A training session Friday, January 17, 2020, in downtown St. Paul will discuss their preliminary findings and mass shooting prevention strategies. More than 200 people from across Minnesota and the country are scheduled to attend the sold-out session. The Violence Project will present findings to a Minnesota House committee in early … [Read more...]
Minnesota creators of ‘Mass Shooter Database’ sharing work with politicians, educators, police
Why do people attack places of worship? Here’s what we know from our mass shootings database
This year has been the worst on record for mass shootings, including many at places of worship. Source: Los Angeles Times Authors: Jillian Peterson and James Densley … [Read more...]
Our co-founder Jill Peterson appeared on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom
Watch her full interview with Bill Hemmer HERE. … [Read more...]
Minnesota Violence Project aims to understand mass shootings
Minnesota researchers have created a new database that seeks to help understand circumstances that contribute to mass shootings in the United States. Source: Associated Press Author: Associated Press Reprinted: New York Times, Washington Post, US News and World Report and others. … [Read more...]
Minnesota-made tool tracks the how and why behind mass shootings
A new database launched by Twin Cities researchers aims to help policymakers and the public understand the conditions that contribute to mass shooting incidents in the United States. Researchers with the nonpartisan Violence Project documented characteristics associated with 171 people who committed mass shootings, which was defined as shooting and … [Read more...]