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Parkland school shooting survivor among those calling for gun control as legislation stalls in Senate
Read full article: Parkland school shooting survivor among those calling for gun control as legislation stalls in SenatePARKLAND, Fla. โ Aalayah Eastmond was 17 years old when she survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in the 1200 building. She decided to play dead, so the gunman wouldnโt target her during the rampage that left 17 dead and 17 injured. AdRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz agrees with Deutch and Frankel on the urgency of the pleas for gun control. Nov. 1, 2017 shooting: A 47-year-old man shot inside a Walmart Superstore in Thornton. May 7, 2019 school shooting: A 16-year-old transgender boy and an 18-year-old man fired weapons inside the STEM School Highlands Ranch charter school near Denver.
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting on Greyhound bus in California
Read full article: 1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting on Greyhound bus in CaliforniaThe driver continued on to the next exit as passengers performed first aid on the wounded, he said. The motive for the shooting was not immediately known, and there was no indication the gunman knew any of the victims, Pennings said. The remaining passengers were later driven away by relatives or continued to Northern California on another bus. Pennings called the actions of the driver and the passengers who disarmed the gunman heroic but didn't provide immediate details. Greyhound prohibits passengers from bringing guns, explosives or dangerous chemicals on board its buses or in their luggage, according to its website.