Archive for September 4, 2024
Shooter Kills 4 And Injures At Least 9 At A High School Outside Atlanta, Officials Say
Four people were killed and at least nine were injured Wednesday in a shooting at a high school outside of Atlanta where students ran to seek safety in the football stadium, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. Shots were fired Wednesday morning, and officers swarmed the campus of Apalachee High School as parents raced to…
Read MoreDC jury returns guilty verdicts for two gang members in 2018 murder of 10-year-old girl
https://wtop.com/dc/2024/09/dc-grand-jury-returns-guilty-verdicts-for-two-gang-members-in-2018-murder-of-10-year-old-girl/ Two gang members involved in the 2018 death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson were found guilty on murder charges in a D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. makiyah wilsonAssistant D.C. Police Chief Chanel Dickerson said the suspects fired “indiscriminately,” killing 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson and wounding four adults. (Courtesy NBC Washington)A jury found Mark Price, 30, and…
Read More3 MS-13 gang members convicted in 2022 killing over graffiti in Silver Spring
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/09/3-ms-13-gang-members-convicted-in-2022-killing-over-graffiti-in-silver-spring/ Three Maryland men who police say are members of the MS-13 gang have been convicted on charges related to a 2022 retribution shooting in Silver Spring that left a teenager dead. Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 20, of Takoma Park, Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 25, of Silver Spring, and Elvin Guzman-Machado, 20, of Silver Spring, were found guilty…
Read MoreUS Charges Hamas Leader, Other Militants In Connection With Oct. 7 Massacre In Israel
The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel, marking the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the attack. The seven-count criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City…
Read MoreBoko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say
At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people’s homes, residents said Wednesday, the latest killings in Africa’s longest struggle with militancy. More than 50 extremists on motorcycles rode into the Tarmuwa council area of Yobe state on Sunday…
Read MoreThousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar, official says
Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi officials. The violence has intensified as fighting between Myanmar’s ruling junta and the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic militia drawn from the Buddhist majority, continues to worsen.“We have information that around 8,000 Rohingya…
Read MoreNew York man sentenced to prison after thousands of harassing calls to Congress and threat to kill staffer
A New York man was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months in prison in connection with threatening phone calls he made to members of Congress and a threat to kill a staffer. The sentencing of Ade Salim Lilly, 35, included three years supervised release, the Justice Department said in a news release. Lilly’s attorney did not…
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