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Virginia creates first permanent state fund for mass shooting victims
Newsy via AOL· 7 months agoA memorial board for victims of Virginia Tech mass shooting Amid the bucolic hills of Blacksburg,...
Virginia Tech President lays wreath in remembrance of 32 killed in shooting
WFXR Roanoke via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — Virginia Tech held a moment of silence to honor the lives of 32 students...
5 years after Virginia Beach mass shooting, the scars haven’t healed
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoEditor’s note: On Sunday, The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press will launch the series “Shots Fired:...
Report on Virginia Beach mass shooting recommends more training for police and a fund for victims
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit found in 2021 the shooting “was motivated by perceived workplace...
'We begged them': Some Monterey Park shooting survivors feel left out of donations
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe survivors of the Monterey Park shooting who weren't injured asked to be included in the GoFundMe...
Twenty years ago, U.S. assault weapons ban expired. Now we are tormented by gun violence
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAuthor's note: A friendship that began more than 30 years ago was the impetus for “Shani’s Song,” my...
Many still left with deep void after VB 5/31 shootings
WAVY via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Joe Samaha became a victim’s advocate after his daughter, Reema Samaha,...
Advocates say Virginia’s $10 million mass violence care fund would give ‘a glimmer of hope’
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA phone call woke Sarah Gayle Leonard from a nap on May 31, 2019. A friend had horrifying news:...
Four years after Virginia Beach mass shooting, families fight for legislation and concerns about...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWednesday marks four years since a city employee shot and killed 12 people and injured six others at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, before he was fatally shot by police. But for many of ...
In tragedies’ wake, Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushes for $10 million fund to support survivors of mass...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJoe Samaha didn’t initially seek support after his daughter was killed during a 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech. He managed his grief on his own at first, he said. But years later, he needed ...