Investigation

Shot and Forgotten

The toll of America’s gun violence epidemic is usually measured in lives lost — more than 35,000 each year. Ignored, almost completely, are the many more people who are shot every year, and survive.

Podcast

Introducing Aftermath, a New Podcast About Gun Violence Survivors

Ever imagine what it's like to be shot? Reporters Amber Hunt of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Elizabeth Van Brocklin of The Trace traveled the country talking to people who know too well.

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Elizabeth Van Brocklin was a reporter at The Trace from 2015 to 2019.

Are you a gunshot survivor?

More than 100,000 people are hit by a bullet every year. Most live. If you’re one of them, we want to hear your story. Please take our survey.

Here’s How Medicaid Cuts Would Imperil Healthcare for Gunshot Victims

Shot and Forgotten

Here’s How Medicaid Cuts Would Imperil Healthcare for Gunshot Victims

The Senate plan would put the cost of treatment out of reach for thousands of people who have suffered firearm injuries.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
What It’s Like to Get Shot and Survive

Shot and Forgotten

What It’s Like to Get Shot and Survive

For every person killed by a gun in America, two more survive their injuries. “Bullets Without Names” documents one victim’s ongoing recovery.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
Trump Budget Would Shrink Crime Victims Fund by $1.3 Billion

Politics

Trump Budget Would Shrink Crime Victims Fund by $1.3 Billion

Cuts could strain the long-term viability of an aid program for survivors of shooting assaults and other crimes.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
I Was Shot 9 Times. I Can Barely Walk Around the Block, Let Alone Earn a Living Wage.

Shot and Forgotten

I Was Shot 9 Times. I Can Barely Walk Around the Block, Let Alone Earn a Living Wage.

Debilitated by bullet wounds, Derrick Strong now finds himself cut off from the means to a full recovery.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin and Derrick Strong as told to Elizabeth Van Brocklin
To Reduce Shootings, Hospitals Vow to Treat the Wounds Doctors Can’t Fix

Shot and Forgotten

To Reduce Shootings, Hospitals Vow to Treat the Wounds Doctors Can’t Fix

How Ohio is using an influx of federal assistance for crime victims to help gunshot patients avoid getting hurt again.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
Watch the Forgotten Documentary that Captured the Rarely Seen Drama of Saving Gunshot Victims

Shot and Forgotten

Watch the Forgotten Documentary that Captured the Rarely Seen Drama of Saving Gunshot Victims

“Hopkins 24/7” takes viewers inside an embattled trauma ward in 1990s Baltimore.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
The Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting Left 16 People Wounded. What Happens to Them Now?

Shot and Forgotten

The Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting Left 16 People Wounded. What Happens to Them Now?

There have been at least nine mass-casualty shootings in the city since 2013. Here's how you can help The Trace report on gun violence's forgotten survivors.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
Help The Trace Report on America’s Ignored Population of Gunshot Survivors

Shot and Forgotten

Help The Trace Report on America’s Ignored Population of Gunshot Survivors

More than 100,000 people are hit by a bullet every year. Most live. If you're one of them, we want to hear your story.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
I Make $13.50 an Hour. It’s Not Enough to Support a Teenager with a Gunshot Injury

The Aftermath

I Make $13.50 an Hour. It’s Not Enough to Support a Teenager with a Gunshot Injury

For the past three years, Brenda Herron has struggled to support four kids she welcomed into her home. The cost of caring for one who was shot over the holidays threatens financial ruin.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin and Brenda Herron, as told to Elizabeth Van Brocklin
I Got Shot on Facebook Live. The World Hasn’t Shown Much Interest in My Recovery.

The Aftermath

I Got Shot on Facebook Live. The World Hasn’t Shown Much Interest in My Recovery.

"It’s like they forgot about me."

Elizabeth Van Brocklin and Tommy Williams, as told to Elizabeth Van Brocklin

Gun violence journalism that informs and empowers.

Shot and Forgotten

Introducing Aftermath, a New Podcast About Gun Violence Survivors

Full Coverage

Lead Reporters

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

Are you a gunshot survivor?

Here’s How Medicaid Cuts Would Imperil Healthcare for Gunshot Victims

What It’s Like to Get Shot and Survive

Trump Budget Would Shrink Crime Victims Fund by $1.3 Billion

I Was Shot 9 Times. I Can Barely Walk Around the Block, Let Alone Earn a Living Wage.

To Reduce Shootings, Hospitals Vow to Treat the Wounds Doctors Can’t Fix

Watch the Forgotten Documentary that Captured the Rarely Seen Drama of Saving Gunshot Victims

The Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting Left 16 People Wounded. What Happens to Them Now?

Help The Trace Report on America’s Ignored Population of Gunshot Survivors

I Make $13.50 an Hour. It’s Not Enough to Support a Teenager with a Gunshot Injury

I Got Shot on Facebook Live. The World Hasn’t Shown Much Interest in My Recovery.