Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Girlfriend of Robb Elementary mass shooter jailed, accused of repeated threats to Uvalde community
The self-proclaimed girlfriend of the Robb Elementary School shooter is in federal custody after years of threats made against the Uvalde community, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show. Victoria Gabriela Rodriguez-Morales was arrested last week and is facing a charge of making threats using interstate communications. Currently, Rodriguez-Morales, 19, is in federal custody at…
Read More18-year-old arrested in Volusia Co. after FBI flags his online mass shooting threats
A man was arrested in Volusia County after making extreme threats, officials say. On Tuesday night, the FBI notified Volusia Sherriff’s Office detectives of numerous threats posted in the comments of a pair of YouTube videos. Officials say 18-year-old Seth Montes of Deltona made numerous mass shooting threats toward a local church. The sheriff’s office…
Read MoreProud Boy Jan. 6 defendant who shot at law enforcement is sentenced to prison
A member of the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and shot at law enforcement officers this year after the FBI asked him to surrender was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday. Nathan Pelham, of Texas, pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of possession of a firearm by…
Read MoreYoung man gets life sentence for Canada massage parlor murder that court declared act of terrorism
A Canadian man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a Toronto massage parlor employee received a life prison sentence Tuesday for what a judge described as an act of terrorism related to an internet subculture that fuels sexual loneliness into rage and misogyny. The man, who cannot be named because he was 17 years…
Read MoreSuspect arrested in shooting of 3 students of Palestinian descent in Vermont, police say
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night, police said. Jason J. Eaton was detained midday Sunday near the site of the shooting, the Burlington Police Department said in a press release. Police then searched his home and…
Read MorePinellas Park teen accused of threatening mass shooting on NYC subway
A Pinellas Park teen was arrested on Wednesday after making threats online to commit a mass shooting on a New York City subway, an arrest affidavit from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office explains. Robert Trout III, 19, was taken into custody after a video was posted to Instagram showing him with guns saying “I’m gonna…
Read MoreShooter wounds 4 at Walmart near Dayton, Ohio, before dying of self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
Four people were wounded after a shooter opened fire at a Walmart near Dayton, Ohio, before taking his own life Monday night, police said. The suspect, described only as male, entered the store around 8:35 p.m. ET and shot four people before turning the gun on himself, Beavercreek police said. He died of an apparent…
Read MoreEthnic fighting kills 32 in disputed region straddling Sudan, South Sudan
Attacks by rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group in an area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people over the weekend, a local official said on Monday. Deadly violence is common in the oil-rich Abyei region, where Twic Dinka from South Sudan’s neighbouring Warrap State are locked in a…
Read MoreNathaniel Veltman guilty of 1st–degree and attempted murder in 2021 attack on Muslim family in London, Ont.
After less than six hours of deliberations, the jury in the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial in Windsor, Ont., has reached a verdict of guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder related to the truck attack on a Muslim family in London in 2021. The 12-member jury in the more…
Read MoreMichigan man pleads guilty to sending messages about mass shooting plot targeting Jews
A 19-year-old Michigan man arrested for sending Instagram messages about planning a mass shooting targeting Jewish people pleaded guilty to a federal charge, officials announced Monday. The FBI arrested Seann Pietila in June after discovering Instagram messages he sent detailing plans of violence with specific references to the Jewish community, including antisemitic slurs, references to…
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