Kansas City police link Super Bowl rally shooting to dispute, not extremism
Reuters A quarrel among several people sparked the shooting spree in Kansas City, Missouri, that killed a woman and wounded 22 people after a celebration of the city’s NFL Super Bowl victory, police said on Thursday, discounting any apparent link to extremism. Two juveniles and an adult were being held as suspects, Police Chief Stacey […]
Breaking: Gunfire mars Kansas City Super Bowl victory rally, one killed, up to 15 wounded
Reuters A blast of gunfire killed one person and wounded as many as 15 outside a landmark railroad station in Kansas City, Missouri, where the NFL champion Chiefs were celebrating their Super Bowl victory, sending crowds of fans scurrying for safety. Police Chief Stacey Graves told a press conference that two suspects were in custody. […]
Czechs mourn victims of university shooting as police patrol public areas
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Czechs mourned the victims of the country’s worst mass shooting as police tightened security around schools and other public buildings across the country on Friday after a student gunman killed 14 people at a Prague university building on Thursday. At the Charles University headquarters, crowds that included Prime Minister Petr Fiala and […]
Maine police searching for Army reservist suspected of shooting dead 18 people
Lewiston, Maine, USReuters Maine police on Thursday were searching for a US Army reservist wanted for murder after 18 people were killed and 13 were wounded in shooting attacks at a bowling alley and a bar in the city of Lewiston the previous night. In an expanding manhunt, police fanned out across southern Maine with […]
Inquiry into New Zealand’s deadliest shooting opens with memorial to victims
Wellington, New ZealandReuters A coroner’s inquiry into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting opened on Tuesday with a traditional Maori welcome and a reading from the Quran in remembrance of the 51 Muslim worshippers killed by an Australian white supremacist. Armed with high-capacity semi-automatic weapons, Brenton Tarrant, 32, killed 51 people and injured dozens when he […]
Three killed in Auckland shootout ahead of World Cup kick off
Updated: 10:50am (AEST)Auckland, New ZealandReuters At least two people and an armed attacker were killed and six others wounded in a shooting in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Thursday, hours ahead of the opening match of the Women’s soccer World Cup in the city. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the soccer tournament would […]
Baltimore mass shooting leaves two dead, several children among 28 injured
Reuters Two people were killed and 28 others were injured, including an estimated 14 children, in a mass shooting in Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday morning after a neighbourhood party, police said. An 18-year-old woman and 20-year-old man were killed and nine people were still hospitalised with gunfire wounds Sunday afternoon, including a few in critical […]
At least eight people killed by gunman at Texas mall; shooter killed by police
Reuters A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday, police said. The gunman, whom authorities said they think acted alone and whose motive was not yet known, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen […]
Updated: Eight dead in second mass shooting in Serbia; police arrest suspect
Updated: 6pm (AEST)Dubona, Serbia Reuters Serbian police arrested on Friday a gunman suspected of killing eight people and wounding 14 others in a village near Belgrade in the second mass shooting in the country this week. “The suspect UB, born in 2002, has been apprehended in the vicinity of the city of Kragujevac, he is […]
Gunmen ambush family in South African homestead, kill 10
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Reuters Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing 10 people, police said on Friday. Residents look on at the scene of a deadly mass shooting near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on 21st April, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Rogan Ward Police did not give […]