Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
9 shot, 3 fatally, when ‘multiple’ gunmen open fire at large Philadelphia party, police say
Nine people were shot, three fatally, when gunfire involving multiple gunmen erupted early Sunday at a party in Philadelphia, authorities said. The mass shooting unfolded around 2 a.m. on the 1200 block of North Alden Street in the Carroll Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia, where a party attended by more than 100 people was taking…
Read MoreFrench man arrested over suspected Paris Olympics attack plot
French security services on Wednesday arrested a right-wing sympathiser in eastern France on suspicion of plotting attacks to take place during the Paris Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. “Bravo to the agents of the Ministry of the Interior who arrested an individual member of the ultra-right, suspected of wanting to commit a violent action…
Read MoreGeorgian National Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes and a Mass Casualty Attack in New York City
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn yesterday returned a four-count indictment charging Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Mishka,” “Michael,” “Commander Butcher” and “Butcher,” with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence in New York City. Chkhikvishvili was arrested in Chișinău, Moldova on July 6, 2024 pursuant to an Interpol Wanted Person Diffusion,…
Read MoreNew details emerge in Trump assassination attempt investigation
After conducting more than 100 interviews, searching the suspect’s home and vehicle, and cracking into his cellphone, FBI investigators were still searching on Tuesday for the motive that led a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man to attempt to assassinate a former president. As that investigation continued, officials with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned…
Read MoreA shooting in a mosque in Oman kills 4 and wounds others, police say
Police in Oman said Tuesday a shooting in a mosque has killed four people and wounded others. The Royal Oman Police said in a statement online the shooting happened in the Wadi Kabir neighborhood of Muscat, the Omani capital. Police gave no motive nor said who was suspected of carrying out the attack. Oman is…
Read MoreTrump Heads To Convention As Authorities Investigate Motive, Security In Assassination Attempt
Former President Donald Trump called for unity and resilience Sunday after an attempt on his life injected fresh uncertainty into an already tumultuous presidential campaign, while President Joe Biden implored Americans to “cool it down” in the final stretch and “resolve our differences at the ballot box.” The opponents’ statements followed an attack that shook…
Read More‘Loner’ and ‘nice’: Complex portrait of gunman in Trump assassination attempt emerges
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man is suspected to be the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, firing several shots and killing at least one spectator, federal and local law enforcement agencies said. The FBI early on Sunday identified the suspect, who was killed at the scene, as Thomas Matthew Crooks, of…
Read MoreA Man Armed With A Machete Attacks His Neighbors In Switzerland, Wounding 5
A man armed with a machete attacked several people at the building where he lived in northeastern Switzerland and hurt five people, including a baby, police said Friday. Police in the city of St. Gallen were alerted to the incident shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. They said that the suspect, a 34-year-old Swiss man, attacked…
Read MoreXanterra Worker Arrested For Mass Shooting Threat Day After Fatal Yellowstone Shootout
One day after a fatal Fourth of July shootout in a tourist hub within Yellowstone National Park, a worker in a nearby park village allegedly threatened a second shooting. Robert Sherman, 55, an employee of private concessionaire company Xanterra, which is contracted to offer services in Yellowstone National Park, is facing one count of disorderly…
Read MoreUK Police Are Searching For Man Armed With Crossbow After 3 Women Were Killed In A Home Near London
British police were hunting for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow on Wednesday after three women were killed in a house near London. Hertfordshire Police said Kyle Clifford, 26, was being sought over the suspected triple murder. Police said the three women, who were related, were found seriously injured in a house…
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