Tag Archives: Shooting

Jesse Merkel, whose eight-year-old son Fletcher was killed during a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday, read a family statement outside the church targeted by the attacker. He described his son as a loving boy who enjoyed fishing, cooking and sports. “We will never be allowed to hold him, …

A Polish Air Force pilot has died after his F-16 fighter jet crashed during a rehearsal for an airshow in central Poland, the country’s defence ministry has said.  The crash happened in the city of Radom, central Poland, on Thursday, the ministry said on Friday. The General Command of the Armed …

Jonny HumphriesBBC News, Preston Crown Court Lancashire Police Elias Morgan killed father-of-three Lenny Scott in an “act of retaliation” A drug dealer has been found guilty of murdering a former prison officer in an “act of revenge” four years after he seized a mobile phone from his jail cell. Father-of-three …

On Wednesday morning, a gunman opened fire outside the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota during Mass, killing two children, eight and 10, and injuring 17 others. The BBC’s Tom Bateman spoke with Patrick Scallen who lives near the church and ran towards the sound of gunfire. BBC News

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. The conservative senator, who was 39, underwent multiple surgeries after being hit by three bullets but died on 11 August. The teenager was …

Two children, aged eight and 10, have been killed and 17 other people injured following a school shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The attack happened during morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic School. The gunman was armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol and shot through the church windows, police say, adding …

Police are responding to an “active incident” in a rural town in Australia. Victoria Police have confirmed that an incident is under way at a property in Porepunkah, around 300km north-east of Melbourne. Local media, citing unnamed sources, are reporting that two officers have been killed in the incident, which …

Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent more than 30 years in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents, are making their case for parole this week. The brothers will appear separately before the state parole board in California. In 1996, the pair was sentenced to life in prison …

Arne Slot’s Liverpool have brought in attacking reinforcements but the balance of their side looks off. Against Bournemouth, they were bright going forward but looked susceptible to conceding on the break. Last season, Liverpool only conceded two goals from fast breaks all season. In the first game of this season, …

A man has been found guilty over his role in the shooting of a nine-year-old girl and three men at a restaurant in east London in a tit-for-tat feud between rival gangs. Javon Riley, 33, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the girl who was hit …

Footage shows armed police with riot shields storming an apartment in Barcelona after officers tracked down gang leader Jamie Rothwell. Rothwell, of Salford in Greater Manchester, organised a shooting from his hideout in Spain and traded a “vast arsenal of weapons”. He was tracked down in Spain after he was …

Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in February 2023. The senior detective was off duty when he was shot several times at a sports complex after coaching a youth football team in Omagh, County Tyrone. Police say one of …

A police officer has died from injuries sustained while responding to a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is near Emory University. The Atlanta police department said the incident, which took place on Friday, involved a “single shooter” who is now …

An interview between a US journalist and an AI clone of a teenager who was killed during a school shooting in 2018 has prompted criticism online. Experts say this is one of the first times that an AI avatar of a dead person has been used in this way. BBC …

Ghana’s defence and environment ministers are among eight killed when a military helicopter crashed, the government has said. The West African country’s military said the helicopter took off in the morning from the capital Accra and was heading northwest into the interior to the town of Obuasi when it went …

A man who was shot dead in north-east London has been named by police. Erdal Ozmen, 45, was found with gunshot injuries on Dynevor Road in Stoke Newington at about 00:20 BST on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Met Police said the motive for the killing …

A white South African farmer and his two employees accused of shooting dead two black women and feeding their bodies to pigs are due to go on trial for their murders. Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were allegedly looking for food on the farm near Polokwane in South …

Spider-Man actor Tom Holland has met fans while filming the latest instalment of the superhero franchise in Glasgow. The actor is starring in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which began filming in the city on Friday. It is the second film in a row the star has made in Scotland. He …