Tag: shootings
Jamaica imposes local curfews after two deadly shootings rattle the island
Shootings left six people dead, including a four-year-old, and nine others injured amid suspected gang violence Authorities in Jamaica have imposed curfews after two recent shootings in which six people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and nine others injured as suspected gang violence rattles the Caribbean island. The most recent shooting took place on…
Food worker with ‘fantasy’ of security career sought in Minnesota political shootings
Brian Mann A nationwide manhunt is in its second day for Vance Luther Boelter, 57, who has been identified by law enforcement agencies in Minnesota as the primary suspect in the targeted shootings early Saturday morning that left Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband dead. Authorities said Boelter disguised himself as a law…
Experts warn that recent school shootings show growth in new radicalization pattern
Odette Yousef Two recent school shootings are highlighting what extremism researchers see as a growing — and poorly understood — trend among young people who embrace mass violence. The attacks, at high schools in Madison, Wis., and Nashville, Tenn., defy categories that law enforcement and researchers have long used to understand radicalization pathways, such as…