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Jerusalem (AFP) Five people were wounded on Sunday in a shooting attack on an Israeli bus in the occupied West Bank, medics said. “We saw two gunshot victims outside of the bus who were being treated by IDF (Israeli military) medics and other people who were at the scene,” said paramedic Matti Carmi, from the Magen David Adom emergency medical services. Those shot in the northern West Bank incident were both conscious and were airlifted […]
Washington, United States (AFP) Police in the US city of Detroit on Sunday caught a suspect believed to have shot four people at “random”, killing three of them, authorities said. The Midwestern city’s police chief, James White, told media that the first three victims — two women and a man — were found shot multiple times in separate locations around Detroit in the early hours of the morning. A fourth man spotted the suspect peering […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Police in the US city of Detroit launched a manhunt Sunday for a suspect believed to have shot four people at “random”, killing three of them, authorities said. The Midwestern city’s police chief, James White, told media that the first three victims — two women and a man — were found shot multiple times in separate locations around the city in the early hours of the morning. A fourth man […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A gunman killed two people and wounded two others in a series of shootings near Vancouver in the early hours of Monday, before being shot dead by police, authorities said. Earlier reports had suggested the assailant may have targeted homeless people, but this was not immediately confirmed by authorities in Langley, a town of 130,000 people about an hour southeast of Vancouver. “I can confirm that four people were shot by […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called the death of Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe an “irreplaceable loss.” In a telegram to Abe’s family, Putin called Abe an “outstanding statesman” who had done a lot to develop “good neighbourly ties between our countries.” “I wish you and your family strength and courage in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss,” Putin said, according to a statement released by the Kremlin. Before this, Russia […]
Abe showing no vital signs after attack, says Japan local media TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was attacked and left bleeding at a campaign event in the Nara region on Friday, local media reported. Several outlets including Kyodo news agency said the ex-premier had been attacked, with both Kyodo and public broadcaster NHK reporting the sound of an apparent gunshot. The former leader was reportedly unconscious after the incident. Local […]
HIGHLAND PARK, United States (AFP) — Before he allegedly murdered seven spectators at a US Independence Day parade, the Highland Park community knew Robert Crimo as a quiet kid and former Cub Scout. But online, the 21-year-old known to friends and family as “Bobby” showed a strong inclination for violence and anger at being overlooked. “I know him as somebody who was a Cub Scout when I was the Cub Scout leader,” Highland Park Mayor […]
by Youngrae Kim Agence France-Presse HIGHLAND PARK, United States (AFP) — Police arrested a suspect Monday after a mass shooting left six dead at a US Independence Day parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb, casting a dark shadow over the country’s most patriotic holiday. Robert Crimo, 22, was identified as a “person of interest” and became the target of a massive manhunt across the town of Highland Park in Illinois, where a rooftop gunman with […]
A shooter opened fire during a parade to mark US Independence Day in the state of Illinois, killing at least 6 people, American media reported, citing officials. The shooting in the city of Highland Park, located near Chicago, also left 24 people wounded, according to the reports. Highland Park announced that all July 4 festivities had been canceled as a result. Today a shooter struck in Highland Park during the Independence Day parade. My campaign […]
WASHINGTON, July 4, 2022 (AFP) – A shooter opened fire along the path of an Independence Day parade in the US state of Illinois on Monday, officials said. “The Illinois State Police is currently assisting Highland Park PD with an active shoot situation that occurred at the Highland Park Parade,” the Midwestern state’s police force tweeted. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, which is responsible for the area that includes Highland Park, the city near […]
A 15-year-old boy was killed and three other people, including a police officer, were wounded in a shooting after a concert in Washington Sunday night, the local police chief said. The shooting was preceded by two other incidents which caused panic at the unpermitted “Moechella” concert celebrating Juneteenth, with several people injured while running away, DC police chief Robert Contee told reporters. Police then shut down the sidewalk concert on safety grounds but shortly afterwards, […]
by Kriston Jae Bethel Agence France Presse PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — At least 10 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded in four shootings across the United States this weekend, as lawmakers struggle to respond to the country’s long-running epidemic of gun violence. The shootings came after a spate of mass killings that have sparked renewed calls for reform of the nation’s gun laws. An eruption of violence in Chattanooga, Tennessee […]
