Public Safety and Justice Update: 4/14/23

On Monday, 4/7, just one week after six were killed in a Nashville school shooting, a 23-year-old bank employee shot and killed five colleagues and wounded nine at his workplace in Louisville, all while livestreaming the attack on social media, police said…

The police have not yet determined a motive in last month’s shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville that killed six, including three children…

Gun violence has touched most American households, including two Governors from two recent mass shootings in Nashville and Louisville…

There were 131 incidents classified as mass shootings in the first three months of the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday aimed at preventing gun violence in Michigan by expanding background checks and establishing penalties for those who fail to keep firearms out of the hands of children…

A California bill to regulate law enforcement's use of facial recognition technology cleared its first policy committee hearing Tuesday — but with heavy backlash…

National Public Safety Telecommunications Week is a chance to recognize the important work of people on the other side of a 911 call…

Confidential reports that provided the basis for the firing of Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong were internally inconsistent and relied on thin evidence to unfairly tarnish his reputation…

Contra Costa County Judge Clare Maier released the names of 17 city police officers that allegedly used racial slurs,jokes, and memes in text messages this week…

San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata made his first public statement following the arrest and firing of the San Jose Police Officers Association’s (SJPOA) Executive Director Joanne Marian Segovia…

At least 80 people, including police officers, allege they were shot by their SIG Sauer P320 pistols…

Thousands of protesters marched toward the State Capitol in the days after the shooting…