Wisconsin’s Democratic governor has created a new office dedicated to preventing gun violence, a month after a school shooting not far from the state Capitol. Gov.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new executive order Tuesday aimed at supporting gun violence prevention efforts statewide.

Gov. Tony Evers is creating a new statewide office aimed at curbing gun violence in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Madison.

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Tuesday to create the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention in response to the December shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison where a teacher and a student died and six others were injured.