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(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. was gripped by two public health crises in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic and a historic rise in gun violence. Even as cities locked down, p

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Why experts say gun violence rose in 2020, amid pandemic lockdowns

IStock/Bytmonas(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. was gripped by two public health crises in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic and a historic rise in gun violence. Even as cities locked down, people retreated into their homes and life was seemingly put on pause last year, 2020 still marked the deadliest year for gun violence in at least two decades, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were more than 19,400 homicides involving a gun and accidental fatal shootings -- a...

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Why experts say gun violence rose in 2020, amid pandemic lockdowns

IStock/Bytmonas(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. was gripped by two public health crises in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic and a historic rise in gun violence. Even as cities

The last year has changed Ana Hernandez Thallas profoundly. The death of her daughter on June 10, 2020 is still too much to comprehend.

Newly obtained court testimony shows the alleged killer in Isabella Thallas’ murder last year texted and left a voicemail on the day of the shooting for a Denver police sergeant from whom he is accused of stealing a rifle used in the shooting.

Thallas was shot and killed in Denver's Ballpark neighborhood while she was walking with her boyfriend and his dog on June 10, 2020.

DENVER -- The family of a woman fatally shot last year in Denver has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the alleged shooter and the former police sergeant whose gun…

The father and boyfriend of 21-year-old Isabella Thallas, who was killed in a shooting while walking her dog in June 2020, have filed a lawsuit against the suspect and a former Denver police sergeant whose gun was used in the shooting.