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Broward County to pay $26 million to employees and students victimized by mass school shooting

The Broward County School District has agreed to pay $26 million to 51 victims (employees and students) murdered during the February 14,...

Schools across US beef up security in response to shooting and bomb threats

Schools across the country have beefed up security in response to anonymous threats posted on the social media platform TikTok. These...

Parents of Charged Michigan School Shooter Arrested on Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter

The WVPI has for years called for parental accountability in the devastating continuing acts of school violence that have plagued our...

McDonald's workers announce planned walkout concerning sexual harassment

Employees of the American fast food giant McDonald's Corporation announce plans for a one-day walkout to occur on October 26, 2021 in...

2 dead, 1 wounded after terminated employee opens fire in Nebraska workplace

A worker who was terminated from his job at a grain services company yesterday October 22, 2021 returned to the workplace later hours...

Lawyer shoots client to death, commits suicide inside courtroom in Mexico

Yesterday, inside a northern Mexican courtroom, a lawyer shot his client to death and then committed suicide. The names of the client and...

Three USPS employees are dead following a double murder/suicide in Memphis

In yet another devastating episode of workplace violence, two United States Postal Service employees were shot dead by a suspected...

Employee charged with murdering two co-workers at Maryland Assisted Living Facility

Last Friday, the WVPI reported the double murder of workers of an adult congregate living facility (ALF) located in Capitol Heights,...

2 employees shot dead at Maryland Assisted Living Facility

A gunman opened fire inside an adult congregate assisted living facility in Prince George's County, Maryland today. Two women, both of...

Another school shooting in Texas; lack of parental accountability in school shootings continue

Yesterday, a student pulled out a gun at the Timberview High School, in Arlington, Texas and began shooting wildly inside a classroom....

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