By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Don Henry
Two local retired law enforcement officers started the company four years ago to help teachers, students, and staff protect themselves if a tragedy like this one were to ever take place here.
By Amanda Callahan, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school had led many to ask about the role security plays when it comes to building safety and keeping students protected.
On Wednesday, stories began to emerge about the lives of the 19 children and their two teachers who were gunned down behind a barricaded door at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town of Uvalde.
We have an update to a story we first brought to you on Tuesday as an investigation into a potential racially charged act of vandalism at Southwick Regional High School has been completed.
That shooting led to several movements started by students from around the country demanding stricter gun laws, including Trevaughn Smith from Springfield.
It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago.