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US Man Targeting Palestinians Allegedly Shoots 2 Israelis

There are calls for hate crime charges against Mordechai Brafman in Miami Beach shooting

(Newser) - A Jewish man in Miami Beach allegedly tried to kill two men he believed were Palestinians, but turned out to be from Israel. Surveillance video allegedly shows driver Mordechai Brafman, 27, doing a U-turn and exiting his truck before using a semiautomatic handgun to fire 17 times on a passing...

Cosmetics Warehouse Shooting Suspect Is Arrested

One dead, 5 injured in 'targeted' attack in New Albany cosmetics facility

(Newser) - The man suspected of shooting dead a co-worker and wounding five others at an Ohio cosmetics warehouse has been arrested. Bruce Reginald Foster III, 28, was taken into custody by US Marshals around 10:30am after being located at a home in Columbus, about 15 miles from the New Albany...

5 Shot at Adult Education Center in Sweden
10 Dead at Adult Education
Center in Sweden
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Feb 4, 2025 12:03 PM CST

10 Dead at Adult Education Center in Sweden

Gunman in rare shooting among those killed, but the death toll is not definitive

(Newser) - Swedish police said that about 10 people, including the gunman, were killed during a shooting Tuesday at an adult education center. But a final death toll and a conclusive number of wounded hadn't yet been determined, per the AP . The damage at the crime scene was so extensive that...

Washington Woman Charged in Death of Border Patrol Agent

The FBI says it arrested a 21-year-old woman in connection to the fatal shooting

(Newser) - A Washington state woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a US Border Patrol agent in Vermont, which happened days after authorities began watching her and a German companion who also died in the roadside shootout, the FBI said Friday. The AP reports Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces two...

7 Police Officers Shot After Call About Suicide in Progress

Suspect was found dead in San Antonio apartment after standoff

(Newser) - Seven police officers were shot in San Antonio on Wednesday night after responding to a call about a "suicide in progress" in the city's Stone Oak neighborhood. "Scene still hot!!" San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said in a post on X at 10:13pm local...

After Bar Fight, Bar Owner and His Kids Are Shot Dead

They're among the 13 dead, including the shooter, in Montenegro mass shooting

(Newser) - The violence began with a bar fight and ended with 13 people dead. Authorities have released more details on the New Year's Day mass shooting in the small Balkan country of Montenegro, noting the suspected gunman, Aleksandar Aco Martinovic, died following a search. He'd been drinking at a...

First Mass Shooting of 2025 Comes Quickly

10 teens injured in shooting outside NYC nightclub; 4 suspects sought

(Newser) - The first US mass shooting of 2025 came on New Year's Day, per the Independent . Ten teenagers were injured Wednesday when four people opened fire into a crowd outside a venue in Queens, New York. Shots erupted as about 15 people waited outside the Amazura Concert Hall just after...

Target Uses Woman as Human Shield in NYC Shooting

6 were shot in convenience store incident

(Newser) - Six people were shot at a New York City convenience store Monday, including a 12-year-old girl and her mother, as one of the intended targets used the woman as a shield, police said. The mother ended up shot in the stomach while the person who grabbed her went unscathed, police...

Cops: 4 Hurt in Family's Christmas Dispute at Airport

3 people were injured by gunfire, another by a stabbing at Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport, per police

(Newser) - Police are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people injured by gunfire and another person stabbed. Phoenix police said the evening shooting happened around 9:45pm local time at an airport restaurant outside the security checkpoints in Terminal Four. An adult female and...

Cops Believe Utah Father Shot Entire Family, Then Himself

Sole survivor, 17, has a brain injury

(Newser) - Police believe a father shot his entire family in their Utah home before taking his own life sometime over the weekend. The sole survivor, a 17-year-old boy who suffered a brain injury, was found in the garage by a concerned relative who went to the home Tuesday after not being...

Megan Thee Stallion: Lanez Is Harassing Me From Prison

Rapper requests restraining order against fellow rapper

(Newser) - The conflict between rappers Megan Thee Stallion (legal name Megan Pete) and Tory Lanez (legal name Daystar Peterson) apparently did not die down with Peterson's prison sentence for shooting Pete. Pete on Tuesday asked a court to issue a restraining order against Peterson, alleging he is conspiring with surrogates...

Attorney Says He Killed Son by Mistake, Burned Body

Texas man waited 17 hours to call police

(Newser) - A Texas attorney has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence after telling police that he killed his son in a "horrible accident" and cremated his body. Investigators say Houston attorney Michael Howard, 68, told police on Monday that he shot his 20-year-old son Mark at the family'...

Las Vegas Dad Who Called in a Break-in Fatally Shot by Cop

'I want justice for my father,' Brandon Durham's teen daughter says

(Newser) - An investigation in Las Vegas is underway after a local dad who called 911 over a break-in at his home was shot to death by police when they responded to the call. Per a release from Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, reports started pouring...

Animal Welfare Check Ends With 7 Dead Dogs

Ex-deputy Connor Brackin is accused of gunning down 7 dogs on a Tennessee property

(Newser) - An investigation continues into an incident earlier this month in Tennessee that left seven dogs dead, with a local deputy accused of gunning them down while responding to a call. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation , Connor Brackin, a now-former deputy with the McNairy County Sheriff's Office, showed...

Judge Fatally Shot, Wife Charged With Murder

Police found body of Michael Valentine outside his home in Albion, Illinois, on Tuesday

(Newser) - A notice from all the judges of Illinois' 2nd Judicial Circuit Court announcing the death of colleague Michael J. Valentine noted they were "shocked and deeply saddened" by his sudden passing. On Friday, the person police say is responsible for killing him, his wife Megan Valentine, made a court...

Orlando Halloween Shootings Leave 2 Dead, 7 Injured

A 17-year-old is in custody

(Newser) - A pair of linked shootings left two dead and many more running for their lives amid crowded Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando early Friday. Police Chief Eric Smith says police responded to shots fired at Central Boulevard and Orange Avenue at 1:07am. Minutes later, more shots were fired nearby...

3 Shot Dead as Crowd Celebrates Homecoming Win

8 others were injured about 5 miles outside of Lexington

(Newser) - Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a school's homecoming football win on an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said....

'The Killing of These Innocent Laborers Will Be Avenged'

Gunmen kill 21, injure 6 in mass shooting at Pakistani coal mine

(Newser) - Gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan's southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation from authorities as a search was launched for the assailants. The latest attack in the restive Balochistan province came days ahead of a major security summit being hosted in the capital....

Man Who Shot 2 Outside LA Synagogues Gets 35 Years

Jaime Tran carried out attacks 'after years of spewing antisemitic vitriol'

(Newser) - A man who shot two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. Jaime Tran pleaded guilty in June to two counts of hate crimes with the intent to kill and two counts of using a firearm in...

Report: With FBI Agents at His Door, Ex-Prosecutor Kills Self

FBI was trying to arrest Stewart Rosenwasser of New York on charges of bribery

(Newser) - A former prosecutor accused of taking bribes in New York died by suicide Tuesday after firing at federal agents who tried to arrest him, according to reports. Stewart Rosenwasser, formerly of the Orange County District Attorney's Office, allegedly accepted $63,000 in bribes from a millionaire former restaurateur named...

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