Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Second arrest over deadly sword attack at Swedish school
A second man has been arrested over a sword attack at a school in central Sweden that left a 17-year-old girl dead and three other students wounded, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The man is suspected of assisting murder and attempted murder over the attack at Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, on August 21.…
Read More8 dead, including 4 children, following shooting and fire at Montana home: Police
Eight people, including four children, are believed to have been killed at a home in Montana where a shooting and fire occurred following a “family disturbance,” police said. The “unimaginable tragedy” unfolded at a residence in Billings on Sunday, according to police. Law enforcement responded to the home shortly after 6 p.m. after receiving a…
Read MoreMan accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools released from jail days before school starts
A man who was charged in February 2025 after allegedly making threats to kill students at five different Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools was released from jail days before classes start. On Friday, Aug. 21, court records showed 33-year-old Drew Owens posted a $75,000 bond, four days before students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg return to class on Tuesday, Aug. 25.…
Read MoreNigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of people were kidnapped by gunmen in north-central Niger State last week. An armed group posted a video on Facebook and WhatsApp showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people…
Read MoreSword-wielding attacker wounds several at Swedish high school
A sword-wielding attacker wounded several people at a high school in central Sweden on Friday, authorities said, while media reports indicated that police had shot the suspect. “An assailant armed with a sword has entered Brinellskolan and wounded several people,” the Fagersta municipality said in a statement, adding the assailant had been detained by police.…
Read MoreEx-wife of Michigan shooting suspect warned of ‘danger’ before rampage
The ex-wife of the man accused of killing five people in a rural northern Michigan shooting rampage blames the local court system for failing to keep him behind bars. Chad Hickman, 39, was found dead on Aug. 14 following an extensive manhunt in Missaukee County, roughly 200 miles northwest of Detroit, according to Michigan State…
Read MorePhilippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting before taking own life, official say
A student live-streamed himself shooting and killing another student in a classroom in the southern Philippines on Tuesday before taking his own life, an official said, in the second school attack in the country in less than two months. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered law enforcement agencies to investigate and to determine measures to…
Read More6 dead, including suspect, in series of killings in Michigan
Five people were killed and a suspect is dead Friday in Michigan, where an extensive search unfolded around two homes and a wooded area, according to police. Law enforcement was responding to reports of a shooting at a home in Missaukee County, about 169 miles northwest of Detroit, just before noon when they found three…
Read MoreEx-Officer Held in New Orleans Shooting Plot Is Freed Without Indictment
A former North Carolina police officer who was accused of planning to carry out a mass shooting in New Orleans was quietly released over the summer after a grand jury did not indict him, according to state court records. The former officer, Christopher Gillum of Chapel Hill, N.C., had been held without bond in Louisiana…
Read MoreUnsealed documents reveal details of RCMP’s response, investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting
Documents unsealed through efforts by CBC News and a consortium of media outlets reveal new details of the RCMP’s response and investigation into the February 2026 mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The documents, which include search warrants, production orders and sealing orders, provide a snapshot of a complex investigation, laying out for the first…
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