Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Attorneys for suspect in 2023 Maryland mass shooting request access to FBI records on victim
Attorneys for a man accused of killing three people and injuring three others during a 2023 shooting in Annapolis are requesting FBI records that allege one of the victims had criminal ties, according to The Baltimore Banner. Charles Robert Smith, 44, is facing charges after he allegedly shot and killed 27-year-old Mario Mireles, his father,…
Read MoreBeverly man threatening antisemitic violence had guns, Nazi flag, police say
A Massachusetts man accused of threatening violence against Jewish people has been arrested, police in Beverly said Monday. Matthew Scouras, a 34-year-old Beverly man, allegedly threatened to rape Jewish women and encouraged others online to shoot people outside of synagogues. Nazi paraphernalia and illegal weapons were found in a search of his Essex Street home,…
Read MoreNew Orleans to enhance Mardi Gras safety with SEAR-1 federal support
After the deadly attack on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day left 14 people dead, officials are making sure Mardi Gras 2025 will have the highest level of security ever. Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that Mardi Gras has been upgraded to a SEAR-1 security event, a top rating given to events of national or international…
Read MoreGerman Christmas market attack death toll rises to six
A 52-year-old woman has died in hospital from injuries sustained after a man drove his car into a German Christmas market last month, a spokesperson for the local public prosecutor’s office said on Monday, bringing the death toll from the attack to six. The attack on Dec. 20 in the central city of Magdeburg that…
Read MoreShooting Attack On A Bus Carrying Israelis In The Occupied West Bank Kills 3
Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others. Violence has surged in the territory since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza ignited the ongoing war there. The attack occurred in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, on one…
Read MoreFBI: 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…
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