Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Suspected arsonist found dead after fatal apartment fire in southern Seoul
A man suspected of starting a fatal fire in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, was found dead on Monday, according to fire authorities. The fire broke out around 8:17 a.m. on Monday at a 21-story apartment complex, killing the suspected arsonist and injuring several others, according to local authorities. Emergency services responded to calls reporting…
Read MoreFlorida State gunman used deputy mom’s former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say
The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two men and wounding at least six others, investigators said. Officers quickly arrived and shot and wounded the shooter after he refused to comply with commands, said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell. Authorities have…
Read MorePennsylvania man accused of planning high school shooting around this month’s Columbine anniversary
Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a 20-year-old man accused of plotting a mass shooting at a high school later this month, one day after the anniversary of the Columbine massacre. Braeden Phillips is accused of conspiring with another individual “to commit murder(s) by planning a coordinated school shooting on April 21, 2025, at the State…
Read More3 dead and 3 wounded in mass shooting in Virginia
Three people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting in northeastern Virginia on Tuesday evening, and one or more shooters was on the loose, authorities said. At about 5:30 p.m., 911 calls came in about a shooting at a town house complex in Spotsylvania County, just outside Fredericksburg and about 65 miles…
Read MoreRacist comments from METRO bus stabbing suspect prompt HPD hate crime investigation, police say
A man with an extensive criminal and mental health history is now accused of stabbing a METRO bus rider based on her racial identity. Edward Scott, 66, is being held in the Harris County Jail on a half-million-dollar bond. He is accused of stabbing a woman multiple times in the back while both were on…
Read MoreMan who killed 10 in Buffalo mass shooting wants death penalty trial relocated to NYC
A white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket is requesting to move his death penalty trial to New York City to be judged by a racially diverse jury, according to his attorney’s court filing. Payton Gendron’s attorneys filed the request Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western…
Read More6 people injured in ‘senseless’ DC stabbing, suspect in custody: Police
Six people were injured after a man who was in an “altered mental state” from an unknown substance began stabbing people in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood, police said. The suspect, who also stabbed himself in the incident, is in custody, police said. The incident was reported around 3:22 p.m. on Thursday in the area of…
Read MoreTokyo police launch section for lone-offender terrorism
The Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday set up a section specializing in investigating lone offender terrorism, which involves attacks by people who do not belong to any organizations or groups. The launch of the first such police section in Japan is designed to help prevent terrorist attacks by lone offenders on important persons and facilities.…
Read MoreMaine police share photos from Lewiston mass shooting investigation but withhold vast majority
Maine State Police officials have shared photographs collected as part of the investigation into the Lewiston mass shooting, the deadliest shooting in the state’s history. State police shared approximately 800 photos Thursday in response to a request made under the state’s Freedom of Access Act. According to state police, they reviewed more than 15,000 photos…
Read More5 injured, including 2 Americans, in stabbing attack in Amsterdam, police say
A knife-wielding assailant in Amsterdam seriously wounded five people — including two from the United States, one from Belgium and one from Poland — in a stabbing attack Thursday on a busy shopping street, Dutch police said. The attack occurred at around 3:30 p.m. local time and lasted several minutes before the assailant was stopped…
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