GUNS

What is happening to our children?

Large firearm manufacturers like Sturm, Ruger are taking a hit as gun sales, which surged in recent years, return to pre-pandemic levels.

The Oak Park school district announced Saturday that four individuals in connection with the shooting that took place outside of Oak Park High School on Friday had been taken into custody.

Police have identified the victim and suspect of a shooting that happened outside of Oak Park High School Friday night.

A police investigation is underway near Oak Park High School after a suspected shooting occurred following a basketball game.

Dearborn police officers have raided a home they believe is in connection to a shooting at undercover officers in Detroit.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with shooting at an undercover Dearborn police officer.

New data from the ATF shows 7,600 guns were recovered in Detroit in 2021, and while that number is startling, it also has a silver lining.

It’s a backlash that could cause a crisis for police departments across the country as a rise in violent crime has prospective officers thinking twice about joining the force.

Police say a man fired at officers as he tried to escape during a car chase that led to a shootout on Detroit’s east side.

Friends and family gathered to honor the life of 14-year-old Ryan Parker, who lost his life to gun violence.

A man wanted in a shooting was arrested after a chase that went as far as Monroe County and back to Detroit’s west side.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about two suspects linked to an armed robbery of a delivery truck driver on Detroit’s west side.

An 11-year-old student brought a loaded gun to Pierce Middle School in Waterford Township.

The Highland Park Police Department built a murder case against a 29-year-old man who shot and killed his coworker, Emmanuel Chapman.

A teenager was killed in a shooting on Detroit's west side.

One person was fatally shot on Detroit's west side.

One person is hospitalized after a shooting on Detroit's east side.

Tony Lee was working at the Sweet Soul Bistro on Detroit's west side when he jumped in to break up a fight and got shot.

One person is dead, while another is injured after a shooting on Detroit’s west side.

One person is dead, and two others are injured after a shooting on Detroit’s west side.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about three suspects linked to a non-fatal shooting of three victims on the city’s east side.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about two suspects linked to a non-fatal shooting of a 19-year-old female on the city’s east side.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about a person of interest linked to a fatal shooting on the city’s west side.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about a person of interest linked to a homicide on the city’s west side.

A 23-year-old store clerk was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery on Detroit east side.

A family is giving thanks after doctors inside Children’s Hospital released the 15-year-old who was shot after Detroit’s tree lighting ceremony on Monday.

Police Chief James White spoke out Monday night amid a rash of shootings targeting teenagers in Detroit.

A 15-year-old was shot near the Campus Martius tree lighting in Downtown Detroit.

The Livonia Police Department said two men shot each other during an altercation.

A 16-year-old Macomb County student faces a felony charge after bringing a loaded weapon to school.

A Detroit police officer shot and killed a woman who was suffering a mental health crisis on the city’s west side.

A Detroit police officer was involved in a shooting that hospitalized a female victim on the city’s west side.

A man was shot and killed inside a Troy apartment Monday afternoon.

A 15-year-old boy has been shot in Sumpter Township just off Rawsonville Road in Wayne County.

Police say two people were shot, leaving one fatal in a Highland Park homicide.

Stormont politicians say they have no further information about a potential poll after meeting Chris Heaton-Harris.

A federal grand jury in Detroit has charged six people with drug, gun, and money laundering crimes.

The Hazel Park Police Department are trying to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting at a manufacturing plant.

Oakland County is hosting a gun buyback event in October in four different locations across the county.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about a person involved in a quadruple non-fatal shooting on the city’s east side.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking information about a person involved in a felonious assault at a gas station.

A 39-year-old serial bank robber from Redford was sentenced last week to 71 months in federal prison for stealing the identities of 10 people to commit bank fraud.

An elderly woman and her son were caught in the crossfire of a dangerous dispute they had nothing to do with on Detroit’s west side.

Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit said they’ve already seen more children with gun injuries than last year.

Gun shop owners in Westland and Dearborn Heights are taking extra security measures after thieves made off with dozens of guns over a few days.

A big reward is being offered Monday to find the thieves who smashed their way into a Dearborn Heights business, stealing several guns inside.

There were shots fired at police officers in Westland, officials say.

Police want help identifying the suspect involved in the non-fatal shooting that took place in Downtown Detroit.

The Dearborn Heights Police Department want help identifying two men involved in an armed robbery.

On Tuesday, a group of local leaders came together to discuss what can be done to stop gun violence in our cities.

A 35-year-old man, suspected to have been the target of the shooting, has been arrested in hospital.

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Firefighters battle a forest fire in Tristan Suarez, Buenos Aires province, outside of the capital. The origin of the fire remains unknown, and local firefighters say that the heatwave affecting the country makes their job more physically demanding.

During a briefing on Wednesday, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said that the Biden administration will make an additional 10 million tests available for schools every month, including 5 million rapid tests and 5 million PCR tests.

The city of Chicago on Monday sued a northwest Indiana gun store, alleging it has sold hundreds of guns that wound up in the hands of gang members and felons.

Three guns were recovered from the car, police said, adding that two of the suspects were taken to West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park “for what appeared to be shortness of breath.”

Republican legislative leaders should require masks and ban guns at the Michigan Capitol to protect the press and others, said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the virtual Michigan Press Association convention on Friday, Oct. 16. It shouldn’t take a tragedy to ban guns, and I believe we must act now." Guns are allowed in the Michigan capitol, and people carrying them show up regularly. The Michigan Capitol Commission, which oversees the building, has rejected a proposal to ban guns.

In the wide-open spaces of the American West, guns are woven into the tapestry of life in ways city-dwellers may not understand. Ted Koppel visits the town of Cody, Wyoming, to find out how, for the majority of families, guns are inseparable from a way of life.

No other developed country has embraced guns more than the United States. Just how did firearms become such a big part of American culture? Lee Cowan reports.