Survivor of Quebec mosque shooting recounts how night changed his life
QUEBEC – One of the victims of Quebec’s mosque shooting has testified that Alexandre Bissonnette seemed calm and almost as though he was playing a video game when he embarked on his murderous rampage in January 2017. Said Akjour recounted details today from that night when six fellow worshippers were gunned down and he was […]
Sacramento Basketball Star Heads up Stephon Clark Rally
A former professional basketball player led a rally in Sacramento, California, Saturday, calling for police accountability in the wake of the March 18 police killing of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man. Saturday’s gathering followed a mostly peaceful march Friday by hundreds of demonstrators, hours after an independent autopsy found that Clark had been hit […]
Ted Nugent Says the Parkland Survivors ‘Have No Soul’
National Rifle Association board member and rock musician Ted Nugent believes the survivors of the Parkland school shooting “have no soul.” In a radio interview Friday with fellow conservative Joe Pagliarulo on the host’s talk show, The Joe Pags Show, Nugent called the teen activists who survived the February school shooting in Florida that killed […]
Gunman, 3 women die in standoff at California veterans facility
A gunman and three hostages were found dead Friday evening at a Northern California veterans home, concluding a standoff that lasted for about eight hours, officials said. Shortly before 6 p.m., officers entered the room at the Yountville Veterans Home where the gunman had been holding the hostages. According to the California Highway Patrol, three […]
Gunmen attack mosque in France, injuring eight
July 2 (UPI) — Gunmen opened fire at a crowd of people Sunday outside of a mosque in France, injuring eight, police said. The shooting took place in Avignon, Provence, in southern France at approximately 10:30 p.m. Among the injured was a 7-year-old girl. French news site La Provence reported worshippers were leaving the mosque […]
House Republican Steve Scalise and aides shot at Congressional baseball practice
Police outside of Washington, D.C. are investigating a shooting in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. Police are calling it a “multiple shooting,” WRC reported. Fox News is reporting that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and members of his staff were shot during baseball practice. #BREAKING: @CBSNews reporting @SteveScalise was #shot in the hip, […]
Orlando workplace shooting: Former employee kills 5, then himself
Jennifer Blevins panicked when she heard the news about the shooting at the business northeast of Orlando where her father works. She tried calling but couldn’t reach him. “I saw the post on Facebook, and my heart sank,” Blevins said Monday morning. Hours later, her worst fears were confirmed: Her father, 69-year-old Robert…
Shootings leave 2 dead, 5 hurt within 5 hours in Newark
NEWARK — A man and woman were killed and five others, including a 15-year-old girl, were wounded in a string of shootings within a five hour span in Newark, officials said Friday. The overnight outburst of gun violence began around 8:30 p.m. Thursday when Newark police rushed to reports of several people shot on the […]
US police hunting man who shot anti-Trump protester
A police manhunt is on for a suspect who shot an anti-Donald Trump protester in Portland, Oregon after they got into a confrontation, as demonstrations against the US president-elect continue. Protests have taken place in various parts of the United States since Wednesday after the controversial Republican candidate Trump was elected the 45th US president.
Ex-N.J. man gets life in prison for LAX shooting rampage, report says
LOS ANGELES — The former South Jersey resident who went on a shooting spree in 2013 at Los Angeles International Airport that left one federal agent dead has been been sentenced to life in prison, a report says Paul Ciancia, 26, who grew up in Pennsville Township, was unapologetic about the grief and chaos he […]