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NYT: More Than 20 Shootings at After School Sports Events in Last 6 Months

HeadlineJan 08, 2020

A New York Times analysis reveals there have been shootings at or around after-school sporting events nearly once a week across the country this academic year. The more than 20 shootings at football, basketball and other games have largely gone overlooked in the discussion around the epidemic of school shootings in the United States. Among the victims was Micah Tennant, who was fatally shot in November while attending a high school football game in Pleasantville, New Jersey. He was 10 years old.

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