The death toll from this afternoon’s shooting at a U.S. Army base is believed to have risen to 12, but reports are conflicting. The shooting, which took place at Fort Hood in Texas, is believed to have been carried out by one gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is alive and in custody (contrary to [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Shooting’
August 4, 2009
Breaking: At Least Five Killed at Gym in Pennsylvania
At least five people have been killed (including the gunman) and 15 wounded at a L.A. Fitness center in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. Mercy Hospital says five women are in critical condition. BNO is providing live coverage from local news channel WTAE-TV here.
WTAE-TV reports the gunman entered the building around 8pm, proceeded to go to a room [...]
June 10, 2009
White Supremacist Kills One at D.C. Holocaust Museum
Just before 1:00pm this afternoon, James Von Brunn, 88, shot and killed a security guard, Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Von Brunn has a history of violence, previously attempting to kidnap members of the Federal Reserve board for which he was jailed four years. His website (since taken down) [...]
June 1, 2009
Pilot May Have Spotted Flight 447 Wreckage
Brazilian and French authorities are still searching for Air France Flight 447, which disappeared off radar screens this morning. 228 people were on board and are feared dead. Some reports say a TAM pilot spotted “orange dots” in the ocean this morning and believe it may have been burning wreckage, IBN.
At least five Somali police [...]
May 11, 2009
Accused Nazi Guard Deported Back to Germany
The man accused of being a former Nazi guard has been deported from the U.S. back to Germany. John Demjanjuk, 89, has a Munich arrest warrant out and is charged with 29,000 counts of accessory to murder. Demjankuk is accused of being a guard at the Sobibor death camp in Poland during the Holocaust, MSNBC.
Little [...]
May 11, 2009
Update: US Soldier Killed 5 Other Soldiers in Iraq
Update 18:00 EDT: The identity of shooter and his/her connection to the counseling clinic at Camp Liberty are still unknown. CNN notes that “Camp Liberty is tightly guarded, and U.S. troops are required to clear their weapons of ammunition while on the base. The only service members who have loaded weapons are those guarding high-ranking [...]
May 11, 2009
Breaking: Five Soldiers Killed in Shooting at Camp Liberty in Iraq
Five American soldiers have been killed in a shootout near the Baghdad International Airport at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Huffington Post. More information is it becomes available.
May 8, 2009
Stalker Suspected in Murder of Wesleyan Student Turns Himself In
Johanna Justin-Jinich, a 21 year-old student at Wesleyan University, was murdered on Wednesday by a stalker, Stephen P. Morgan. They two had both attended a summer course at New York University two years ago. Morgan harassed Justin-Jinich, calling her and sending emails. The police were notified but no charges were pressed. On Wednesday Morgan entered [...]
