Alaa Elassar

3 weeks ago | waow.com | Alaa Elassar |Sara Smart

(CNN) — Reid Seybold’s voice shook as he recalled the texts he sent loved ones from the classroom where he barricaded himself, as a barrage of gunshots, screams and sirens turned his university from a picturesque Florida campus into a crime scene. “I love you,” he wrote to his boyfriend and family.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Alaa Elassar |Kristin Chapman

People take part in a protest organized to 'Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet' on April 19, 2025, in New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images CNN  —  A national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration has united an outpouring of protesters across the country who are rallying in defiance of what they describe as a relentless assault on democratic institutions and civil liberties.

3 weeks ago | channel3000.com | Alaa Elassar |Holly Yan

(CNN) — Before they even knew a mass shooter was on campus, Dakota Bages and her classmates heard screams of terror and started barricading themselves. It was shortly before noon Thursday at Florida State University. The students were in the library just steps away from the student union – which soon devolved into a scene of carnage when a gunman opened fire, killing two people and wounding several others. “We just kind of heard ruckus,” Bages said.

3 weeks ago | local3news.com | Alaa Elassar

(CNN) — It was an ordinary afternoon for Jayden D’Onofrio, who was spending time with a friend at their apartment complex when they received a text that made their blood run cold. Without a second thought, they ran to her. A perfect, sun-drenched Florida spring day had suddenly descended into horror when a gunman began firing at victims near Florida State University’s student union building, marking the next chapter in America’s grim epidemic of gun violence.

3 weeks ago | cnnespanol.cnn.com | Alaa Elassar

“Empecé a correr”, dice estudiante de la Universidad Estatal de Florida sobre el disparo a una mujer 02:14 - Fuente: CNN “Empecé a correr”, dice estudiante de la Universidad Estatal de Florida sobre el disparo a una mujer 02:14 CNN  —  Era una tarde normal para Jayden D’Onofrio, que estaba pasando tiempo con un amigo en su complejo de apartamentos cuando recibió un mensaje de texto que le heló la sangre.