KTRK-TV ABC13 via Associated Press A suspect has been “arrested and secured” after opening fire at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday. The school district is on lockdown. Officials have not yet confirmed injuries or deaths. A suspect has been “arrested and secured” after opening fire at a high school in Santa […]
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Terror list in 2014, French citizen in 2015? Twitter blames Paris for failing to stop Trebes gunman
France’s Twittersphere is mourning the death of the officer who swapped himself for hostages during the supermarket siege, speculating that the tragedy might have been avoided if authorities had monitored suspected extremists. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame volunteered to take the place of hostages to save the lives of people inside a supermarket in the town of […]
‘Ready to die for Syria’: What we know so far about gunman in southern France
The man who killed three people and injured 16 in southern France shouted he was ready to “die for Syria” as he took hostages, and had links to radical Islam, the Paris Prosecutor said. Here is what we know about the attacker. The man, who on Friday opened fire in south-western French town of Carcassonne […]
3 hostages and gunman found dead after daylong standoff at California veterans’ facility
Napa Valley Register/JL Sousa via Associated Press An armed man and three hostages were found dead at a veterans’ home in Northern California after a daylong standoff with police. The suspected gunman and hostages were inside a room in one of the buildings at the facility, and hostage negotiators had been unable to make contact […]
NRA spokeswoman calls the Parkland gunman an ‘insane monster’ who shouldn’t have had a firearm
Dana Loesch, a spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association took some pointed questions during a raucous CNN town-hall event on gun violence Wednesday night. The gathering featured students, educators, politicians, law-enforcement officials and others who spoke on the deadly mass shooting that rocked Parkland, Florida, last week, and possible solutions going forward. The discussion went […]
Here’s what we know about Nikolas Cruz, the suspected 19-year-old gunman in the Florida high school shooting
Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been identified as the suspect in the high school shooting that killed at least 17 people on Wednesday. Cruz was previously expelled from the high school and was described as “quiet and strange” by his peers. Comments and photos on social media accounts believed to have belonged to Cruz revealed threats […]
Florida high school gunman was reportedly equipped with smoke grenades, tried blending in with students during escape
Wilfredo Lee/AP Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old gunman in the high school shooting that killed at least 17 people on Wednesday, had reportedly done “enormous preparation” for the act. Cruz is believed to have been equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades. He reportedly pulled the school’s fire alarm in the hope of causing massive […]
The X-Files Recap: So, Did a Lone Gunman Fake His Death or Not?
Need to catch up? Check out the previous X-Files recap here. Is Richard “Ringo” Langly, one of The X-Files‘ quirky and capable Lone Gunmen hackers, actually dead? Depends on what your definition of “reality” is. Per this week’s episode, and (hey, look at that!) consistent with series canon, the Ramones-loving genius is no longer a living, breathing, firewall-subverting […]
US Army’s school shooting simulator lets you play gunman (VIDEO)
Published time: 6 Jan, 2018 14:26 A US Army war simulation game, adapted to prepare teachers for school shootings, will also allow participants to play the part of the gunman in a mock ‘active shooter’ situation. There are three playable roles in the video game-like simulation – teacher, shooter, and officer. Suspects can be both […]
Gunman detained after fatal Moscow candy factory shooting
Published time: 28 Dec, 2017 03:55 Police in Moscow have located and detained the former owner of a candy factory, who shot and killed a guard during a quarrel with the factory’s new management. The shooting took place in southeastern Moscow on Wednesday morning. The disgruntled businessman pulled out a hunting carbine in the middle […]
