Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
‘Southport copycat attack’ teen pleads guilty to possessing Al-Qaeda and ricin documents
A teenager who “called 999 and referred to a Southport stabbings copycat attack” has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. The white British boy, from Kirkby, appearing before Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, entered guilty pleas to four counts of possession of documents likely to be used in preparing acts of terrorism, including a PDF file…
Read MoreReported mass shooting threat results in arrest of Breckenridge man, according to Summit County Sheriff’s Office
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office stated in a Facebook post Wednesday, Jan. 7, that its deputies arrested a man who reportedly made threats to carry out a mass shooting in Summit County. Deputies responded to the residence of Nathaniel Zabik on Jan. 7 after receiving reports that Zabik was threatening to kill himself and others.…
Read MoreCops: Columbine-obsessed teenager plotted shooting at rural Indiana high school
Police say a teenage girl who was obsessed with school shootings planned to kill as many people as possible at Morristown Jr./Sr. High School before turning the gun on herself. Shelby County Prosecutor Brad Landwerlen charged that girl, 17-year-old Alexis Pickett, with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and intimidation. She has pleaded not guilty.…
Read MoreShooter who killed Brown students, MIT professor had been planning for months and left videos, officials say
The man suspected of killing two students at Brown University and fatally shooting a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later recorded a series of short videos after the violence that provided no clear motive and suggested he’d spent significant time planning, federal officials said Tuesday. In transcripts of the videos released by the U.S.…
Read MoreSchool stabber convicted of three counts of attempted murder
The Pirkanmaa District Court on Wednesday convicted a 16-year-old male of three counts of attempted murder in connection with the school stabbings in Pirkkala this past spring. However, a psychiatric evaluation carried out previously found that the teen was not criminally responsible, meaning he did not understand his actions or their consequences. Public health authority…
Read MoreAt least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a rubber factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by the man with a knife at the Yokohama Rubber Company in the city of Mishima,…
Read MoreKnife attack near Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least 9 people, including kids, police say
A knife attack outside Suriname ’s capital of Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including five children, police said Sunday. Officials said the victims included four of the attacker’s children and neighbors who came to their aid. A neighbor’s child was also killed. Local media reported the victims were located at multiple homes. The attack…
Read MoreBrown University custodian says he reported gunman multiple times before shooting
“Really simple. Go with your gut feeling.” That’s what Brown University custodian Derek Lisi is saying after he noticed and reported a suspicious person on campus numerous times before last weekend’s deadly shooting. Lisi told Target 12 he remembers seeing the gunman more than a dozen times canvassing the Barus and Holley building and surrounding…
Read MoreMS-13 Members Sentenced For Racketeering and Murder for Killing and Stabbing Five Victims, Including a 16-Year Old Girl
Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde, also known as Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras were each sentenced today to life in prison for their convictions at trial of Racketeering (RICO) Conspiracy involving…
Read More3 killed in knife attack after train station smoke bombed in Taiwan, suspect plunges to his death from department store
A man with a knife and a smoke grenade attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan’s capital on Friday evening, killing at least three people and injuring nine others, according to the national news agency and the city government. The suspect later fell to his death from a department store building. Police said the suspect was declared…
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