Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Workplace shooting in Ohio warehouse leaves 1 dead, 5 more wounded, suspect on loose, police say
Police are seeking an employee of a warehouse in a Columbus, Ohio suburb who they say shot one co-worker to death and wounded five others late Tuesday night. New Albany, Ohio said in a statement early Wednesday that authorities are looking for Bruce Reginald Foster. Police Chief Greg Jones told reporters in a news conference…
Read MoreCongo says it will seek to recover lost territory as rebels advance
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory. While saying he favors diplomacy, Congo President Felix Tshisekedi told the nation on Wednesday night…
Read More3 dead, 2 police officers injured in grocery store shooting in Indiana
Two people were shot and killed inside a grocery store in Indiana on Monday, officials told ABC News. The incident took place at about 5:30 p.m. at Martin’s Super Market in Elkhart, Indiana, according to the Elkhart Police Department. Upon arrival, officers and first responders were directed to two shooting victims inside the store,” according…
Read MoreNashville school shooting suspect’s social media linked to Madison school shooter’s social media
A social media account connected to the Nashville high school shooting suspect may have been in contact with the suspected Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter’s social media account, according to law enforcement sources. Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, allegedly opened fire in the cafeteria at Antioch High School on Wednesday, killing 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and…
Read MoreOkeechobee man gets three years for plotting attacks on high school and Miami church
An Okeechobee man was sentenced to three years for his foiled plot to orchestrate mass casualties at Okeechobee High School and a Miami Church in 2023. According to court documents, 21-year-old Henry Horton IV was sentenced to three years in prison with 12 years of probation on Monday. The judge also ordered that Horton complete…
Read More1 person is killed and 2 injured in stabbing outside Nagano station in central Japan
One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano in central Japan, and police were looking for a suspect who fled, authorities said. Nagano police and fire department officials said a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. A 37-year-old man was wounded…
Read MoreTeen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed…
Read MoreUK’s Starmer vows to uncover failings, lead change after Southport murders
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to “leave no stone unturned” to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws. Starmer defended his government’s stance to not divulge many details earlier about the British teenager guilty…
Read MoreUK teenager pleads guilty to murder of Southport girls and ricin, terrorism charges
A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the…
Read MoreChina Executes 2 Men Who Committed Deadly Attacks Known As ‘Revenge On Society Crimes’
China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes,” state media reported Monday. Fan Weiqu, 62, who rammed his car into a crowd outside a sports stadium in the southern city of Zhuhai, killing at least 35…
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