News reports in the northeastern state of Connecticut say 26 people – most of them young children – were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school. A Connecticut State Police lieutenant told reporters the fatalities included students and staff, and that the gunman involved also was dead. The officer did not give a […]
Official: 27 People Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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News Reports: At Least 20 Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
News reports from the northeastern U.S. state of Connecticut say at least 20 people, including children, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school. The reports say a suspected gunman was among the dead at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the scene. Images showed […]
News Reports: Multiple Dead in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
News reports from the northeastern state of Connecticut are reporting multiple deaths at a shooting at an elementary school. The reports say the suspected gunman was among the dead at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the scene. Images showed children being rushed out of the school. […]
Sources: Suspected Gunman Dead at Connecticut School
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Sources in the northeastern state of Connecticut say a suspected gunman at an elementary school is dead. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Authorities are to provide further details at an afternoon news conference. Early reports said three people had been wounded.
2 Dead in Oregon Shopping Mall Shooting
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
A gunman opened fire on customers at a shopping mall near Portland, Oregon Tuesday, killing two people and wounding an unknown number of victims. Police say the gunman acted alone and took his own life. More than 100 police officers were searching the mall late Tuesday looking for more victims. Witnesses say panicked shoppers fled […]
2 Dead in Oregon Shopping Mall Shooting
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
A gunman opened fire on customers at a shopping mall near Portland, Oregon Tuesday, killing two people and wounding an unknown number of victims. Police say the gunman is also dead, but it is not clear if he was shot by police or took his own life. More than 100 police officers were searching the […]
Security Guard Killed at Swedish PM’s Home
Posted November 9th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Swedish police say a security guard was killed at the Swedish prime minister’s residence in what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A spokesman for Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Friday that the prime minister was not at home at the time. Police say the man worked as a security guard at the Sagerska […]
3 Killed, 4 Injured in US Spa Shooting
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Three people have been killed and four others wounded by a gunman who opened fire in a spa in Wisconsin. Police said the suspect, 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene. Authorities also found an improvised explosive device inside the Azana Salon and Spa in Brookfield, a suburb […]
3 Killed, 4 Injured in US Spa Shooting
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Three people have been killed and four others injured by a gunman who opened fire in a spa in Wisconsin. Authorities say they have found an improvised explosive device inside the Azana Salon and Spa in Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee. Bomb experts were at the scene. Police have identified a suspect as Radcliffe Haughton, […]
US Army Orders Accused Fort Hood Shooter to Shave His Beard
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. Army appeals court has ruled that Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Hassan must shave off his beard for trial. The court on Thursday rejected Hassan’s argument that his beard is an expression of his Muslim faith. It ordered him to shave it off or have it removed by force. Hasan, an Army […]
