Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’

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,…

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…

Seven members of one family were shot Sunday in East St. Louis, and five of them died from their injuries, police said. Illinois State Police Director Brenden Kelly said there were multiple shooting scenes, including 39th and Summit streets, where one person was killed; the Samuel Gompers Homes in the 400 block of North 6th…

At least two people were killed and four more wounded after a shootout occurred at a street festival in Toronto, Canada, authorities said. The Toronto Police Service had initially described the incident as an active shooter situation. However, in a news conference late Saturday night, Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo clarified that it was…