Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Teen tried to buy gun for terrorist attack, court told
A neo-Nazi was stung by MI5 in a Morrisons’ car park while trying to buy a gun for a terrorist attack, a court has heard. The Old Bailey in London heard how supermarket worker Alfie Coleman, 21, from Great Notley, Essex, had spent the previous months messaging people who he thought were fellow extremists in…
Read MorePauls Valley school shooting suspect inspired by Columbine, tried to shoot multiple students before shooting principal
Newly released court documents obtained by News 4 say the suspect in Tuesday’s Pauls Valley High School shooting studied the Columbine school shooting and tried to shoot multiple students before shooting Principal Kirk Moore. The documents say his gun also malfunctioned multiple times, allowing students time to escape the building. According to the arrest affidavit…
Read MoreLawsuit planned against ChatGPT over alleged link to accused FSU gunman
Phoenix Ikner, the accused gunman in the April 17, 2025, mass shooting that left two dead and six injured at Florida State University, was in “constant communication” with ChatGPT, a leading AI chatbot, before the rampage, according the lawyer for one of the victims’ widow. Ryan Hobbs, a Tallahassee attorney representing Betty Morales, whose husband,…
Read MoreSouthport mass shooting suspect declared incapable of standing trial
The suspect in a shooting at a Southport waterfront restaurant that left three people dead last fall was found not capable of standing trial Tuesday, court records show. According to the Southport Police Department, 41-year-old Nigel Max Edge of Oak Island was identified as the suspect in the mass shooting at the American Fish Company…
Read MoreCCSO: Cumberland County elementary school student charged with threats of mass violence
A Cumberland County elementary school student is charged with threats of mass violence after making “alarming statements” to other students, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. CCSO said the threats were made on April 6 by a student at Homestead Elementary, and the District Threat Response Team, consisting of school officials, members of the…
Read MoreArmed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter
An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who has never had a firearms licence – is accused of possessing a pump action shotgun with more than 350 shotgun cartridges, “suspected components of…
Read MoreMachete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing 4 children
A man killed four children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Thursday, police said. The man gained access to the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program in Kampala by disguising himself as a parent, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported. He first entered the school offices, where he…
Read MoreB.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats in chats with U.S. teen
Police on Vancouver Island say a youth who lives in Sooke, B.C., has been charged after allegedly making threats about a school shooting in online chats with a 15-year-old in the United States. Sooke RCMP said in a statement Monday that the investigation was spurred after police in Louisville, Ky., made contact earlier this month…
Read More15-year-old student kills 2 teachers in Mexico; posted videos before attack
A 15-year-old student shot and killed two teachers at a high school in western Mexico, according to officials. Hours earlier, he had posted videos showing what appeared to be the rifle used in the attack, along with clips tied to incel culture and hostility toward feminism. The shooting happened Tuesday at the Makarenko preparatory school…
Read MoreRaleigh man obsessed with guns, death, arrested. FBI says he idolized mass shooters
A Raleigh 19-year-old was consumed with mass shooters and threatened to become one himself through alarming messages on social media, according to federal prosecutors. Raleigh police and the FBI filed an involuntary commitment request for Eric Byrd, detaining him on March 9. He was charged by federal officials with communicating a threat on Thursday. According…
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