Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Former Fort Stewart sergeant sentenced to six consecutive life sentences in 2025 shooting
Former Army Sgt. Quornelius S. Radford has been sentenced to six consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole in connection with the 2025 shooting at Fort Stewart. A military judge handed down the sentence Tuesday at the Fort Stewart courtroom. Five people, including four Soldiers and Radford’s fiancé, were wounded in the mass shooting…
Read MorePhilippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three
Philippine authorities have temporarily blocked the online gaming app GoreBox days after a rare school shooting in the south-east Asian country killed three students and injured 20 others. Investigators said that one of the two teenagers accused of opening fire on students at San Jose National high school in Tacloban city had regularly played the…
Read MoreOfficer among 2 killed in a Montreal shooting
The tranquility of a residential neighborhood in the Canadian city of Montreal – home to diverse communities, including areas with deep Jewish roots — was shattered Monday morning after a gunman opened fire, prompting a shootout with police that killed at least two people, sent families running for cover and paralyzed the city for hours.…
Read More2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3
Two students armed with hand guns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said. The suspects, aged 14 and 15, were arrested. The suspects and the victims were students of the San Jose National High School in Tacloban city, where the…
Read MoreShooting at a Northern California library kills 2, and a suspect is in custody
A shooting at a library in Northern California on Monday left two people dead and a suspect is in custody, according to police. Police responded to a 911 call soon after 5 p.m. in which the sounds of gun shots and people screaming could be heard coming from inside the Chico branch of the Butte…
Read More17-year-old charged with terrorism for alleged role in shootings
Cristian Mondragon, the 17-year-old facing multiple charges related to a string of shootings last month, has now been charged with terrorism, according to Travis County court records. Investigators arrested Mondragon and two minors in connection with a series of shootings, thefts and burglaries on May 16 and 17. The cases – spanning all across Austin…
Read MoreMan charged with terrorism-linked attempted murders after Edinburgh attacks
A 36-year-old man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder “aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection” after a series of attacks in Edinburgh last Friday. Lewis Hawkes has also been charged with assault and robbery, two counts of breach of the peace and two counts of culpable and reckless conduct, all…
Read MoreSuspect still at large after deadly Kansas City interstate shooting spree; regional manhunt underway
A string of shootings across Kansas City on Tuesday evening triggered a regional manhunt on Wednesday. Police believe Oscar Sanchez-Munoz shot at several eastbound vehicles between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One person died and four others survived. The violence stretched from Interstate 670 near Wyoming Street to Interstate 70 near The Paseo and…
Read MoreFGCU student accused of praising mass shooters, making terrorism threats online
A Fort Myers man was arrested after investigators said he made online posts glorifying mass shooters and advocating violence. According to an affidavit, FBI special agents interviewed FGCU civil engineering student Joseph Baer, 21, on February 26, 2025, regarding a series of posts uploaded on Feb. 18, 2025, from an X account with the username…
Read MoreSyrian sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court for crimes against humanity
A Syrian national accused of crimes against humanity was sentenced on Monday to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for the torture and rape of imprisoned opponents of the government of former president Bashar Assad during the civil war. The man, identified only as Rafiq al Q. due to Dutch privacy regulations, went…
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