Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
4 minors dead after vehicle rams into after-school camp in Illinois
Four minors are dead after a vehicle crashed into a building hosting an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, officials announced at a press conference on Monday afternoon. They ranged in age from 4 to 18 years old, according to a statement from the Illinois State Police. Multiple others were injured in the incident, which took…
Read MoreVancouver vehicle attack marks city’s ‘darkest day’ as residents mourn 11 killed, dozens injured
The pews of St. Mary the Virgin were not large enough to contain the number of mourners nor the immensity of their grief on Sunday, after a deadly attack on a Filipino festival that has been called the darkest day in Vancouver’s history. Eleven people are dead and others remain in critical condition after a…
Read MoreCounter terrorism police examining Facebook posts following Leeds crossbow incident
Counter terrorism police investigating an alleged weekend attack in Leeds involving a crossbow and a firearm are looking into Facebook posts as part of their probe. In an update on the major incident that brought a popular strip to a standstill on Saturday evening, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said the suspect, a 38-year-old man,…
Read MoreHighland Park shooter Robert Crimo III sentenced to life in prison without parole
Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed seven people and injured dozens in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday. Crimo was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences along with 50 years in prison for each person injured,…
Read MoreRwandan genocide leader living as beekeeper in exclusive New York enclave arrested for alleged immigration violations
An alleged leader of violence during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 has been living in an exclusive enclave on Long Island as a beekeeper. He was arrested Thursday and accused of concealing his role in horrific violence and human rights violations by making false statements in his applications for a visa, green card and for…
Read MoreDetails about stalking suspect’s mass shooting plan at Iowa State graduation revealed in court documents
A Nevada, Iowa man accused of threatening a mass shooting at Iowa State University has now been charged federally in the case. Tanner Bandy is charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend, who he had dated for about 10 years. Federal court documents said the pair broke up in October of 2024. The documents claim Bandy sent…
Read MoreStudent kills one and injures three in stabbing at French high school
A student killed a girl and wounded three other pupils in a stabbing spree on Thursday at a private school in France that prompted demands for tighter security in schools after a series of attacks. The youth – whose identity has not been revealed but who had expressed an admiration for Adolf Hitler – was…
Read MoreGunman who killed 23 in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso pleads guilty to capital murder
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso — one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history — pleaded guilty Monday to capital murder in a state district court. Patrick Crusius was automatically be sentenced to life in prison without parole in the massacre near the…
Read MoreKnife-wielding suspect in domestic-related stabbing shot dead by police near National Harbor
A suspect in a domestic-related stabbing was fatally shot by police at National Harbor in Maryland on Sunday. At 8:20 a.m. Prince George’s County police officers in Oxon Hill, Maryland, responded to a stabbing call in the 8300 block of Indian Head Highway. It was there that officers discovered a man and a woman with…
Read MoreSuspected arsonist found dead after fatal apartment fire in southern Seoul
A man suspected of starting a fatal fire in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, was found dead on Monday, according to fire authorities. The fire broke out around 8:17 a.m. on Monday at a 21-story apartment complex, killing the suspected arsonist and injuring several others, according to local authorities. Emergency services responded to calls reporting…
Read More