Tag Archive: ‘ police say

on February 4, 2025 in World News

Sweden school shooting latest: Gunman could be one of five injured, police say, after shots fired in Örebro

Story by Alexander Butler The gunman who carried out an attack at a Swedish school is among five people injured, Swedish police have said. Five people were shot at the the Risbergska School, an adult educational institute in the city of Örebro some 200 km (125 miles) west of Stockholm, on Tuesday. Lena Warenmark, a teacher at Risbergska, told national broadcaster SVT: “We heard gunshots very close to our study. There were probably ten shots.” A horrified parent of one of the students added: “I am shaken and easily moved to tears now, but my daughter writes to me...

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on May 16, 2022 in World News

Suspect In Church Shooting Is Chinese Immigrant Motivated By Hate For Taiwanese, Police Say

By Ryan Saavedra The man accused of opening fire at a church in California is a Chinese immigrant who was allegedly motivated by hate for Taiwanese people. The 68-year-old man is accused of killing one and injuring five others before members of the Taiwanese congregation disarmed him and hog-tied him using extension cords. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that they recovered two firearms at the scene and that the suspect was not believed to live in the area. The suspect, who is being held on $1 million bail, has been charged with one count of...

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on September 2, 2020 in Featured World News

Charges Were Dropped Against Man At Portland Riot. He Later Stabbed Multiple People To Death, Police Say.

By Daily Wire News A man accused of stabbing two people to death in Portland in June was previously arrested during a riot in downtown Portland a week prior to the killings but the charges were dropped when progressive District Attorney Mike Schmidt reportedly decided to not pursue charges. “Cassy Leaton, 22, and Najaf ‘Nate’ Hobbs, 39, were stabbed on June 16 near Northeast Davis Street. Police arrested Phillip Lawrence Nelson, 39, two days later,” KOIN News reported Tuesday. “He faces two murder charges and is being held without bail. Just days before he allegedly killed Leaton and Hobbs, though,...

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on November 4, 2018 in Featured World News

Obama Volunteer Arrested For Vandalizing NYC Synagogue With Anti-Semitic Statements, Police Say

By Ryan Saavedra @realsaavedra The New York City Police Department arrested a Democratic activist on Friday night for allegedly vandalizing a synagogue in New York City with vile anti-Semitic messages. This comes just days after 11 people were murdered at a Pittsburgh synagogue in what was the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. Authorities arrested 26-year-old James Polite, a former volunteer on Obama’s first presidential campaign, for allegedly vandalizing Brooklyn’s Union Temple on Thursday with anti-Semitic messages that included “die Jew rats we are here,” “Jews better be ready,” and “Hitler.” UPDATE: The individual wanted for anti-Semitic graffiti at...

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on April 14, 2015 in World News

Florida man warned about stalking nuisance squirrels, police say

Florida man warned about stalking nuisance squirrels, police say Melbourne police say man killed 1 animal Melbourne police warned a resident not to stalk or hunt nuisance squirrels after he killed at least one of the scurrying creatures before taking a request to eliminate another from a neighbor. Police received calls about 10 a.m. Sunday concerning a man with a BB gun walking in the area of St. Marks Avenue, just south of Parkway Drive. The man told police he believed the squirrels were a growing nuisance in the area, officers said. “It’s not a call that we usually deal… View Article

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