P. Solomon Banda, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

This undated photo shows Kendrick Castillo, who was killed during a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch, Tuesday, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

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Slain teen charged Colo. school shooter

by Kathleen Foody Associated Press, P. Solomon Banda Associated Press, and Nicholas Riccardi Associated PressMay 8, 2019

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — When a gunman burst into his high school classroom, Kendrick Castillo did not hesitate.The 18-year-old immediately charged, pinning the attacker to the wall before Castillo was fatally shot protecting classmates, witnesses…

In this March 27, 2019, photo, Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson poses for a portrait at her home in Cary, N.C. Ruegsegger Johnson, now a mother of four, survived a shotgun blast during the 1999 shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School that left 12 students, one teacher, and both gunmen dead. The emotional toll of the shooting, joined by fears about their own kids’ safety, spikes each time yet another shooter enters another school. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

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Survivors send kids to schools altered by Columbine attack

by Kathleen Foody Associated Press, Allen G. Breed Associated Press, and P. Solomon Banda Associated PressApril 17, 2019

In this Monday, April 23, 2018, photo, Lukas Inman, 19, interacts with his father in Colorado Springs, Colo. Inman suffers from a rare and severe form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first prescription drug derived from the marijuana plant, but parents, including Lukas,' who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are...

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Users wary as US weighs first legal cannabis medicine

by Kathleen Foody Associated Press, and P. Solomon Banda Associated PressJune 19, 2018