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Emma Tucker is a writer for CNN Digital based in New York City covering major news events with a specific focus on gun violence and criminal justice, including crime, gun policy and police reform.

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16-year-old suspect in Florida bar shooting that injured Texans wide receiver to be charged as adult

The 16-year-old suspect accused of opening fire at a club in Florida last month, injuring 10 people including NFL Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell, is being charged as an adult in the shooting, officials said.

Members of law enforcement enter a Pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA on May 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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Police tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned post-George Floyd

As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s war in Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside Fordham's Lincoln Center campus after a group created an encampment inside the building on May 01, 2024 in New York City. The occupation of the building comes a day after the police raided both Columbia University and City College arresting dozens and closing down encampments in support of Palestine. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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May 1, 2024 - US campus protests

Police are cracking down on protests against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza at campuses across the US.

Police work the scene where eight law enforcement officers were shot -- four fatally -- in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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4 law enforcement officers were killed in shooting at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. 4 other officers are hospitalized

Three officers were killed in a shooting while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina, including one deputy US Marshal and two local task force officers, authorities say.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Columbia University students participate in an ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment on their campus following last week's arrest of more than 100 protesters on April 23, 2024 in New York City. In a growing number of college campuses throughout the country, student protesters are setting up tent encampments on school grounds to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and for their schools to divest from Israeli companies.(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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April 24, 2024 - US university protests

Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major American universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis. Follow for live news updates.

Arrests were made at Yale University as police responded to pro-Palestinian protesters on April 22, 2024.

Protesters remain at Yale University a day after 45 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested on campus

The arrests of dozens of pro-Palestinian, pro-divestment activists at Yale University didn’t deter protesters from uniting for another demonstration Tuesday.

Police respond to the scene after a vehicle drove through a building in Newport, Michigan, on Saturday, April 20.

2 young siblings killed at child’s birthday party when car drives into building in Michigan, police say

An 8-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother were killed, and at least nine others were seriously injured at a child’s birthday party at a boat club in Newport, Michigan, on Saturday when a driver drove through the building where the celebration was taking place, authorities said.

Law enforcement on the scene of a shooting in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, April 19.

5 Maryland teens injured in gathering of hundreds of students. Suspect fled the scene, police say

Five teenagers were injured, including one who is in critical condition, in a shooting that took place Friday at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland where hundreds of high school students gathered for senior skip day.

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The Maui Fire Department is expected to release a report Tuesday, April 16, 2024, detailing how the agency responded to a series of wildfires that burned on the island during a windstorm last August. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Maui wildfire report: Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Lahaina, killing more than 100 people

A new report on the disastrous Maui infernos that left 101 people dead and $6 billion in damages reveals officials rejected additional help before the Lahaina fire obliterated hundreds of homes and became the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century.

Police officers detain pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had set up an encampment on the South Lawn at Columbia University in New York, on Thursday afternoon, April 18, 2024. The police moved Thursday afternoon to quell the protest at Columbia University, and began to arrest protesters at the encampment. (C.S. Muncy/The New York Times)

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Over 100 people arrested as NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, law enforcement source says

At least 30 people were detained by New York Police Department officers, CNN witnessed, as police entered Columbia University on Thursday to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest that began a day earlier as the university’s president testified before a House committee about the school’s response to antisemitism.

LAHAINA, HAWAII - AUGUST 19, 2023 - Burned homes and vehicles are seen in a neighborhood that was destroyed by the recent windswept wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 19, 2023.

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Hawaii AG to release first report from probe into deadly Maui wildfires on Wednesday

The first phase of findings from a comprehensive investigation into the August 2023 wildfires in Maui, the deadliest in the US in more than a century, will be released on Wednesday, Hawaii’s attorney general announced.

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April 14, 2024 - Iran’s attack on Israel

Israel’s war cabinet meeting ended Sunday without a decision on how Israel will respond to Iran’s attack, an Israeli official said. The cabinet is determined to respond – but has yet to decide on the timing and scope, the official said.

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Iran launches barrage of strikes toward Israel

Iran has launched a wave of strikes toward Israel in retaliation for last week’s deadly Israeli strike on an Iranian embassy complex in Syria. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

‘It’s the right thing’: Convicted killer of 6 on Alabama death row drops appeals, asks state to be executed

Alabama man convicted of killing 5 people asks to be executed: ‘It’s the right thing to do’

He was convicted of killing five people, including a pregnant mother, and spent years trying to avoid the death penalty. Now this Alabama death row inmate says he’s asking the state to execute him.

This combination of photos shows, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff's deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield appearing at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss., Aug. 14, 2023.

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6 ex-officers who pleaded guilty in ‘Goon Squad’ torture of 2 Black men sentenced in state court

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison.

From top left, Former Rankin County Sheriff's deputies Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Christian Dedmon,
Frin bottom left, Hunter Elward, Daniel Opdyke and ex-Richland Police officer Joshua Hartfield

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Mississippi’s ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced

Six White former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to state charges stemming from the torture and abuse of two Black men are set to be sentenced. Follow the latest news here

Emma Tucker is a writer for CNN Digital based in New York City covering major news events with a specific focus on gun violence and criminal justice, including crime, gun policy and police reform.