In a recently released court video, Capt. Matt Hilbrecht of the Marshall County, Kentucky, Sheriff’s office testifies about his interrogation of Gabriel Parker, the15-year-old accused of a mass shooting at Marshall County High School in January. “We asked him initially when he had the thought of the school shooting,” Hilbrecht […]
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Stopping School Shootings: Researcher Says Compassionate Culture Can Help
In the wake of school shootings in Kentucky and Florida, a rash of copycat school threats throughout the Ohio Valley left law enforcement and school officials grappling with how to improve security. A school counseling expert says it’s useful to look at the potential school shootings that did not happen. […]
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The governor of Kentucky says the Marshall County High School shooting offers a chance for the state to show “how these situations can be handled.” Spoiler alert: We already know. Two dead children in Benton, Kentucky. 16 more shot there. But as we adults say, what are you going to […]
Read MoreIn Wake of School Shooting, a Look at How Kids Get Guns
Heather Adams sat in a line of cars along Kentucky Route 95, cars filled with parents who had just received the call no parent wants to get: A shooting at her child’s school, Marshall County High in Benton, Kentucky. Two 15-year-old students were killed and another 18 injured. Adams was waiting anxiously […]
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