School Shootings
06/06/22 • 33 min
On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old fatally shot 19 students and 2 teachers, and wounded seventeen other people, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Earlier in the day, he shot his grandmother in the forehead at home, severely wounding her.
There have been 119 school shootings since 2018, in which 88 people have died and 229 people were injured, according to Education Week.
San Diego is no stranger to school shootings. From the San Diego Union Tribune:
"In January 1979, a 16-year-old killed the principal and a custodian and injured nine others at the now-closed Cleveland Elementary School in the Lake Murray neighborhood. In August 1996, a master’s degree student shot and killed three San Diego State University professors on campus. In March 2001, there were two shootings: one in which a 15-year-old killed two students and injured 13 others at Santana High School in Santee, and another in which an 18-year-old injured five at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon."
And finally in 2010, 41 y.o. Brendan Liam O’Rourke entered Kelly Elementary School and shot at several children, striking two 2nd graders who fortunately survived after they were life flighted to a hospital. O’Rourke was charged with seven counts of attempted murder and seven counts of assault with a gun and prosecuted by our current District Attorney and guest, Summer Stephan.
Our hearts go out to the Uvalde community as they try to recover from this horrific tragedy.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this podcast are solely of the speakers and do not reflect the views of the Deputy DA's Association nor the District Attorney.
Questions and comments can be emailed to [email protected].
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Questions and comments can be emailed to [email protected].
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On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old fatally shot 19 students and 2 teachers, and wounded seventeen other people, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Earlier in the day, he shot his grandmother in the forehead at home, severely wounding her.
There have been 119 school shootings since 2018, in which 88 people have died and 229 people were injured, according to Education Week.
San Diego is no stranger to school shootings. From the San Diego Union Tribune:
"In January 1979, a 16-year-old killed the principal and a custodian and injured nine others at the now-closed Cleveland Elementary School in the Lake Murray neighborhood. In August 1996, a master’s degree student shot and killed three San Diego State University professors on campus. In March 2001, there were two shootings: one in which a 15-year-old killed two students and injured 13 others at Santana High School in Santee, and another in which an 18-year-old injured five at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon."
And finally in 2010, 41 y.o. Brendan Liam O’Rourke entered Kelly Elementary School and shot at several children, striking two 2nd graders who fortunately survived after they were life flighted to a hospital. O’Rourke was charged with seven counts of attempted murder and seven counts of assault with a gun and prosecuted by our current District Attorney and guest, Summer Stephan.
Our hearts go out to the Uvalde community as they try to recover from this horrific tragedy.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this podcast are solely of the speakers and do not reflect the views of the Deputy DA's Association nor the District Attorney.
Questions and comments can be emailed to [email protected].
Featured in the Top 10 Criminal Law Podcasts
Website: https://sdddaa.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoDDAs
Twitter: @CrimeNewsInsidr, @SanDiegoDDAs
Music by: The Only Ocean - "Snake"
Image by: Pixabay user Michael Gaida.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this podcast are solely of the speakers and do not reflect the views of the Deputy DA's Association nor the District Attorney.
Questions and comments can be emailed to [email protected].
Featured in the Top 100 San Diego Podcasts
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Website: https://sdddaa.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoDDAs/
Twitter: @CrimeNewsInsidr, @SanDiegoDDAs
Instagram: @sandiegoddas
Music by: The Only Ocean - "Snake"
Image by: Pixabay user Michael Gaida.
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DUI Homicides
DUI fatalities have spiked in San Diego County. 2021 marked the most fatal DUI crashes in two decades. Our county typically averages around 15-20 DUI fatalities annually, but 2021 saw more than 37 DUI fatalities. The average blood alcohol content (BAC) of someone arrested for DUI was .18%. Summer Stephan announced a half-million dollar grant from the Office of Traffic and Safety that is used to combat this growing problem.
Guest Bio: Cally Bright has been a Deputy District Attorney at the San Diego DA’s Office for over 20 years. Seven years ago, she started up our DUI Homicide Unit, and as the head of the unit, she is responsible for prosecuting DUI Homicides and Vehicular Manslaughter cases.She has taught for numerous organizations and institutions, including California Western School of Law and the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina. Cally has received numerous awards, including the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.’s) Prosecutor of the Year for San Diego County in 2010, the MADD Prosecutor of the Year for the State of California in 2014, and the MADD Pursuit of Justice Award in 2018
Laws on the Books Quiz: 2 are real, 1 is fake; can you guess which one is the fake?
A. In Wisconsin, the state can forfeit your car after your second DUI conviction.
B. In Utah, it is illegal to drive with a BAC of .05% or higher, making it the state with the lowest threshold for DUIs in the United States.
C. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sets the legal limit for piloting a plane at .04% or higher.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this podcast are solely of the speakers and do not reflect the views of the Deputy DA's Association nor the District Attorney.
Questions and comments can be emailed to [email protected].
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Website: https://sdddaa.net/
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Twitter: @CrimeNewsInsidr, @SanDiegoDDAs
Music by: The Only Ocean - "Snake"
Image by: Pixabay user Michael Gaida.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this podcast are solely of the speakers and do not reflect the views of the Deputy DA's Association nor the District Attorney.
Questions and comments can be emailed to [email protected].
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Music by: The Only Ocean - "Snake"
Image by: Pixabay user Michael Gaida.
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Charter School Fraud
In April, an investigative report from the North Carolina State Auditor states a North Carolina charter school falsified student records and misused school funding, to the tune of $400K. Earlier this year a man in Minnesota was charged with misspending $30M dollars in federal funding for meals for children, spending it instead on luxury cars and lakefront properties. Other charter school scandals have been reported throughout the country.
San Diego Deputy DA Leon Schorr joins the podcast to discuss the A3 Charter School Fraud case. Deputy DA Schorr led the prosecution team that uncovered a scheme that defrauded California of $400M. After a year of investigation, thousands of pages of discovery, and the testimony of 70 witnesses, a San Diego grand jury returned a 235-page indictment. The prosecution team secured numerous convictions, recovered $230M in stolen funds, and imposed a $37M fine against the main two fraudsters.
Quiz: 2 are real, 1 is fake; can you guess which one is the fake?
A. Charles Ponzi, convicted of mail fraud in 1920, schemed his investors by promising them a 50% return in 45 days if they invested in his business of buying and selling postal reply coupons.
B. The phrase “If you believe that, then I've got a bridge to sell you” comes from the crimes of George C. Parker, who in the late 1800s was convicted of fraud after duping customers by selling them the Brooklyn Bridge.
C. The term “con man” comes from “confidence man”, a term attributed to Frank Murphy who was convicted of fraud in 1929 after selling fake stocks outside the New York Stock Exchange.
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