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Speaking to Children Who Ran for Their Lives as Their Classmates and Teachers Were Shot
Four years ago, I gave a speech at a "Times Up" rally for 19-year-old Elijah Manley. He was the first person to run for School Board in...
How Texas and Florida Responded Differently to the Santa Fe vs. Parkland Mass Shootings
In 2018, two high schools in two different states suffered catastrophic mass shootings within three months of each other. On February 14,...
Homeland Security's Advice for HR and Facility Management in Mitigating Risk of Active Shootings
In a publication entitled "Active Shooter How to Respond," the United States Department of Homeland Security provides advice to Human...
Workplace Violence Impacts at Least 2,000,000 Americans Yearly, OSHA Reports
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises that at least 2,000,000 Americans are impacted by workplace violence...
F.B.I.'s resources on active shooters and prevention
Were you aware the F.B.I. offers information and resources on the topic of active shooters and how to avoid becoming a victim whether at...
Mentorship as a suggested remedy to address the proliferation of violence by younger males
The WVPI has been tracking an emerging demographic of males aged 15-26 as being accused of some of the most disturbing acts of violence...
Citizen acting on leakage of violent intent prevents mass shooting in Richmond
In the wake of the devastating massacre in Highland Park, Illinois leaving seven dead and more than two dozen others wounded on July 4th,...
"Rapid DNA testing" used to identify suspect in deadly July 4th mass shooting in Illinois
Authorities identified the suspect in yesterday morning's deadly Highland Park, Illinois shooting rampage via a DNA testing sample taken...
Statistics 2017-2022 Mass Shootings Committed by Males 15-26 years of age
The WVPI has identified the continuing trend of males aged 15-26 years old having committed the deadliest and most notorious mass...
22-year-old male charged with murder following mass shooting at shopping mall in Denmark
A 22-year-old male has been charged with the murder of three people and wounding of approximately two others at the popular Field's...
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