Gun Violence

Brian Thompson served as UnitedHealthcare CEO for more than three years having been named to the top job in April 2021, according to his official bio.

Thompson, who led the largest private insurer in the U.S., was set to attend UnitedHealth Group’s investor day, which the company canceled.

Three men were shot, two fatally, in a shooting at an apartment complex in West Fort Worth Thursday night.

Officer Cooper Dawson passed away hours after being shot while pursuing a suspect following a traffic stop last night. NBC 5’s Allie Spillards has the latest updates on the investigation and the community’s response to this tragic event.

This death marks the Department’s first line-of-duty fatality in over a century. The officer, identified as 28-year-old Cooper Dawson, lost his life after being shot in a shootout with the suspect last night in Greenville, approximately 50 miles northeast of Dallas in Hunt County.

Cooper Dawson, 28, died after being shot in a fight with the person who shot him last night in Greenville, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas in Hunt County.

Officer Cooper Dawson of the Greenville Police Department was fatally shot on Monday night. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero and Alanna Quillen have the details.

The death of officer Cooper Dawson marks the first Line of Duty death for the Greenville Police Department in over 100 years. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.

The Greenville Police Department has confirmed that an officer has died following an overnight shooting incident.

A Greenville police officer who was shot in the line of duty on Monday night has died, police say.

A shooting near three Mesquite ISD schools forced leaders to lock their doors Friday. Two people were injured when gunfire erupted at City Lake Park. NBC 5’s Candace Wweat spoke to neighbors about what they saw and heard. 

The outside doors were locked at three schools in Mesquite Friday afternoon after a shooting at a nearby city park. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat reports from the scene.

The outside doors were locked at three schools in Mesquite, Texas Friday afternoon after a shooting at a nearby city park.

The outside doors were locked at three schools in Mesquite Friday afternoon after a shooting at a nearby city park.

A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in 2022.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the neighboring country of Mexico can file lawsuits against American gun companies.

A far-reaching case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court may allow foreign countries to sue American gun makers. As NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports Mexico blames them for the country’s long-running violence.

The man killed in the shooting at Tuskegee University has been identified as 18-year-old male from Troy, Alabama, who was not a student, local authorities said Monday.

One person is dead and “several” were injured after a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday morning. In a statement, the university said “a non-university individual” was killed and several others, including students, were injured in the shooting.

A suspect was taken into custody Thursday after police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, said a teenager attempted to enter an area elementary school while potentially armed.