Melissa Chan
Melissa Chan is a reporter for NBC News Digital with a focus on gun violence.
Melissa Chan is a reporter for NBC News Digital with a focus on gun violence.
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Abrupt closure of ketamine clinic chain blindsides veterans and others with severe depression and chronic pain
Military veterans across the country are scrambling after more than a dozen clinics that had been providing them with free ketamine treatments suddenly closed.
After facing backlash, Mississippi sheriff now says he hasn't ruled out foul play in Rasheem Carter’s death
A Mississippi sheriff said Tuesday that he has not ruled out the possibility of murder in the case of Rasheem Carter, months after initially saying there was “no reason” to suspect foul play
A Black man was found dead after he told his mother he was being chased. Police said there's ‘no reason’ to suspect foul play.
The family of a Black man who was found dead in Mississippi after he warned his mother that he was being chased by white men hurling racial slurs demanded a federal investigation Monday after local authorities said they had “no reason” to suspect foul play in the man's death.
Michigan State University will reopen Monday, a week after mass shooting left 3 students dead
Michigan State University will reopen Monday, a week after three people were killed and five others were wounded in a mass shooting, with academic adjustments and an increased police presence on campus, university officials said Sunday.
Michigan State University gunman turned 'evil and mean' after his mother died, his father says
Anthony McRae, who police said killed three students on Michigan State University’s campus, turned “evil and mean” after his mother's death, his father said in an interview.
N.J. school district where Adriana Kuch was attacked has a ‘culture of violence,’ community members say
Parents, teachers and students of Central Regional School District say administrators have a history of ignoring violence within the schools.
N.J. school district where Adriana Kuch was attacked has a 'culture of violence,' community members say
The New Jersey school district where Adriana Kuch,14, was attacked before she died by suicide days later has a "culture of violence," community members say.
Nuclear-trained sailors, considered the Navy’s ‘best and brightest,’ face mental health challenges
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Nuclear operators are considered the Navy’s “best and brightest,” with only the top-scoring applicants gaining acceptance into the prestigious training program.
Man accused of swiping tamarin monkeys suspected in other incidents at Dallas Zoo
Police arrested a 24-year-old man in connection to the theft of two emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo, authorities said Friday.
7th Memphis officer is relieved of duty after Tyre Nichols' death, police say
The fallout from Tyre Nichols' fatal beating continued Monday when the Memphis Police Department said a seventh police officer who responded was relieved of duty.
What we know about the 5 Memphis police officers charged with beating Tyre Nichols to death
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith were fired on Jan. 20 after an investigation found they had violated department policy on the use of force.
