Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Message Shows Michigan School Shooter’s Dad Told Boy To ‘Suck It Up’ About Mental Health Struggles
The father of a Michigan school shooter who killed four students in 2021 missed an “incredible opportunity” to prevent the tragedy, prosecutors said Thursday as jurors heard opening statements in a trial that will determine whether a second parent will be held responsible for the attack. “This case isn’t about bad parenting — it’s not…
Read MoreMan sentenced for plans to execute mass shooting at East Lansing synagogue
A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for violently threatening to kill Jewish people in June 2023, according to a news release. The FBI found evidence that showed Sean Pietila of Pickford Township “had identified a Jewish synagogue in East Lansing and a specific date in March 2024” to…
Read MoreThe Czech parliament toughens gun laws after the worst mass shooting in the country’s history
The Czech Parliament’s upper house, the Senate followed the lower house on Wednesday to approve changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass killing in the nation’s history. The legislation now must be signed by President Petr Pavel before becoming law, which is expected. On Dec. 22,…
Read MorePolice say South Portland teen accused of planning school attack glorified Columbine shooters
Police say a teenager accused of planning a school shooting had weighted body armor, Nazi flags, odes to the Columbine gunmen and access to several firearms when they raided his South Portland home last year. The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office presented the evidence Friday during the first day of a two-day hearing scheduled to…
Read MoreNew evidence released after man sentenced for plotting mass shooting of women at Ohio college
New videos and photos have been released from the investigation into a self-identified Incel who later pleaded guilty to plotting a mass shooting to “slaughter” women at an Ohio university. Tres Genco, 24, of Hillsboro, was sentenced to 80 months in jail with a five-year supervised release for one count of attempting to commit a…
Read MorePanel Investigating Maine’s Deadliest Mass Shooting To Hear Testimony From More Victims
An independent commission investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history is about to hear from more family members of the victims of the tragedy. The commission, established by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, is reviewing the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 shootings that killed 18 people in a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston.…
Read MoreMasked Shooters Kill 4 People And Injure 3 At An Outdoor Party In California, Police Say
A group of men in masks opened fire at an outdoor party in central California, killing four people and injuring three others Sunday evening, police said. Police responded to a reported shooting around 6 p.m. in King City and found three men with gunshot wounds who were pronounced dead in a front yard, the King…
Read MorePoland: Three children among 19 people injured after car hits crowd at tram stop
At least 19 people have been injured, including three children, after a car struck a crowd of people waiting at a tram stop in Poland. The car then collided with three other vehicles as the driver tried to flee, according to police. Two people were reportedly critically injured in the incident in the northwest city…
Read MoreA Soldier Turns Himself In Shortly After 4 People Are Killed In Shootings In Germany
Four people were killed in shootings in northern Germany, police and prosecutors said Friday, and the suspect is a soldier who turned himself in. The four victims, including a child, were shot overnight at locations in the rural Scheessel and Bothel areas, near Hannover and Bremen, authorities said in a statement. The suspect, a German…
Read MoreMan who planned mass shooting of women at Ohio State is first ‘incel’ convicted of federal hate crime
Tres Genco wanted to make history, to be remembered for carrying out a mass shooting specifically targeting women at Ohio State University with the hopes of killing 3,000. Instead, he’ll be remembered for something else: the first “incel” to be convicted of federal hate crime charges. For those reasons, prosecutors are urging a federal judge…
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