disappear. They're trying to preserve them.

Campus reopened Monday, but university officials say they’re working to offer flexibility for students who aren’t yet ready to return. The mandatory attendance policy is waived, and instructors are working to offer many classes online.

For some, like Olivia Washinski, the idea of heading back to the classroom feels nerve-wracking.“It’s a little more intimidating to think about finishing the semester and going back to class," Washinksi says. "I haven’t opened my computer because I don’t know how it’s going to make me feel, but I still have exams to study for, so I have to face that reality at some point.”

Authorities are investigating a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people and wounded six others. The suspect is hospitalized and is the son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy.

It was a brutal and emotional end to the prosecution’s case against the confessed Parkland shooter. Jurors visited the school building where the massacre happened — seeing with their own eyes the bloodstains and bullet holes preserved at the crime scene — and heard the final victim impact statements from loved ones of those who were murdered.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina is joining a Department of Justice task force, investigating the police response to the mass shooting in Uvalde.

The penalty trial for confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz began Monday as a Broward County judge started the process of picking jurors who will decide if he will be executed.

A full federal appeals court has rejected a request by prominent National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer to take up a case about graphic emails she received after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

If another active shooting happens, lawmakers want schools to be equipped with a panic alert system. It would be activated through a mobile app. The push…