Tennessee gun-control push at crossroads as proposal stalls
Chances are shrinking fast for a key gun-control proposal to make it out of the Tennessee Legislature.
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Tennessee Dems face expulsion over protests
The Republican-led Tennessee state legislature votes Thursday on whether to expel three Democrats who took part in an anti-gun-violence protest in the statehouse. The demonstration followed a deadly school shooting in Nashville. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joined Shanelle Kaul from Nashville to discuss the impending vote.
Weapons, ammunition, yearbooks found in Nashville shooter's home, warrant says
Authorities said the shooter had spent months planning the massacre.
Nashville surgeon recalls waiting for school shooting victims who never came
"There's not a lot that we can do in the trauma rooms, unless the people get to us so that we can help save them... With these really destructive weapons, we can't do that work. Children die at the scene."
Nashville shooter spent months planning attack
Police revealed new information about the shooter who killed six at a private school in Nashville. The shooter spent months planning the attack and fired more than 150 rounds, police said.
Nashville school shooting victims' funerals start with service for 9-year-old
A funeral was held Friday for 9-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus, one of three children and three adults killed in Monday's school shooting in Nashville.
911 calls reveal terror at Nashville school
Police released the desperate 911 calls made from inside The Covenant School in Nashville during Monday's school shooting. The release comes as thousands of people descended on the state Capitol to rally for stronger gun laws. Mark Strassmann reports.
What we know about the 2 officers credited with stopping Nashville shooter
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo fatally wounded the Nashville school shooter, the department said.
Authorities release 911 calls from Nashville school shooting: "Please hurry"
"I think we have a shooter at our church," one caller said, later adding: "I'm on the second floor in a room. I think the shooter is on the second floor."
Hundreds protest at Tennessee Capitol for gun control after Nashville shooting
Children held signs reading "I'm nine" — a reference to the age of the three kids who died in Monday's attack.
Reps. Bowman, Massie have heated exchange in Capitol over gun violence
Bowman, a former middle school principal from the Bronx, launched into a fiery tirade in the Capitol hallway.
Sheryl Crow, Jill Biden among mourners at vigil for Nashville shooting victims
During the event, Sheryl Crow, Margo Price, and Ketch Secor performed and each of them expressed their support for gun regulation.
What we know about the Nashville school shooting
Police have said that the shooter was extremely prepared for the killings, but no motive has been determined.
Jill Biden visits Nashville for candlelight vigil
"Our police officers have cried and are crying with Nashville and the world," police chief John Drake said at the vigil.
"Everybody loved Mike": Pastor remembers custodian killed in shooting
Mike Hill, 61, was one of six people killed in Monday's shooting at The Covenant School.
New details emerge in Nashville shooting
More information is coming out about the victims killed in Monday's deadly school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with correspondent Janet Shamlian about the new information and about efforts to warn police in the moments leading up to the attack.
Memorial grows at The Covenant School as Nashville mourns shooting victims
A motive for the shooting that killed six people, including three children, remains unknown.
Bodycam video from school shooting released
Police in Nashville released bodycam video showing officers responding quickly to Monday's deadly shooting at the Covenant School. Janet Shamlian reports.
What we know about the Nashville school shooter
The shooter has been identified as a 28-year-old from Nashville, authorities said.
Nashville school shooter legally bought 7 firearms from 5 stores, police chief says
The assailant had been receiving treatment for an "emotional disorder," Nashville's police chief said.
Bodycam video shows officers converge on Nashville school shooter
Two sets of body camera footage show officers search the school before confronting the shooter.
Police "strongly believe" Nashville school shooter had other targets, including local mall
"We strongly believe there was going to be some other targets, including maybe family members, and one of the malls here in Nashville," said Nashville Police Chief John Drake.
What we know about the Nashville school shooting victims
Authorities identified the six victims as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9 years old, and 61-year-old Cynthia Peak, Katherine Koonce, 60, and 61-year-old Mike Hill.
Nashville school shooting was apparently a targeted attack, police say
Three 9-year-old students and three staffers were killed in the rampage at The Covenant School, a private Christian grade school. Police say they shot and killed the shooter.
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