Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Highland Park parade shooting suspect refuses to change plea at hearing Wednesday
The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Highland Park in 2022 was expected to change his initial plea of not guilty at a hearing Wednesday. Robert Crimo III is scheduled to face trial in February of 2025 on more than 100 charges, including…
Read MorePlans for mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee office building ‘failed,’ police say
An active shooter threat in Tennessee was neutralized Monday, with police reporting that the person shot and killed themselves before they could execute a potential mass shooting event in a Chattanooga office park. Sgt. Victor Miller, a Chattanooga Police public information officer, said at a press conference that “a shooter was inside the building attempting…
Read MoreFBI Releases 2023 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Report
Today, the FBI is releasing the 2023 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States report to provide an overview of active shooter incidents to help law enforcement, other first responders, and the public better understand the levels of threats associated with active shooter incidents. The focus of the report encourages media, law enforcement, and public…
Read MoreArkansas grocery store shooting was ‘completely random,’ police say
The shooting at an Arkansas grocery store on Friday was “a completely random, senseless act,” Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar said in a press conference Sunday. Police have not determined a motive for the attack at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce that killed four people and wounded 10 others, Hagar said, noting…
Read MoreWest Boca Raton man threatened mass shooting at synagogue, arrest report says
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said a west Boca Raton man made antisemitic threats on social media to carry out a mass shooting at a synagogue. Paul Morris, 26, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday on a charge of making written threats to commit a mass shooting…
Read MoreGerman police shot a man allegedly threatening them with a hammer in Euro 2024 host city Hamburg
German police said Sunday they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with a pick hammer and a Molotov cocktail in the northern city of Hamburg, hours before it hosted a match in the European Championship soccer tournament. Police officers opened fire after the man, a 39-year-old German, refused to put down the…
Read MoreSuspect dead, 9 wounded including children in shooting at Detroit area water park
An armed man shot and injured nine people, including two children, at a water-park near Detroit on Saturday evening before shooting himself after being cornered by police, authorities said. Authorities called the incident random gunfire and said they cornered the suspect in a house nearby, where he died after shooting himself. The local sheriff showed…
Read MoreArizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say
An Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta in May, looking to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election, federal authorities said. Mark Adams Prieto was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm…
Read MoreMan charged with selling guns from prison had contact with Buffalo mass shooter
A 24-year-old Texas man was charged on Tuesday with brazenly selling illegal guns and firearm parts while locked up in a Louisiana prison. Prosecutors revealed he communicated with self-professed white supremacist Payton Gendron before the teenager’s 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket. The suspect, Hayden Espinosa of Corpus Cristie, Texas, allegedly sold…
Read MoreRockville student receives indictment for alleged manifesto with school shooting plan
Formal indictments were filed against a Rockville, Maryland student accused in April of writing a manifesto that detailed a potential school shooting as the teen is expected to make another court appearance in late June. Friday was supposed to be a court appearance for Andrea Ye, known as Alex, to set a trial date for…
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