Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Mass shooter fired ‘seemingly at random,’ killing 5 and injuring 2 in Philly, police say
A mass shooter wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with two weapons fired “seemingly at random” on the streets of Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood Monday night, killing five people — including a teen boy — and injuring two children, officials said. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, along with other city leaders and law enforcement officials, provided updates…
Read MoreEl Paso Walmart gunman’s federal hate crimes sentencing hearing begins Wednesday
The sentencing hearing for the El Paso Walmart gunman on dozens of federal hate crimes and firearms charges is set to begin Wednesday. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty in February to the racist 2021 massacre that killed 23 people. Crusius had initially pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, but requested a rearraignment hearing after…
Read MoreMan, 24, charged in ‘hate-motivated’ stabbing attack in gender studies class at Canadian university
A 24-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing of a professor and three other people during a gender studies class at a university in Canada, in what police say was a “hate-motivated incident.” Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, an international student who had recently graduated from the University of Waterloo, is alleged to have carried out the…
Read MoreClub Q mass shooter accepts plea deal; Receives 5 life sentences without parole plus 2,208 years
The person accused of committing the mass shooting at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ mass shooting accepted a plea deal, waiving his right to a jury trial. Anderson Aldrich, 23, pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree and 46 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Anderson also pleaded no contest…
Read MoreMan admits to stabbing passengers in 2021 random Tokyo train attack
A 37-year-old man accused of attempted murder admitted Tuesday to stabbing three passengers in a random knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train in 2021, but his defense team argued his intent to kill was not firm in his first court hearing. Yusuke Tsushima is indicted for seriously injuring a then 20-year-old female university student…
Read MoreLas Vegas man jailed, accused of threatening mass violence at Stanley Cup victory parade
A man accused of threatening mass violence at a parade last weekend celebrating the Vegas Golden Knights victory in the NHL Stanley Cup championship was ordered Wednesday to remain jailed unless he can post $55,000 bail and enroll in a high-level electronic monitoring program. Anthony Zuccaro, 31, remained in custody following court appearances in separate…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after FBI uncovers alleged mass shooting plot
A Michigan suspect who authorities say expressed explicit neo-Nazi and antisemitic ideologies online was arrested Friday by the FBI who alleged he stockpiled weapons and was planning a mass shooting. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan charged Seann Pietila, 19, of Pickford, Michigan with transmitting a communication containing a threat…
Read MoreMass shootings and violence leave dead and injured across the US this weekend
Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. Four people were found shot to death in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper was killed in an ambush, and bullets struck 11 teenagers, killing one, at a party…
Read MoreGunman found guilty on all charges Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
Jurors found the man accused of shooting and killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue guilty on all federal charges Friday. Robert Bowers now faces the possibility of the death penalty in the Oct. 27, 2018, shooting in Squirrel Hill. Jurors signaled the court about 11:20 a.m. that they’d reached a verdict. The jury received…
Read MoreClosing arguments begin Thursday in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
Closing arguments are set to start Thursday in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial. The jury could begin deliberating later this afternoon. The final witnesses for this guilt phase of the trial gave powerful testimony. They were two survivors of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting — a police officer and a congregation member. Andrea Wedner was shot…
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