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Suspect in I-75 shooting eludes capture for a second night in rural Kentucky as officials warn the community to stay vigilant

By Paradise Afshar, Raja Razek, Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of injuring five people when he opened fire on Interstate 75 over the weekend has eluded capture for a second night, prompting many area schools to close Monday as law enforcement are warning the rural Kentucky community

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Panic buttons and phone alerts: How technology helped prevent further bloodshed at Apalachee

By Chelsea Bailey, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Apalachee High School teacher Stephen Kreyenbuhl knew something was wrong Wednesday before he heard gunshots. The social studies teacher told CNN he was in the middle of a lesson when his smartboard alerted that the school was in a “hard lockdown.” “In

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Florida high school football player dies after game, becoming the school year’s latest tragedy

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A beloved Florida high school football player died after he collapsed during a game Friday night, school officials say, bringing the number of recent known deaths among high school athletes to seven. Chance Gainer, a senior at Port St. Joe High School on Florida’s panhandle, was playing cornerback during an away

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A state trooper is accused of killing a cheerleader who was about to graduate. He’s no longer with the agency

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota state trooper allegedly responsible for a car crash that killed an 18-year-old cheerleader has been fired by the Minnesota State Patrol, the agency said. Shane Roper, 32, faces multiple felony charges related to the May 18 crash that killed Olivia Flores and injured others. Roper pleaded not guilty in August

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Shooting suspect’s mom drove 200 miles to Winder, Georgia, after getting cryptic text the morning of the school attack

By Isabel Rosales, Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the teenager suspected of killing four people during a shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school called to warn a school counselor before the attack, according to the suspect’s aunt and grandfather. Colt Gray, 14, apologized to his mother, Marcee Gray,

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Charges against teen Georgia school shooting suspect’s father push the boundaries of who’s responsible for a mass gun attack

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The father of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect faces two counts of second-degree murder in connection with this week’s Georgia attack that left four dead – charges that push the legal limits of parental responsibility for a child’s alleged gun crime. The case against Colin Gray, 54,

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