DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings
The Trump administration cut $800,000 in grants to Minnesota's violence prevention programs just weeks before a mass shooting at a Catholic Mass that killed two children.
- The Trump administration cut funding for programs in Minnesota aimed at identifying potential mass shooters before a shooting in the state that killed two children and wounded 18 others.
- The canceled grants, totaling around $800,000, had funded local efforts to assess and manage mass violence threats.
- Democratic lawmakers criticized the cuts, saying they left communities more vulnerable to violent attacks and limited access to federal counterterrorism resources.
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Before Minnesota shooting, a program aimed at preventing attacks lost federal funding - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Weeks before an assailant opened fire on a Catholic church in Minneapolis, the Trump administration cut funding to a program in Minnesota aimed at preventing acts of mass violence, documents show.
Trump administration cut funding to shooting prevention programs in Minnesota weeks before school shooting – UK Times
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email A month before the fatal Minneapolis church shooting, the Trump administration cut $18.5 million in funding from a Homeland Security program aimed at identifying and preventing potential mass shooters. In July, the administration significantly downsized the DHS’ Center f…
Trump admin cuts Minnesota shooting prevention funds weeks before school attack
In Minnesota, $800,000 in federal grants to local agencies, including the state Department of Public Safety and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, were cut last month, undermining efforts to prevent mass violence
By Audrey Ash and Curt Devine, CNN The month before a gunman opened fire on children gathered at a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and prevent mass violence. The grants ended as part of $18.5 million in cuts to a Homeland Security program that the Trump administration denounced as partisan and broken, but that some experts and lawmakers say strengthens …
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