Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Two dead after I-495 road rage incident leads to stabbing, Virginia State Police shooting
A release issued by the Virginia State Police said a trooper fatally shot a man after responding to a report of a road rage incident on the southbound lanes of I-495 just before 1:30 p.m. at exit 52, near the Little River Turnpike. The man, transferred to a hospital with serious injuries, has been pronounced…
Read MoreMesa teen arrested for alleged threats to mosque and students at Dobson High School
A teen is facing charges after police say he made online threats that were racially motivated. Mesa police arrested the 15-year-old boy, a student at Dobson High School, on February 19 following an investigation into his online activity. On February 18, the FBI notified the Mesa Police Department about a teen who was reported to…
Read More3 dead, 14 hospitalized in 6th Street mass shooting, Austin EMS chief says
Three people are dead, including a shooting suspect, and 14 were hospitalized after a mass shooting in downtown Austin, according to local officials who held a news conference early Sunday morning. Austin EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said paramedics and police officers arrived to the shooting scene and began treating patients 57 seconds after receiving a…
Read MoreUnsealed records show Nashua country club shooting suspect’s motive was to punish ‘elites’
The man accused of opening fire inside a Nashua country club last September, killing one person and injuring others, told police he wanted to target “elites.” Newly unsealed court records show that Hunter Nadeau chose the restaurant inside the Sky Meadow Country Club as his target because he believed wealthy people would be dining there.…
Read MoreTeen arrested after filming brutal double bedtime murders of grandmother and stepdad
A 17-year-old suspected of murdering his grandmother and stepfather and then posting video footage of the attacks online has been arrested for double murder after police found him hiding in a bush. The teenager was detained on Thursday in Poland’s southern Opole region after police received links to the grisly footage being circulated on messaging…
Read MoreMan arrested over alleged ‘mass casualty event’ terrorist plot
A man allegedly motivated by racist ideology planned a “mass casualty” terror attack targeting public buildings and Muslim places of worship, authorities say. Jayson Joseph Michaels, from the town of Bindoon north of Perth, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday, facing five charges, including acting in preparation for a terrorist act. The Western Australia…
Read MoreThird victim of Pawtucket ice rink shooting has died, police say
A third victim has died from gunshot wounds suffered at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena on Feb. 16, the Pawtucket police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Gerald Dorgan, 75, was the father of Rhonda Dorgan, who was shot to death at the ice rink by her former spouse, Robert Dorgan, also known as Roberta Esposito.…
Read MoreVolusia County 12-year-old accused of writing ‘detailed manifesto’ to carry out school shooting due to bullying
A 12-year-old was arrested in Volusia County on allegations of writing and posting a “detailed manifesto” about a mass shooting plan at Southwestern Middle School in DeLand, according to the sheriff’s office. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of Josephine “Christian” Simmons-Peters. According to deputies, Simmons-Peters said she made the plan because…
Read MoreMan fatally stabs 4 people in Washington state as deputies head to serve him a restraining order
A man fatally stabbed four people in Washington state on Tuesday morning as sheriff’s deputies were on their way to hand him a domestic violence protection order, authorities said. The suspect died after being shot by an arriving deputy. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially responded at 8:40 a.m. to reports that a…
Read MoreRCMP confirm police were contacted about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT
The B.C. RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted investigators after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, following news the company had banned the shooter’s account last year. “What I can say is that as part of the investigation, digital and physical evidence is being collected, prioritized, and methodically processed,” Staff Sgt. Kris Clark…
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