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Ryan Kraft used to babysit for accused massacre gunmen Adam Lanza. (credit: CBS)

Conn. Shooter’s Former Sitter Told: ‘Keep An Eye On Him,’ ‘Never Turn My Back’

Scores of fundraisers have sprung up in the aftermath of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.

2012/12/16

Chief Beck Wants To Start Program Where Officers Visit Schools At Least Once Per Day

Speaking at a graduating class of nearly 500 police cadets, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck reflected on the shooting massacre in Connecticut.

2012/12/16

Vigils were held around the Southland Saturday to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. (credit: CBS)

Vigils Held Around The Southland Saturday To Honor Conn. Shooting Victims

Gun control advocates held a series of vigils around the Southland Saturday to protest the mass shooting in Connecticut Friday that left 28 people dead.

2012/12/15

Joshua Stepakoff now advocates against gun proliferation. He was shot by a white supremacist as a six year old in 1999. (credit: CBS)

Shooting Tragedy In Conn. Brings Back Painful Memories For Southland Man, 19

Few people have a better understanding about what happened today in Newtown, Connecticut than Josh Stepakoff.

2012/12/14

The feel-good psychologist and author celebrated his 9th year on the Dr. Phil Show, and his 60th birthday this month. (credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Dr. Phil Offers Advice To Parents Trying To Help Kids Cope With Conn. Tragedy

The images are everywhere. And they are haunting. Disturbing.

2012/12/14

SoCal School Districts Take Precautionary Measures Following Conn. Shooting

Southland school districts are taking precautionary measures in the wake of the massive shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 28 people dead, including 20 children.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/14

Salon Meritage Opens 13 Months After Mass Shooting

A hair salon that was the scene of Orange County’s deadliest mass shooting reopened on Sunday.

2012/11/18

Plans Underway For Memorial Honoring Salon Massacre Victims

A plan is underway to erect a memorial honoring the eight victims of the salon massacre in Seal Beach last year.

2012/10/01

Tammy Hetzel and Doug Childers tied the knot today in Seal Beach ... both linked by the tragedy of Salon Meritage. (credit: CBS)

Seal Beach Tragedy Unites Newlywed Couple

They played “We Found Love In A Hopeless Place” at the wedding.

2012/09/29

Jesse Childress, 29, killed in the movie massacre in Aurora, Colorado grew up in this house in Palmdale. (credit: CBS)

Air Force Reservist, 29, Killed In Movie Massacre Grew Up In Palmdale

One of the twelve people killed during the Friday movie massacre in Aurora, Colorado grew up in Palmdale.

2012/07/21

Parents Of ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting Suspect Puzzled, Distraught

A longtime friend of Bob and Arlene Holmes — parents of the suspect in the Aurora, Colorado massacre at a theater showing “Dark Knight Rises” — walked out of their Rancho Penasquitos home Friday thanking the public on their behalf.

2012/07/20

Timeline For Suspect In Colorado Theater Massacre

James Eagan Holmes, 24, is suspected in an overnight shooting at a movie theatre in Colorado that left 12 people dead and 58 others wounded. Here’s a basic timeline for the suspected Colorado theatre gunman.

2012/07/20

LA Mayor Calls For Federal Ban On Assault Weapons After ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Friday called for a federal ban on assault weapons in the wake shooting massacre that took place overnight in Aurora, Colorado.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/07/20

Salon Meritage To Reopen Later This Year Following Shooting Massacre

The site of Orange County’s deadliest shooting is scheduled to reopen later this year. The owner of Salon Meritage, Sandy Fannin, says she will be back in business this summer after extensive remodeling.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/02/03

More Than $400K Raised To Help Families Of Those Killed In Salon Massacre

More than $400,000 has been collected to help families of those killed in last year’s salon massacre in Seal Beach. Eight people were killed and a 73-year-old woman was seriously injured in the Oct. 12 shootings at the Salon Meritage.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/01/17