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Jon Stewart Hates Media's New Trend After Shootings

He rips the the rush to identify the politics of the shooter

(Newser) - Jon Stewart has a beef with media from the left and the right over what he sees as an awful new trend in coverage of mass shootings—the panicked rush to identify the shooter's political leanings. "It's America's new gender reveal tradition," he complained on...

2 Killed, 5 Wounded in Texas Casino Shooting

Suspects's alleged motive is not yet clear

(Newser) - Authorities on Monday were trying to determine why a man opened fire in the parking lot of a casino in a Texas border city over the weekend, killing two people and wounding at least five others, the AP reports. Keryan Rashad Jones, 34, was arrested during a traffic stop several...

Prosecutors May Seek Death Penalty in NC Mass Shooting

DA says Marine veteran Nigel Edge has 'significant mental health issues'

(Newser) - A decorated Marine veteran charged with firing an assault rifle from a boat at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, killing three people and wounding five, appeared subdued in court Monday as prosecutors said they may seek the death penalty.
  • Nigel Edge, 40, a Purple Heart recipient whose last assignment
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Churchgoers Shielded Children During Deadly Shooting
Gunman May Have 'Hated
People of the Mormon Faith'
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Gunman May Have 'Hated People of the Mormon Faith'

Police chief hails bravery of people who shielded children during Michigan shooting

(Newser) - As the community of Grand Blanc Township in Michigan grapples with Sunday's deadly church shooting and arson , the police chief is hailing the bravery of people who were inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building. "They were shielding the children ... moving them to safety" said...

NC Shooting Suspect Walked Red Carpet With Kellie Pickler

Deadly Southport shooting followed veteran's claims of murder plots against him

(Newser) - The suspect accused of opening fire on a waterfront restaurant in North Carolina on Saturday once walked the red carpet at the CMT Music Awards as the special guest of American Idol star Kellie Pickler. Back in 2012, Nigel Edge—a former Marine then known as Sean DeBevoise— escorted...

Gunman in Michigan Church Shooting Was Ex-Marine

At least 4 dead, 8 wounded

(Newser) - An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan , opened fire, and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police. At least four people were killed and eight wounded, and authorities were searching the...

Gunman Shoots 10 in Church, Then Sets Building on Fire

Two people have died, and Michigan police fear more perished in the blaze

(Newser) - A gunman crashed his pickup into the front door of the building, then opened fire with an assault rifle inside a packed church in Michigan on Sunday, shooting 10 people—before setting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township on fire. At least two of...

Gunman on Boat Kills Patrons at NC Waterfront Bar

Three are dead and more injured in Southport

(Newser) - The latest mass shooting in the US involved a shooter opening fire from a boat onto a waterfront bar in North Carolina, police say. Three people were killed and at least eight others injured Saturday night at the American Fish Company, a popular spot along the Cape Fear River...

Killer at NFL Building Had CTE: Medical Examiner

Gunman in July shootings had played high school football

(Newser) - The man who police say shot to death four people in a Manhattan office building housing NFL headquarters last July had the degenerative brain disease CTE, the New York City medical examiner said Friday. The 27-year-old, who had played high school football, killed himself after leaving a note linking...

School Shooting Survivor's Recovery Is 'Miraculous'

Sophia Forchas, 12, set to begin rehabilitation after suffering a bullet to the brain

(Newser) - After being shot in the head during a Mass celebration at her Minneapolis Catholic school, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas is defying the odds with a remarkable recovery that has stunned doctors and inspired her community. The seventh grader was gravely injured during last month's shooting at Annunciation Catholic School,...

Quick-Acting Patrons at NH Country Club Bashed Shooter

They prevented worse tragedy with selfless acts, AG says

(Newser) - Patrons at a restaurant acted quickly to stop a gunman who opened fire at a New Hampshire country club and likely averted a worse tragedy, authorities said Sunday. One person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire Saturday night before a suspect was taken into custody in a...

Country Club Shooting Kills 1 in New Hampshire

23-year-old man is arrested and charged in shooting at a Saturday wedding

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said. The person who died at the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua was a 59-year-old man identified as Robert Steven DeCesare, according to...

In Minneapolis, 2 Mass Shootings on Same Street

13 were injured in shootings less than 12 hours apart

(Newser) - Eight people were wounded, four critically, in a shooting at a homeless camp on private property in Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened just hours after—and blocks away—from another shooting that left five injured near a transit station, the AP reports. Police learned of the shooting at the...

Man Who Asked Kirk His Last Question: 'I Dropped to the Floor'

Liberal TikTokker Hunter Kozak was asking Kirk about mass shootings before shot rang out

(Newser) - The final person to talk directly to Charlie Kirk , and who witnessed the conservative activist's assassination on Wednesday at Utah Valley University, is now speaking out. The New York Times identifies Hunter Kozak, a 29-year-old liberal TikTokker, as the person who was at the mic asking Kirk the last...

Gunmen Open Fire on Bus in Jerusalem

6 killed in addition to the 2 attackers

(Newser) - Two shooters opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring nearly a dozen more. Witnesses said the attackers boarded the bus at a stop at Ramot Junction, a busy intersection in north Jerusalem, around 10:15am and started shooting, per the Washington ...

Mass Shooting Victims Sue US Government for Negligence

Its actions, or lack thereof, 'directly' caused the 2023 shooting in Maine, lawsuit alleges

(Newser) - Survivors of Maine's deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the US Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call "one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history," per the...

Shooting Survivor Shielded by Friend Learns of 'Miracle' Miss

Bullet fragment lodged in Weston Halsne's neck, just avoiding a major artery

(Newser) - Doctors have found a bullet fragment lodged in the neck of a 10-year-old Minneapolis boy days after he reported that his life was saved when his friend shielded him during last week's shooting. Weston Halsne, a fifth grader at Annunciation Catholic School, was at Mass on Wednesday when...

Girl Shot in Minneapolis Rushed to ICU Where Mom Was at Work

Sophia Forchas, 12, remains in critical condition after deadly shooting at Annunciation Church

(Newser) - The mom of one of the young victims from Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis' Annunciation Church and school that left two children dead and 18 injured was at work in the intensive care unit when her badly wounded daughter was rushed in, reports People . According to a fundraiser...

These Are the Children Killed in Minneapolis Church Shooting

Heartbroken parents speak out after mass shooting

(Newser) - The parents of the two schoolchildren fatally shot in a Minneapolis church spoke out for the first time on Thursday afternoon, with some imploring the shaken community to address the root causes of shootings that target schools, the AP reports. Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed on...

Locked Doors Saved 'Countless Lives' in Church Shooting

Police chief says shooter was unable to get into Annunciation Church, couldn't see children

(Newser) - The death toll in Wednesday's mass shooting in Minneapolis could have been far higher if it wasn't for Annunciation Church's practice of locking its doors when morning Mass begins, the city's police chief said Thursday. "After the Mass had begun, the doors to the church...

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