Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Fire and shooting at a camp in Belgrade hosting the president’s loyalists injures 1
A fire and shooting at a camp hosting loyalists of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in central Belgrade on Wednesday injured one person, officials said, while Vucic described the incident as a “terrorist attack.” The fire erupted Wednesday morning at the tents outside the Serbian parliament building, which were set up in March as an apparent…
Read MoreMan arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested after entering a terminal at the airport on Monday, according to authorities. The man’s family alerted police that the suspect had been streaming on social media Monday morning that he was headed to the airport to “shoot it up” and…
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of threatening mass shooting at San Diego school
Opening statements and witness testimony were delivered on Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of sending out emailed threats to commit a mass shooting at Shoal Creek Elementary School in Carmel Mountain Ranch. Lee Lor, 40, is accused of sending hundreds of separate emails over the course of several months stating he would…
Read MoreOnt. 13-year-old charged in school attack plan after FBI, Interpol assisted investigation
Thunder Bay police say they got an assist from international law enforcement as they investigated a local teen who they allege was planning a violent school attack. Police allege a 13-year-old suspect was communicating online with someone believed to be in another country to conspire and help each other regarding a potential attack. Thunder Bay…
Read MoreMan arrested for violent threats against Ute fans ahead of BYU/Utah football game
One man was booked into Emery County Jail after allegedly threatening to shoot University of Utah fans ahead of the intra-state rivalry football game with Brigham Young University. The Utah Department of Corrections confirmed the suspect, Christopher Tai Justice, 28, was taken into custody after he was linked to the X account, @juiceisloose328. On Oct.…
Read MoreDoctors Without Borders closes its emergency centre in Haiti’s capital due to surge of gang violence
The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday that ongoing violence in Haiti’s capital has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care centre, a key lifeline in a city now 90% controlled by criminal gangs. More than 60% of the capital’s health facilities, including Haiti’s general hospital, are now closed…
Read More9 minutes: New details on Evergreen [CO] school shooting
Jefferson County sheriff’s officials corrected their timeline of the Evergreen High School shooting response Friday, saying deputies arrived three minutes after dispatch, not 2.5 minutes as previously stated. They also revealed the shooter spent nearly three minutes trying unsuccessfully to re-enter the building during the attack. The detailed timeline, based on 911 dispatch records and…
Read MoreA community in shock after Tecumseh teen arrested for allegedly planning a school shooting
A Tecumseh teen was taken into custody after the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about a planned school shooting. “I just can’t believe it, it’s so close to home,” said Robin O’Bannon, who lives in Tecumseh. The community was shocked after learning about the teen’s alleged…
Read More4 arrests made in connection with mass shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says
Three people have been arrested on murder charges and a fourth person on an attempted murder charge in a weekend shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, the FBI announced Monday. Teviyon L. Powell, 29, William Bryant, 29, and Morgan Lattimore, 25, have been charged with…
Read MoreTorrance Authorities Arrest Former Student Stabbing Special Ed Staffers, Uncover Pipe Bombs
An ex-student at a Torrance special-education school was in custody Monday after allegedly stabbing three staff members and leaving two incendiary devices near the facility. The violence broke out about 8:15 a.m. Monday at Switzer Learning Center, a private K-12 special-education school at 2201 Amapola Court, south of Del Amo Boulevard, according to the Torrance…
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