Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
1 arrested amid investigation into mass shooting threats at San Antonio ‘Jewish facility’
San Antonio city officials said a suspect was taken into custody Thursday as law enforcement looked into “threats to commit a mass shooting at a Jewish facility.” According to a press release, the information was initially passed on to the San Antonio Police Department by the local FBI field office, which told KENS 5 the…
Read MoreVa. man sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted 2023 mass shooting after posting online threats
A man from Virginia was sentenced to 25 years in prison for posting online threats and then traveling to a church with the intent to carry out a mass shooting in 2023, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Rui Jiang, 36, of Fairfax, was convicted by a jury in March…
Read MoreArmed man arrested at Nashville’s ‘No Kings’ protest had long fascination with Nazis, mass murder
An armed man arrested Saturday during Nashville’s “No Kings” protest has a long history of fascination with Nazis and mass murderers, and he was already on the FBI’s radar, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has learned. Elijah Millar, 19, of Murfreesboro, was arrested Saturday after he “brandished” a handgun while clashing with a few of the thousands…
Read MoreAustrian gunman was obsessed with school shootings, police say
The 21-year-old, who meticulously planned the attack at his former high school in Graz, killed nine students and a teacher. According to police, the gunman was fascinated by school shootings, but his motive remains a mystery. After killing 10 people at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz, the perpetrator killed himself. He left the…
Read MoreThe man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to the police
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge. Vance Boelter was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and…
Read MoreProtester shot and killed at ‘No Kings’ rally in Utah, police say
A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday. Police took the alleged rifleman, Arturo Gamboa,…
Read MoreMan claiming loyalty to ISIS scouted Oklahoma’s football stadium for terrorist attack, per court records
An Oklahoma man expressed interest in carrying out a terrorist attack at the University of Oklahoma football stadium in 2023, court documents show. Landon Kyle Swinford, who awaits sentencing on charges of child pornography and communicating a threat in interstate commerce, claimed loyalty to ISIS and identified Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium as a potential target.…
Read MoreBomb attack plans found at Austria gunman’s home
Abandoned plans for a bomb attack have been found at the home of the suspected gunman in a school shooting in Austria, police have said. Police in the south-eastern city of Graz also found a non-functional pipe bomb, and a “farewell” letter and video during the search, they said in a statement. Ten people were…
Read MorePakistani National Extradited to Face Charges in Connection with Plot to Carry Out ISIS-Inspired Mass Shooting at Jewish Center in New York City
A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was extradited to the United States on June 10, in connection with an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York. Khan was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO),…
Read MoreFormer student identified as gunman who killed 10 in school shooting in Austria
Ten people were killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, according to authorities. The perpetrator was identified as a 21-year-old former student who did not graduate from the school, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. He legally owned the two firearms used in…
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