Drug-related overdoses were the leading cause of accidental deaths in Maine in 2020, while more than half of suicides were by firearm.
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Gun suicides in Maine far outpace U.S. rate
A new state report says more than 85 percent of Maine’s firearm deaths in 2020 were suicides, a percentage well above the national average.
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More than 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
Gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a Catholic church just as worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday.
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3 dead, 11 wounded in Philadelphia shooting on busy street
Police say they witnessed several suspects firing into a large crowd on Saturday just before midnight.
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Police: Tennessee shooting leads to 3 dead, 14 injured
Fourteen people were hit by gunfire in the incident near a nightclub early Sunday and three were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the scene, police said.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Cape Elizabeth, South Portland students walk out of class to protest gun violence
The protest march was organized by students and parents in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Texas.
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Two doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting
One was an Army veteran who sacrificed his life to save his wife during the shooting.
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NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre
The group’s convention in Houston, which drew hundreds of protesters, came just three days after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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Police waited as children inside Texas school called 911 begging for help
The commander at the scene in Uvalde believed that 18-year-old gunman was barricaded inside adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School and that children were no longer at risk.
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Sen. Collins exploring bipartisan compromise on gun safety measures
Collins says she is optimistic a compromise can be found after the initial meeting of 4 Republican and 4 Democratic senators.