Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
FBI: New Orleans truck attacker acted alone but investigation with Las Vegas explosion continues
The FBI said Thursday the suspect in the New Orleans truck attack appeared to have acted alone and that there are no links to the explosion of a truck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day. The FBI said at a news conference that the New Orleans driver −Shamsud-Din Jabbar,…
Read MoreUS Army Veteran Who Killed 15 In New Orleans Attack Was Inspired By The Islamic State Group
A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, the president said. The FBI said it was…
Read MoreMontenegro Mourns After Gunman Kills At Least 12 People Before Shooting Himself
Shock and dismay prevailed in Montenegro on Thursday after a gunman fatally shot 12 people, including two children, in a western town before killing himself. At least four others were wounded in the shooting rampage in Cetinje on Wednesday that followed a bar brawl, officials said. This was the second such incident in the town…
Read MoreDriver Runs Down 2 New Zealand Police Officers, Killing 1
A driver ran down two New Zealand police officers down as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country’s police chief said. The attack jolted a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was…
Read MoreIndictment adds terrorism charge for man accused of deadly Las Vegas Strip stabbings
A grand jury added a terror charge to two counts of murder for the man charged with a deadly stabbing spree on the Las Vegas Strip two years ago. The grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against Yoni Barrios on Friday following a judge’s ruling that he was competent to stand trial. He now is…
Read More2 people slashed in unprovoked attack at Grand Central, police and sources say
Two people were hurt in what is believed to be an unprovoked slashing attack at the Grand Central subway station on Christmas Eve, according to police and law enforcement sources. The incident occurred just before 10:15 p.m. on Dec. 24, police said. A man activated the emergency brake on a northbound 5 train after it…
Read MoreGermany: Man arrested over TikTok Christmas market threat
Police in the northern German port city of Bremerhaven have arrested a man over an online threat to stab everyone with an “Arab or southern” appearance at the local Christmas market. The arrest comes after a man drove a car through the Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least five people. The individual,…
Read MoreSuspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday. Friday evening’s attack in the central city of Magdeburg shocked the country and stirred up tensions over the charged…
Read MoreOfficial Says Wisconsin Shooter Was New Student At Christian School Where Her Victims Had Deep Ties
The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first semester at the school but seemed to be settling in, a school official said Thursday as families of the victims remembered them as people of faith who had deep connections within the Christian school. Abundant Life…
Read MoreCroatian police say a 7-year-old girl died, 6 people wounded in school knife attack
A 7-year-old girl died and a teacher and five other students were wounded in a knife attack at a school in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, on Friday, police said. They said the attack happened at 9:50 a.m. at the Precko Elementary School in the neighborhood of the same name. They described the attacker as a…
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