Steven Rich

Washington, D.C.

Database editor for the investigations unit

Education: Virginia Tech, BA in Communication; University of Missouri, MA in Journalism

Steven Rich is the database editor for the investigations unit at The Washington Post. While at The Post, he has worked on investigations across virtually every beat, including stories on the opioids, policing, tax liens, assisted living facilities, school shootings and college athletics.
Latest from Steven Rich

In historic case, father of 14-year-old school shooting suspect charged with murder

Colin Gray, the father of the suspected Apalachee High School shooter, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder and cruelty to children.

September 5, 2024
Colin Gray, 54, father of 14-year-old suspected Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray.

Accused Georgia 14-year-old would be youngest mass school shooter since 1998

The alleged Apalachee High shooter’s youth, and his apparent ability to obtain an AR-15-style weapon, will likely amplify national debate over gun violence.

September 5, 2024
State of Georgia Chaplain Ronald Clark consoles students as they kneel in front of a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School on Thursday in Winder, Ga.

Videos, bodycam footage and 911 calls released from 2022 Uvalde shooting

In one 911 call, a fourth-grader can be heard pleading for help and hushing a classmate.

August 11, 2024
Flowers and other items surround crosses at a memorial in June 2022 for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex.

Maduro perdió las elecciones según actas recopiladas por la oposición

Edmundo González habría vencido al presidente Nicolás Maduro el 28 de julio por millones de votos, según muestra un análisis de datos de las actas electorales.

August 5, 2024
González y la líder opositora  María Corina Machado se dirigen a sus partidarios en Caracas el 30 de Julio después de que Maduro fuese declarado el ganador.

Maduro lost election, tallies collected by Venezuela’s opposition show

Edmundo González likely beat President Nicolás Maduro in the July 28 election by millions of votes, a review of data from election receipts shows.

August 4, 2024
González and opposition leader María Corina Machado address supporters in Caracas on July 30 after Maduro's electoral council declared him the winner.

A 20-year-old’s perplexing place in the catalogue of American gunmen

Thomas Matthew Crooks, who used a gun purchased by his father after the Sandy Hook massacre, evokes the profile of a mass shooter. Instead he fired at a former president.

July 21, 2024
A protester wields a sign bearing the image of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who tried to assassinate former president Donald Trump, outside the security zone at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

The number of students who have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine

The Washington Post for years has tracked the number of students affected by school shootings. Since 1999, over 300,000 children have experienced gun violence during school hours.

June 29, 2024

    4.1 million migrants: Where they’re from, where they live in the U.S.

    We analyzed more than 4.1 million U.S. immigration court records amid debates about the U.S.-Mexico border, which often omit what happens to migrants who stay.

    June 26, 2024

    Senior-care referral site ‘A Place for Mom’ stays mum on neglect

    In some states, more than a third of facilities recommended by the popular website have been cited for substandard care, The Washington Post found.

    May 16, 2024

    ‘We’re a dead ship’: Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. waters in recent years

    A Post examination found that losses of engine power, part of what the Dali experienced when it crashed into the Key Bridge in Baltimore, are not uncommon.

    April 16, 2024
    A diver prepares to enter the water on April 4 at the site of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.