GUN VIOLENCE

The project includes new sidewalks, bike lanes, freshly paved roads, more street lights and two, new covered bus stops.

Richmond prosecutors have withdrawn a case against two men accused of a mass shooting plot.

The training presents officers with different scenarios of breached buildings and numbers of active threats.

The organization held its sixth and final rally of the summer on Tuesday at the Dearington apartment complex.

Police are investigating shots fired which they say were the result of a possible road rage incident in Lynchburg on Tuesday morning.

For the second consecutive weekend, the Lynchburg Police Department [LPD] is investigating reports of shots fired in the downtown area.

Twenty chairs were set out at Countryside Park to honor each life taken by gun violence in the past year. The Fed Up organization had to add two more chairs this year compared to last summer.

The group called “F.E.D.U.P.”— Families Expecting Deliverance Using Prayer — is hosting its second annual prayer breakfast this Saturday.

After further investigation, the release said that 19-year-old Austen Carson was charged with 2nd-degree murder.

To help, Roanoke City leaders are adopting an approach used in Chicago. Commission Chairman Joe Cobb said it’s called “Operation Pinpoint.”

Gangs shooting at police. That’s how bad things were in Danville when violent crime hit all-time highs less than a decade ago.

A teen is facing several serious charges, including attempted murder after a shooting Monday afternoon in Nelson County.

Employees at Myers and Rhodes Equipment Company, located on the 1600 block of Main Street, discovered the destruction Monday morning.

The release said that on Friday, 23-year-old Demarcus Glenn pled guilty to one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in the advancement of a drug trafficking crime.

Ann Gardener, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Alleghany County, wrote the statement that was released on Wednesday with more details on the investigation.

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On Wednesday around 2:16 p.m., the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a call of a domestic-related disturbance in the Blue Ridge Area of Bedford County.

A man is in critical condition after authorities said he was shot at a Dollar General in Lynchburg.

This week, we saw the importance of the saying when a tip prevented a mass shooting on the Fourth of July at the Dogwood Dell event in Richmond.

Just as federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle set their differences aside to pass a bipartisan gun safety law, a tragic shooting happened at an Independence Day Parade in Illinois, killing seven people and injuring dozens more.

Richmond authorities said they received a tip that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4, according to NBC 12.

Illinois officials host a briefing on the Independence Day Parade shooting.

Authorities said that 20-year-old Ky’Un Thompson was arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of 18-year-old Kimora Johnson.

Illinois officials to hold a press conference and will give updates on yesterday's Independence Day Parade shooting.

Highland Park's police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody.

The Roanoke City School Board voted to approved an additional allocation of $600,000 towards school safety.

The Salem Fair is taking safety precautions ahead of opening day. Metal detectors and an increased police presence will be in place after a shooting last year.

There have been multiple reports of school threats and several weapons have been found on Roanoke City school grounds recently.

Congressmen from the fifth, sixth and ninth district all voted against the recent, "Protecting Our Kids Act."

Roanoke's Gun Violence Prevention Commission purchased 8,000 gun locks to give out to city school families.

For parents and caregivers, it can be difficult to explain to children what happened in Texas and why the drills that they do in school are essential to their safety.

Peacemakers, a Roanoke-based organization, addressed their concerns over Gun Violence Prevention Commission grants awarded earlier this month.

Authorities were in the neighborhood Monday afternoon. They were asking neighbors questions and getting doorbell video.

Since the start of this month, Roanoke has seen four different shootings, one of which was deadly.

One of the organizations awarded grant money plans to host violence prevention training workshops.

Losing a loved one is a goodbye no one wants to say, especially not a parent.

One year ago, LeShay Kearney got a call no mother should ever get. Her baby boy had been shot and killed in Roanoke.

National, regional and city leaders discussed ways to keep students safe in the classroom after Roanoke City schools were hit with gun violence last month.

During Tuesday night’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission meeting in Roanoke, leaders discussed programs that focus on violence prevention, intervention and interruption.

Senator Tim Kaine calls the rise in gun violence a “public health issue” and sits down with local leaders to discuss the ways to combat the crisis.

10 News spoke with a woman who lost her son last summer at the same Roanoke apartment complex that someone was shot and killed at on Tuesday afternoon.

Every two years, the City of Roanoke looks to get feedback from its residents using a citizen survey. Some of the biggest concerns voiced in 2021's survey were crime, housing and downtown parking.

Roanoke’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission is one step closer to offering mini-grants to local nonprofits who plan to help combat violence.

A pivotal moment at Tuesday night’s Gun Violence Prevention meeting in Roanoke.

During Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting, members spent hours analyzing the results of a recent survey done on violence and gangs.

The 1,176 origami boxes represent the average number of men, women and children shot in Virginia within a six-month period.

The Roanoke Gun Violence Prevention Commission has teamed up with a local elementary school to encourage students to read while also preventing violence in future generations.

Roanoke’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission wrapped up their first meeting of the new year Tuesday night.

He plans to create a data-driven approach by establishing Virginia’s Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention.

A deadly weekend of gun violence in Roanoke struck home deeper than usual for a member of city council.

At a presentation Tuesday, Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a "disaster emergency" on gun violence in New York and issued an executive order expediting funding to address the problem, which he called a new "epidemic."

Join American Public Square at Jewell and The KC Star for the next program in our series Gun Violence in Missouri: Seeking Solutions.

Chicago has started 2016 by seeing 110 people get shot, an average of one person every three hours. That's nearly triple the amount of gunshot victims the city had last year at this time. Adriana Diaz has more.

The shootings of a WDBJ reporter and cameraman on live television have reignited the controversy over gun violence in America. CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor takes a look at both sides of the debate.