Shawn Boburg

Washington, D.C.

Investigative reporter

Education: Williams College, BA in history

Shawn Boburg joined The Washington Post in 2015. He previously worked at the Record in northern New Jersey from 2006 to 2015 and at the Eagle-Tribune in Massachusetts from 2001 to 2006.
Latest from Shawn Boburg

Gen Z voters’ signatures are causing problems for Nevada ballot counters

Handwritten signatures are an outdated way of verifying votes, says VoteAmerica, a political NGO. Thousands of Nevada voters still need to verify mail-in ballots.

November 6, 2024
Voters cast their ballots on Tuesday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Election Day largely ran smoothly, with just a handful of issues

Bomb threats briefly interrupted balloting at some polling centers, but voters otherwise cast their ballots without incident as officials touted a successful election.

November 6, 2024
Voters wait in line at a polling station Oct. 29 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The making of an alleged school shooter: Missed warnings and years of neglect

Interviews with family members and a review of private texts and public documents open a window on a 14-year-old’s path to alleged gunman at Apalachee High School.

October 3, 2024

On social media, a bullied teen found fame among child predators worldwide

A troubled 15-year-old in rural Texas was shunned as an outcast in his community. He found refuge on social media, where he became the anonymous leader of a global online group that preyed on vulnerable children.

September 9, 2024

Discord messages leading to FBI tip of Georgia school shooting suspect released

“im committing a mass shooting, and im waiting a good 2-3 years,” a user wrote in a Discord chatroom.

September 6, 2024
Police gather outside Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., after the shooting at the school on Wednesday. (Mike Stewart/AP)

Local police complained about Secret Service after Trump rally shooting, videos show

Body-cam footage released Thursday shows local police searching for Thomas Matthew Crooks in the moments before he opened fire.

August 8, 2024

Tim Walz’s military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny

The Harris-Walz campaign has cited his military experience as an asset. But Republicans and some who served with him have questioned claims about his service.

August 7, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Tuesday, his first with Vice President Kamala Harris since being announced as her running mate earlier in the day.

‘We lost sight of him’: Radio traffic shows failed search for Trump rally shooter

A disjointed communications system on the day of the rally hampered the Secret Service’s ability to grasp the threat in real time, a Post examination found.

August 3, 2024

Trump rally gunman stopped firing after local officer shot at him

Thomas Matthew Crooks temporarily recoiled from his rooftop perch and did not shoot again before he was killed by a Secret Service countersniper.

July 30, 2024

Police snipers were inside building as Trump rally shooter fired from roof

The Washington Post reported in a video analysis Monday that bystanders at the Trump rally in Butler, Pa., warned local police that they had seen a man clambering onto the roof of the building.

July 16, 2024
Two FBI investigators on Sunday scan the roof of the building adjacent to the Butler, Pa., fairgrounds where a gunman fired at Donald Trump on Saturday.