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Gun Violence Shootings Archive

Archives for November 2015

Explainers
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Explainers

It may have been a tragic misunderstanding, but it also may have been yet another example of what Black Lives Matter protesters say is racial bias in police shootings.

By German Lopez
El Salvador is now one of the most violent countries in the world. Here’s what it’s like.
Features

Murder rates in El Salvador driven by gang violence have spiked 67 percent in 2015. On average, 18 people are killed every day in a country with fewer people than Massachusetts.

By Elaine Denny