Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Judge rules killer of London, Ont., Muslim family committed terrorism, calling it a ‘textbook example’
The actions of a man who was convicted of murder and attempted murder after deliberately driving his truck into five members of the Afzaal family in London, Ont., on June 6, 2021, amounted to terrorism under Canadian law, a judge ruled Thursday “I have chosen not to name the offender nor recite the hateful hateful…
Read MoreJudge rules today whether convicted killer of London, Ont., Muslim family committed terrorism
The judge overseeing the case of a man convicted of killing a London, Ont., family in 2021 because of their Muslim faith will rule today whether his actions amounted to terrorism in handing down Nathaniel Veltman’s final sentence. In November, a jury found Veltman, 23, guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count…
Read More2 Men Are Charged With Murder In The Deadly Shooting At Kansas City’s Super Bowl Celebration
Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday. Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, Missouri, and Dominic Miller, of…
Read MoreChristchurch gunman discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out
In March and August 2018, up to a year before he attacked two Christchurch mosques, Brenton Tarrant posted publicly online that he planned to do so. Until now, these statements have not been identified. In fact, for four years before his attack, Tarrant had been posting anonymously but publicly on the online message board 4chan…
Read MoreOntario school shooting plot defendant follows Hitler, is danger to other groups, prosecutor says
An 18-year-old accused of planning to murder classmates at Ontario Christian High School was also a danger to “several groups,” followed Hitler’s beliefs and had expressed a dislike for “minorities” and “LGBTQ” people, a prosecutor said Thursday, Feb. 15. Sebastian Bailey Villaseñor was arraigned Thursday in Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga via video from West…
Read MoreKansas City shooting stemmed from personal dispute, officials say
The deadly shooting that turned a celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs into a tragedy on Wednesday appeared to stem from a dispute among several people and had “no nexus to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism,” officials said Thursday morning. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a briefing that two of three people…
Read MoreStudent arrested, charged with planning shooting at Southern California high school
A Southern California student was arrested over the weekend after police said they were able to determine that he was plotting a school shooting at Ontario Christian High School in San Bernardino County. The 18-year-old student, who has been identified as Sebastian Villasenor, was arrested Saturday after Ontario Police Department investigators were able to determine…
Read MoreGunfire At Chiefs’ Super Bowl Celebration Kills 1 And Wounds Nearly Two-Dozen, Including Children
A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration sent terrified fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people wounded — including at least eight children — and a mother of two…
Read More1 man killed, another wounded in stabbing at Manassas trade school; suspect fatally shot by police
One man was stabbed to death and another critically wounded before the suspect was fatally shot by police officers at a Manassas, Virginia, training center, Prince William County police say. The Prince William County Police Department said in a news release that officers responded to an apprenticeship training center in the 7000 block of Infantry…
Read MoreHow Texas Church Shooter Bought Rifle Despite Mental Illness And Criminal History Is Under Scrutiny
The shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch before being gunned down by security officers used an AR-style rifle that police say she legally purchased despite a years-long criminal record, a history of mental illness and allegations she threatened to shoot her ex-husband. Key questions remained Tuesday about Genesse Moreno’s motive in the shooting,…
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