Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Father of Madison shooter at Abundant Life Christian School charged criminally for giving daughter guns
The father of a teenager who shot multiple people at a Madison school late last year has been charged criminally after prosecutors say he gave guns to his daughter. Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, of Madison is facing two felony counts of intentionally giving, selling or loaning a dangerous weapon to a person under the age of…
Read MoreBrazilian police arrest 2 people over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio
Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio event on Saturday was the biggest show of the pop star’s career that attracted an estimated 2.5 million fans to Copacabana Beach…
Read MoreMan sentenced to 10 years for 2023 Baltimore mass shooting that killed 2, injured 28
A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for his role in a deadly Baltimore mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 injured. Tristan Jackson pleaded guilty in March to participating in the 2023 mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood. Jackson pleaded guilty to a second-degree assault charge, use…
Read MoreFlorida man with ties to Wisconsin school shooter accused of mass shooting threats
A Florida man with ties to a teen girl behind a deadly shooting at a Wisconsin school last year has been arrested for allegedly making mass shooting threats. Damien Blade Allen, 22, was arrested Tuesday by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office on charges including intimidation-threatening a mass shooting, unlawful use of a two-way communications device…
Read MoreLeeds Crossbow attack suspect put ‘massacre’ plans online
The suspect in the Leeds crossbow attack, who police announced earlier had died of a self-inflicted wound, wrote a hate-filled online manifesto hours before the assault. Owen Lawrence, 38, was arrested and taken to hospital, where he died, following the attack on the popular Otley Run pub crawl in Headingley on Saturday. A Facebook post…
Read MoreStudent in South Korea injures 7 during stabbing rampage at Cheongju high school
A high school student in South Korea stabbed seven people in a shocking attack that has raised fresh concerns over school safety and mental health management. The incident unfolded on Monday morning at around 8.33am at a high school in Cheongju, a city in North Chungcheong province located about 110km southeast of Seoul. According to…
Read More4 minors dead after vehicle rams into after-school camp in Illinois
Four minors are dead after a vehicle crashed into a building hosting an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, officials announced at a press conference on Monday afternoon. They ranged in age from 4 to 18 years old, according to a statement from the Illinois State Police. Multiple others were injured in the incident, which took…
Read MoreVancouver vehicle attack marks city’s ‘darkest day’ as residents mourn 11 killed, dozens injured
The pews of St. Mary the Virgin were not large enough to contain the number of mourners nor the immensity of their grief on Sunday, after a deadly attack on a Filipino festival that has been called the darkest day in Vancouver’s history. Eleven people are dead and others remain in critical condition after a…
Read MoreCounter terrorism police examining Facebook posts following Leeds crossbow incident
Counter terrorism police investigating an alleged weekend attack in Leeds involving a crossbow and a firearm are looking into Facebook posts as part of their probe. In an update on the major incident that brought a popular strip to a standstill on Saturday evening, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said the suspect, a 38-year-old man,…
Read MoreHighland Park shooter Robert Crimo III sentenced to life in prison without parole
Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed seven people and injured dozens in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday. Crimo was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences along with 50 years in prison for each person injured,…
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