Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
17-year-old charged with terrorism for alleged role in shootings
Cristian Mondragon, the 17-year-old facing multiple charges related to a string of shootings last month, has now been charged with terrorism, according to Travis County court records. Investigators arrested Mondragon and two minors in connection with a series of shootings, thefts and burglaries on May 16 and 17. The cases – spanning all across Austin…
Read MoreMan charged with terrorism-linked attempted murders after Edinburgh attacks
A 36-year-old man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder “aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection” after a series of attacks in Edinburgh last Friday. Lewis Hawkes has also been charged with assault and robbery, two counts of breach of the peace and two counts of culpable and reckless conduct, all…
Read MoreSuspect still at large after deadly Kansas City interstate shooting spree; regional manhunt underway
A string of shootings across Kansas City on Tuesday evening triggered a regional manhunt on Wednesday. Police believe Oscar Sanchez-Munoz shot at several eastbound vehicles between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One person died and four others survived. The violence stretched from Interstate 670 near Wyoming Street to Interstate 70 near The Paseo and…
Read MoreFGCU student accused of praising mass shooters, making terrorism threats online
A Fort Myers man was arrested after investigators said he made online posts glorifying mass shooters and advocating violence. According to an affidavit, FBI special agents interviewed FGCU civil engineering student Joseph Baer, 21, on February 26, 2025, regarding a series of posts uploaded on Feb. 18, 2025, from an X account with the username…
Read MoreSyrian sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court for crimes against humanity
A Syrian national accused of crimes against humanity was sentenced on Monday to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for the torture and rape of imprisoned opponents of the government of former president Bashar Assad during the civil war. The man, identified only as Rafiq al Q. due to Dutch privacy regulations, went…
Read MoreCounter-terrorism police leading school stabbing inquiry
Counter-terrorism police have taken over the investigation into a stabbing at a Manchester school in which two pupils and a teacher were injured. The attack took place on Tuesday at the Co-op Academy on Plant Hill Road in the Blackley area. A 14-year-old girl was later arrested on suspicion of assault and detained under the…
Read MoreSpringfield man arrested after making threats at a Herndon restaurant
A 19-year-old Springfield man was arrested after allegedly threatening people with a gun at a restaurant in Herndon early Saturday morning. Herndon Police responded to a restaurant in the 100 block of Elden Street around 2:30 a.m. for reports of a man in the parking lot making threats with a firearm. When officers arrived, they…
Read MoreMultiple attackers kill 12 in late-night mass shooting in South Africa
Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a late-night mass shooting in Johannesburg, police said Wednesday, the latest in such attacks that have shaken the South African city. Police said they believe more than 10 suspects were driven in a minibus to an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg…
Read MoreHomes and vehicles set alight as anti-immigration violence flares over Northern Ireland knife attack
Anti-immigrant protesters in the UK took to the streets on Tuesday after a 30-year-old man from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in Northern Ireland that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as “horrific.” Masked crowds gathered in various parts of Belfast on Tuesday evening, setting houses, a bus, cars and barricades…
Read MoreAt least a dozen injured in Toledo festival mass shooting; police searching for suspects
At least a dozen people were injured in a mass shooting at a Toledo festival on Saturday, according to police. Toledo Police say at least 12 people, whose ages range from 14 to 61, were injured in a shooting near the Old West End Festival in Toledo. Two of the people who were previously listed…
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