Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
At least 2 killed, 22 injured after car driven into shoppers in Germany
At least two people were killed and 22 were injured, three seriously, after a car was driven into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig, 100 miles southeast of Berlin, authorities said. A 33-year-old man, who is a German citizen, was arrested by police after the suspect’s car allegedly struck people gathered late Monday…
Read MoreAt least a dozen injured in shooting at lake party near Oklahoma City
At least 12 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting at a lake party near Oklahoma City Sunday night, authorities said. The mass shooting occurred around 9 p.m. CT at a campground near Arcadia Lake, about 13 miles north of Oklahoma City, at a gathering of what appeared to be “young adults,” according to…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi found guilty of planning mass gun attack after being caught in MI5 sting
A neo-Nazi who drew up a “kill list” of customers and colleagues at the Tesco where he worked has been found guilty of planning a mass gun attack. Alfie Coleman was just 19 when he was caught in an MI5 sting trying to buy a Makarov semi-automatic pistol, five magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition,…
Read MoreMan jailed after being charged with attempted murder in stabbings of Jewish men in London
A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. Essa Suleiman was remanded into custody after appearing in Westminster Magistrates’ Court to face two counts of the charge related…
Read MoreStabbing at Washington state high school wounds 6, including suspect, police say
A student at a Tacoma high school was booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were wounded in a stabbing at the school Thursday, police said. The Tacoma Fire Department took five people to hospitals from Foss High School, with four of the patients in critical condition…
Read MoreBrown University Gunman Planned Attack for Years, F.B.I. Says
The man who killed two Brown University students and an M.I.T. professor last December plotted the crimes over the course of three years, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The shooter, Claudio Neves Valente, 48, had been socially isolated, making it hard to track his intentions, investigators said in a report released on Wednesday that…
Read MoreU.S. soldier threatened to ‘walk into a synagogue with my AK’ and ‘kill every single Jew,’ DOJ says
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk Army base in Louisiana was arrested after he threatened to walk into a synagogue and “kill every single Jew,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced Monday. Jakob Marcoulier, 22, was arrested last week and charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after he…
Read MoreTwo men stabbed by knifeman ‘targeting Jewish people’ outside north London synagogue
The victims are understood to be members of the orthodox Jewish community in Golders Green. They are both understood to have suffered serious injuries but are in stable condition. Jewish community safety group Shomrim said that a man was running along Golders Green Road trying to stab Jewish people. A witness told LBC that one…
Read More15-year-old charged with uttering threats linked to Vancouver police investigation
A charge of uttering threats has been laid against a 15-year-old in connection with a Vancouver police investigation into disturbing comments allegedly made about a Vancouver school. Global News has learned someone who knows the teen called the police after seeing extremely concerning text messages. The teen was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and…
Read MoreGunman, reportedly age 89, opens fire at 2 locations in Greek capital, wounding several people
Police in Greece’s capital were searching for a gunman, reportedly aged 89, who opened fire Tuesday in a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens, wounding at least four people. Armed with a shotgun, the gunman initially opened fire at the social security office, wounding an employee, police said. Police officers who arrived…
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