The Charleston Church Shooting: A Great Tragedy

The first shooting in the case had happened on October 2nd, 2002 in Aspen Hill, Maryland. No one was killed at that shooting, but on the same day in Wheaton, Maryland the first victim was killed and was named James D. Martin a 55 year old guy. October 3rd, 2002 James L. Buchanan was shot doing mowing a lawn at a commercial establishment near Rockville, Maryland. Another victim was also shot, it was a 54 year old named Premkumar Walekar. That had happened at Aspen Hill area of Montgomery County, Maryland. The third victim that was killed on this day was Sarah Ramos, 34, of Silver Spring, Maryland. The fourth victim on this day, Pascal Charlot, 72, of in Washington DC. October 4th, 2002 the victim that was shot on this day was Caroline Seawell, 43, at Fredericksburg, Virginia. October 7th, 2002 the victim on this day was Iran Brown, 13, shot at Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Maryland's Prince George's County. October 9th, 2002 a tarot card was found at the school of the shooting. The card was the death card that said call me god. Also on this day, Dean Harold Meyers, 53, of Gaithersburg, Maryland was killed. October 11th, 2002 Kenneth Bridges, 53, was the victim killed on this day at the location Fredericksburg, Virginia. October 14th, 2002 Linda Franklin, 47, of Arlington, Virginia was the victim on this day. October 19th, 2002 Jeffrey Hopper, 37, is the victim on this day at the location Ashland, Virginia. October 22nd, 2002

On the morning of December 14, 2012, America experienced its deadliest mass shooting at a grade school and the fourth-deadliest mass shooting by a single person. All of America was left reeling as the details of what transpired were shared through every media outlet. Media reporters and American citizens were left wondering about how could this have happened and how could we have prevented this heinous crime. In looking for an explanation the Media emphasized various topics such as mental health, violent video games, and gun control as possible catalysts. This essay will provide a critical analysis of what happened in the Sandy Hook Shooting, the media’s role in public opinion, and the arguments laid forth by claims-makers as associated

Over two hours Seung Hui Cho roamed the campus of Virginia Tech University murdering innocent students. Once again it took the shooter committing suicide for the violence to stop. The police were little help in pursuing the shooter and stopping the killings from occurring. In 2007 Cho killed 32 teachers and students making it the deadliest school shooting in the nation’s history. (Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves 32 dead) At 7:15 am Cho went into a dorm and killed a female and male student. He then went to his room sent a package and changed clothes before walking into a building full of classrooms. Armed with two handguns he locked and chained doors close and went room to room shooting and killing students. (Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves

Zuri Gacia Ann Cumba GOT2305 23 November 2015 “They had their entire lives ahead of them - birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams” ("STUDENT NEWS"). One morning in Newtown, Connecticut, many

Church shooting: In Fort Worth Texas Lucas Nelson Ms. Sandbulte Adv.Comp 1-6-16 Lucas Nelson Ms. Sandbulte Adv.Comp 1-6-16 Church Shooting In a very tragic moment in the year 1999 It was said that a man named Larry Gene Ashbrook ran into a church and started shooting. He was carrying a 9mm, and a 380-caliber handguns and a pipe bomb. Larry killed 7people and himself after this and wounding 7 others. larry was being accused of other crimes and he was said to be very violent to his father after his mother died nine years before the shooting with all this on his shoulders it drove him mad and he wanted people to feel his pain of being alone and accused of doing things he didn 't do.

Everyone remembers that very mournful day in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. The day of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting where a man rushed in, shooting and claiming the lives of 20 children and 6 adult staff members. The hearts of many families and citizens across the United States ripped apart

It is identified by Kaplan (2015) that on June 17 at 20:16 pm, Dylann Roof, a white guy who was said to be 21 year-old, captured on the CCTV camera surveillance while entered the historic black church and sat on a long seat at the back of the room. He spent at least an hour observing the situation

Emilie Barone Ms. Davis College Prep 1 18 April 2017 The Columbine Shooting On April 20, 1999, tragedy struck a Colorado high school. It started out as an ordinary spring day in Jefferson County, but it soon turned horrific. “The tragedy began at approximately 11:10 a.m. on that sunny Tuesday,” (Gimpel 27), right around lunchtime. No one could have anticipated the events that would soon follow, devastating the otherwise average suburban town. The lives of the students of Columbine High School and their families would never be the same after that catastrophic day.

On Tuesday January 10, 2017 twelve federal jurors came to the decision that Dylann Roof, the man who killed nine people in a 2015 massacre at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina be put to death on the account of federal murder and hate crimes charges.

April 20th, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went to their school in Littleton, CO. They preceded to kill 12 and injure 21 students and faculty before killing themselves. Columbine shooting is infamous as one of the worst school shootings in US history. Harris and Klebold were known as outcasts

The Charleston nine massacre occurred June 17, 2015 at Emanuel AME Church Downtown Charleston, South Carolina. This article explains that taking down the Confederate flag in front of South Carolina’s State House in Columbia would show that the state doesn’t condone the fact that today’s killings are based on skin

Between the comings and goings of an average day in America there are momentous events that fall across the globe and stain history for better or for worse. These world-changing occurrences are often wrought with tragedy, and cling to the mind with the sharp talons of loss. More often than not, unfortunate events have a way of establishing a camaraderie among humanity, setting in motion a gentle shift in people 's disdain for others- if only for a moment- and allowing them to move together and reinvent the rules and techniques; readjusting and shifting until something that works is sealed into standard procedure. From turmoil and hurt, humanity corrects itself and grows. Of these events, the Columbine High School shooting comes to many as one that completely morphed America 's culture and sense of security. The assault was carried out by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, students of the school and close friends. They had nourished the idea, feeding it hours of attention and deep consideration. Then, they went forward with it on April 20, 1999. The boys took the event seriously, setting up decoy bombs and then positioning their vehicles in the school parking lot with an arsenal and military methods of execution prepared to put in motion. They ending thirteen lives, including their own. The ruin caused by the shooting would have been greater, had the plan prevailed. Their actions had a severe impact on the way many people live and think. When one sifts through the information

Columbine and Sandy Hook, and the tragedy associated to them, shared a common denominator often targeted by the media, violent video games. However, the bias of the media failed to bring attention to other more prominent factors. These video games do not spur aggression as media turns a blind eye

On Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 at around 9:05pm, a group of people gathered to attend a bible study session at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Dylann Roof attended the session and was welcomed by the group. An hour into their session, when the group began

After the three young Caucasians male was arrested for assaulting and murder Mr. Anderson in 2009, there has been recent relative new on other racial hate crimes in different areas of the United States. In Charleston, South Carolina at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015, Dylan Roof, 21 sat in the church bible study for nearly an hour and open fires. The suspect, Dylan Roof shot and killed nine innocent people that night, six women and three men. Before the shooting reporters announced that Dylan uploaded a snap chat video in a small prayer group, and in the footage there was no sign that manslaughter was about to occur. It was at the end of the bible study when Dylan started to shoot each individual; a witness told