Man charged with offences under the Terrorism Act Benjamin Hyland, of Yeadon, Leeds, was charged with several offences on Thursday. The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
FBI and North Carolina authorities issue ‘active warrants’ for suspects in Moore County substation attack ‘If we would have found them easily, we would have had someone under arrest by now,’ Moore County deputies say The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Teacher, assistant principal praised for disarming student who fired gun in North Carolina classroom FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. — A Wake County teacher and assistant principal are being credited with disarming a student who fired a gun in a classroom Thursday morning at Fuquay-Varina Middle School. Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022
Police say Iowa couple drowned newborn in apartment bathtub Authorities say a northern Iowa couple drowned their newborn in a bathtub shortly after she was born, fearing her cries would draw the attention of police The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Appeals court allows New York to keep enforcing new gun law A federal appeals court panel says New York can continue enforcing a new state law banning guns from “sensitive” places like parks and theaters while the judges consider a legal challenge The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Judge unseals records of Anderson Aldrich's 2021 bomb threat COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An El Paso County, Colorado, judge on Thursday unsealed a 2021 case involving Anderson Aldrich, who is accused of fatally shooting five people and injuring 17 at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022
Chilling image shows Colorado Springs mass shooting suspect firing ‘indiscriminately’ into LGBT+ Club Q Anderson Lee Aldrich apologised to hospital staff and claimed to be awake for four days before massacre inside Colorado Springs nightclub, according to recently unsealed affidavit The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Memphis nonprofit puts money behind drive to curb gun deaths Memphis has long suffered from disproportionately high homicide rates The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Armed police swarm street after man 'with gun' smashes house windows Searches were carried out after a man with a firearm was spotted Liverpool Echo · Dec 8, 2022
Shoplifter threatened worker with imitation gun Natalie Price, 38, of Newport, was spotted in the act of stealing a wine bottle Wales Online · Dec 8, 2022
Man killed, woman injured during struggle over gun in Ashburn The two were arguing around 8 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Kedzie Avenue when the woman, who was a concealed carry license holder, drew a weapon, according to Chicago police. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2022
Iran carries out first known execution over anti-government protests Uncle of Mohsen Shekari, who was convicted of ‘waging war against God’, says family have not been told location of body The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022
Conservative victimhood fuels bigotry A sense of grievance embraced by the right is helping to cultivate an environment of hatred, abuse and violence Salon · Dec 8, 2022
Jealous knifeman attacked ex-girlfriend's Tinder date while he slept in bed Derek Malcolm let himself into his former lovers home before brutally attacking her date. Daily Record · Dec 8, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 8, 2022 Iran Executes Protester for Injuring Guard with Knife Iran executed a protester on Thursday who was convicted of injuring a security guard with a knife and closing off a street in the capital, Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, part of a clampdown on nationwide unrest. Nationwide protests erupted after the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman…
Dynamite News · Dec 8, 2022 17 Year Old in MP's Gwalior Uses Father's Licensed Rifle To End Life: Police A 17-year-old youth in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district has allegedly committed suicide by apparently shooting himself with his father's licensed rifle, the police said. Read on for details:
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2022 Woman fatally shot in Wicker Park The woman, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene by fire officials, police said.
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony didn’t lie on forms about past killing, his lawyer tells ethics panel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony hadn’t withheld vital information from state law enforcement forms that would have revealed he was involved in a fatal shooting when he was a teenager, his attorney argued to a state ethics commission.
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2022 Woman killed in Englewood shooting A woman, in her 30s, was discovered with a gunshot wound to the chest on the porch of a residence in the 7200 block of South Green Street, police said.
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 Prosecutors in Texas rest case 3 days into former officer's murder trial. Experts shocked, activists angered FORT WORTH, Texas – Tarrant County prosecutors rested their murder case Wednesday against former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home. Ten witnesses testified for the prosecution over three days in the much-delayed trial.
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 Sandy Hook survivors join Biden in Washington to remember all victims of gun violence HARTFORD, Conn. — When Jackie Haggerty was just 7 years old, she huddled by her cubby in her second-grade classroom as a gunman tore through neighboring classrooms, killing 20 of her schoolmates and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The Denver Post · Dec 8, 2022 Club Q shooting suspect claimed to have been awake for days before attack, newly unsealed court records say DENVER — A police report about the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs that was unsealed Wednesday reveals the attack was captured on the club’s surveillance video and says the suspect apologized afterward.
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Biden honours gun victims at vigil ahead of Sandy Hook anniversary: ‘We’ve seen you turn pain into purpose’ Mr Biden pledges to continue working to curb gun violence
Chicago Tribune · Dec 8, 2022 Illinois governor aims to get assault weapon ban proposal ‘done in the first half of the year’ CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who made banning the sale of assault weapons a key component of his successful reelection campaign this fall, for the first time voiced support for the recently unveiled proposal by Illinois House Democrats that includes outlawing the sale of certain assault-style guns, barring most people…
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2022 Chicago police shoot man after he allegedly wounded one person and pointed a gun at another in West Pullman Officers were called to the 100 block of West 126th Place after the man, 52, left a home armed with a shotgun and wounded a 47-year-old man, police said in a statement.