Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Messages reveal Lake Brantley [FL] suspects’ texts during investigation
For the first time, messages prosecutors say two Lake Brantley High School students exchanged as detectives began closing in are coming to light — offering a new window into the investigation that uncovered an alleged murder plot. News 6 obtained the screenshots through a public records request to the State Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors believe the…
Read MoreODU releases independent report on March 12 shooting that killed ROTC instructor, injured multiple students
Old Dominion University on Tuesday released an independent report examining the March 12, 2026, campus shooting that killed an ROTC instructor and wounded multiple students, concluding the attack was a targeted act of terrorism that would have been “difficult if not impossible to prevent.” The report, prepared by the law firm Cooley LLP, follows a…
Read MoreMan attacks 3 women with knives in Paris before being stopped by bystander, witness says
A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women in Paris with two kitchen knives, a minister and police said. The identity of the suspect and his motive were not immediately clear. Parisian authorities were still determining whether to launch a terrorism investigation into the attack. Three…
Read MoreThe suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the…
Read More3 dead, 4 injured in Seattle food festival shooting, officials say
Three people were killed and four others were injured after shots rang out at the Bite of Seattle food festival at the Seattle Center on Sunday, according to officials. The Seattle Fire Department said first responders were dispatched to the scene at about 6 p.m. When officers arrived, two people were shooting at each other,…
Read MoreMinnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political attacks. Vance Boelter, 59, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 40 years in prison after pleading guilty…
Read MoreNew York Police Department investigates 2 stabbings as possible hate crimes
A man was arrested Thursday after police said he stabbed two men in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that the New York Police Department is investigating as possible hate crimes. Raul Morales, 51, allegedly stabbed an Asian man and a Jewish man and yelled the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks,…
Read MoreMan stabs and wounds tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
A man stabbed and wounded two tourists Tuesday morning near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece’s top tourist attraction, police said. The assailant attacked a man and a woman, both Greek Americans, with a knife on a pedestrian street near an entrance to the Acropolis itself and near the entrance to the Acropolis Museum, which…
Read MoreOmaha man held on bond after threats against Nebraska school and Governor’s family
The Omaha man accused of threatening violence against a Nebraska high school and Gov. Jim Pillen’s family was held on bond during a court appearance Monday. Ean Halstead, 32, is charged with felony terroristic threats and tampering with evidence in the incident. Columbus Catholic Schools reported a threatening comment toward Columbus Scotus and the governor’s…
Read MoreMan arrested over online plot to attack kindergartens with machete
The 29‑year‑old, identified as Marcin G. under Polish privacy laws, shared plans for a machete attack on kindergartens in the western city of Poznań on one of the internet platforms, Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) said in a statement on Wednesday. He also created an online poll asking users to vote on which…
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