Aaron Mendelson

Behind the Stories: The High Rate of Suicides Among Older Mainers In late September, The Maine Monitor published a story about the alarming prevalence of gun suicides among older residents in the state. It zeroed in on Piscataquis County, which reporter E... See more

Hello, and welcome to the inaugural edition of 92 Days In Gun Violence. This is a quarterly update from The Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub, where we’ll keep tabs on trends in as near real-time as the data allows. We’ll also update readers on noteworthy new... See more

Jeanette Evans couldn’t find her husband. After searching for him throughout their home, she noticed his revolver was missing. “Sure enough, the bag was there,” she recalls. “But the gun was gone. And then I really knew something was wrong.” Shortly after... See more