Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Ecuador chooses president during wave of violence
Ecuadoreans are voting in the run-off of a presidential election that has been overshadowed by a crime wave which has turned the country into one of the most violent in the region. The first round of the election was held just days after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicenio was shot dead in the capital, Quito. Seven…
Read MoreFBI Hunts School ‘Swatter’ Who Sent A Bomb Hoax To Sandy Hook
Earlier this year, Sandy Hook, the scene of America’s deadliest school shooting that left 26 dead, received a voicemail. The caller claimed he had placed bombs around the school, targeting first graders and kindergarteners. The police were called, surveillance footage reviewed, and it was determined there was no imminent threat to life. But the call…
Read MoreNew York subway shooter receives 10 life sentences over terrorism charges
The man responsible for the mass shooting in a Brooklyn subway last year will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Frank James, who earlier this year pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, received 10 life sentences plus 10 years on Thursday for opening fire during the morning rush on April 12, 2022. Ten people were…
Read MoreThree doctors fatally shot and one wounded at a Rio beach, and the motive remains unclear
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Gunmen killed three doctors and wounded a fourth in a gangland-style hit while the men were at a beachside eatery early Thursday in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The fact that one victim was the brother of a federal lawmaker led to immediate speculation — including from Brazil’s…
Read MoreBPD: Suspect at large after 5 injured in shooting at Morgan State University
Baltimore police are searching for a suspect after five young adults were injured Tuesday night in a shooting on Morgan State University’s campus that prompted active shooter alerts. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley and Morgan State University Police Chief Lance Hatcher said university police officers were on patrol around 9:25 p.m. when they heard discharging…
Read More14-year-old suspect in fatal Bangkok mall shooting used modified mock gun, police say
The teenage boy accused of killing two people and wounding five others in an upscale Bangkok shopping mall used a mock handgun that had been modified to fire real bullets, police said Wednesday. The suspect, whom Thai media reported to be 14 years old, was taken into custody less than an hour after the first…
Read More3 dead in shooting in major shopping mall in Bangkok; suspected attacker is in police custody
Three people were killed and six were injured when a shooter opened fire in a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital on Tuesday afternoon before being apprehended, authorities said. Police spokesman Archayon Kraithong told reporters a suspect was taken into custody after the shooting at the Siam Paragon Mall and the situation…
Read MoreGang violence in Haiti escalating and spreading, UN says
Gang violence in Haiti is escalating and spreading from the capital Port-au-Prince through the center of the country to its two other major cities, Gonaives and Cap-Hatien, with a significant increase in killings, kidnappings and rapes in the past few months, the U.N. chief said in a report circulated Wednesday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in…
Read MoreMonterrey gangs: Bodies dumped in Mexico’s business capital
The mutilated remains of up to a dozen people were found strewn across the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday. Messages left with the remains suggest the victims were killed as part of a purge within a gang. Monterrey is the industrial and business capital of Mexico and the seat of many large companies.…
Read MoreEl Paso Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5.5 million in restitution in federal case
The gunman who killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at an El Paso Walmart in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history has agreed to pay more than $5.5 million in restitution to those impacted by the shooting. Patrick Crusius, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in the attack, reached…
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