Gun Violence

St. Louis’ public safety director will decide among four finalists wanting to lead the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

A day after her family laid Alexzandria Bell to rest, hundreds of students, teachers, parents and other supporters gathered Sunday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School to pay tribute to Bell and teacher Jean Kuczka. They died last month during an attack on the school.

Kevin Johnson killed a Kirkwood cop. After 17 years grappling with his guilt, his only hope is a last-minute reprieve.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Cathedral Basilica on Monday to honor Jean Kuczka, the teacher who lost her life last week when a gunman shot her and a student during an attack at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south St. Louis. “The world is truly a better place because of Jean,” said her son Stephen Kuczka Jr.

Trauma surgeon Dr. LJ Punch also talked about the psychological harm gun violence causes at the harvest festival at Sumner High School.

Family members of the gunman who killed two and wounded several others during a shooting rampage at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School recently asked police to take a gun from the home, interim St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Michael Sack said Wednesday. They also had been monitoring his mental health and helped him get treatment and medication.

The toddler fatally shot himself in the head and is at least the 19th child to die by a gun in St. Louis this year.

The U.S. Justice Department has sued Missouri over its "Second Amendment Preservation Act," which bars local law officials from enforcing federal gun policy and could fine them for doing so.

St. Louis physician Kristen Mueller reflects on the toll of the gun violence she witnesses in the emergency room.

The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from their kids, listen to their fears and answer their questions.