Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Manchester man pleads guilty in antisemitic terror spree in Lakewood and Jackson
A 29-year-old Manchester man is facing 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to terrorism Wednesday, after a violent crime spree that targeted members of the Orthodox Jewish communities in Lakewood and Jackson. Dion Marsh entered the guilty plea before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, admitting to a series of acts that included a…
Read MoreMan Sentenced To Death For Arson Attack At Japanese Anime Studio That Killed 36
A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people. The Kyoto District Court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable to face punishment for the crimes…
Read MoreEdmonton City Hall shooting suspect was a security guard, released manifestos
A man who worked as a security guard is facing several firearms and arson charges after shots were fired and a Molotov cocktail exploded inside Edmonton City Hall Tuesday morning. Charges have been filed in court against a 28-year-old man named Bezhani Sarvar. Sarvar is charged with reckless arson in an occupied property, possessing incendiary…
Read More‘Heavily armed’ man fired shots, threw Molotov cocktail in Edmonton city hall: chief
The person who fired shots from a long gun and threw a Molotov cocktail at city hall on Tuesday was “heavily armed,” Edmonton’s police chief says. At a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Chief Dale McFee shared details about the active shooter situation. “At approximately 10:25 this morning, the Edmonton Police Service received reports of…
Read MoreNYPD probing reported chemical attack against students during pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia
The New York City Police Department is investigating reports that students were attacked with a chemical spray last week during a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, causing several people to seek medical treatment. The spraying student described occurred during a student-led divestment protest at the Ivy League campus Friday afternoon against the ongoing war in…
Read MoreSuspect dead in Texas after 8 people are killed at 3 locations in Joliet, Illinois
Eight people were found shot and killed in three different locations over two days in Joliet, and the suspect in the slayings was also found dead by a suspected suicide 1,200 miles away Monday night, police said. The apparent self-inflicted gunshot death of 23-year-old Romeo Nance in Texas followed a manhunt by multiple law enforcement…
Read MoreCrisfield High student faces charges of threatening mass violence, arson
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Crisfield High School student Wednesday at their home on recommended charges of threatening mass violence and threatening arson. Here’s what we know about the case so far. On Jan. 16, 2024, at about 7:20 a.m., a Crisfield Academy and High School official informed the School Resource Deputy assigned…
Read MoreDOJ review on law enforcement response to Uvalde school shooting to be released Thursday
The US Department of Justice is expected to release its “critical incident” report on the law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Thursday. Uvalde CISD Superintendent Ashley Chohlis said she was notified by DOJ officials about releasing the report at the district’s school board meeting Monday night. The report comes…
Read MoreClub Q shooter charged with 50 federal hate crimes
The shooter who killed five people and injured 40 at an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded not guilty to federal hate crimes Tuesday. Anderson Aldrich was charged with more than 50 federal hate crime violations stemming from the November 2022 shooting at Club Q. Aldrich, who opened with an AR-15 style rifle, pleaded…
Read MoreUpdate Expected In Case Of Buffalo Supermarket Gunman As Families Await Decision On Death Penalty
Relatives of victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket have been called to federal court Friday for a “substantial update” in the legal case against the gunman, their attorney said. The meeting between Department of Justice representatives and victims of Payton Gendron will take place ahead of a previously scheduled…
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