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Jun 20, 2012 10:28 AM CDT

Toulouse Gunman in Custody

All 4 hostages believed to be safe

(Newser) - A self-proclaimed al-Qaeda member has been detained after taking several people hostage in a Toulouse bank today, the BBC reports. The gunman fired a shot after first demanding money; he later released two of his four hostages. French media reported he was in custody after more gunfire was heard; the...

Seattle Suspect's Family:
'We Could See This Coming'

May 31, 2012 7:53 AM CDT

Seattle Suspect's Family: 'We Could See This Coming'

Ian Stawicki is dead as shooting toll hits 5

(Newser) - The man suspected of killing five people and critically injuring one other in two shooting incidents in Seattle yesterday has died in the hospital, reports the AP . The suspect, who police say shot five people in a cafe and another in a carjacking, has been identified as Ian Stawicki, reports...

Calif. Gunman: 'Get in Line,
I'm Going to Kill You All'

Apr 3, 2012 7:59 AM CDT

Calif. Gunman: 'Get in Line, I'm Going to Kill You All'

One L. Goh, 43, identified as suspected shooter at Oikos University

(Newser) - The suspected shooter accused of killing seven people on a Christian college campus in Oakland, one of the worst mass killings in California's history, has been identified as 43-year-old One L. Goh, a naturalized citizen from Korea, the Los Angeles Times reports. Goh was upset after having been dismissed...

5 Hurt in Shooting at Calif. Christian School

7 Dead in Calif.
School Shooting

UPDATED

Apr 2, 2012 5:18 PM CDT

7 Dead in Calif. School Shooting

Three injured; suspect has been detained

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire at a Christian university in California today, killing at least seven people and wounding three more, before being captured in a nearby city, authorities said. The gunfire erupted around midmorning at Oikos University in Oakland, police said. Television footage showed heavily armed officers swarming the building...

French Suspect Surrounded, Planned New Hit Today

UPDATED

Mar 21, 2012 10:59 AM CDT

French Suspect Surrounded, Planned New Hit Today

24-year-old identified as Mohammad Merah

(Newser) - Conflicting reports out of Toulouse: Though USA Today reported earlier, by way of French TV , that a 24-year-old Muslim man suspected in a series of shootings had been arrested after a raid on an apartment, reports are now saying the building remains surrounded. CNN and Reuters report that some 300...

France Puts
Toulouse on
Top Terror Alert

Mar 19, 2012 2:11 PM CDT

France Puts Toulouse on Top Terror Alert

Sarkozy says riot police will secure region until 'this criminal' is caught

(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy says authorities are raising the terrorism alert to its highest level across a swath of southern France where a gunman opened fire on a Jewish school before fleeing. Sarkozy said today's attack in Toulouse , which killed three children and a rabbi, was the worst-ever school...

Third Boy Dies
in School Shooting

Feb 28, 2012 12:28 PM CST

Third Boy Dies in School Shooting

Demetrius Hewlin was the 3rd airlifted to Cleveland hospital

(Newser) - A third boy has died in yesterday's shooting at Ohio's Chardon High School . Demetrius Hewlin, a junior at the school, was one of three students airlifted yesterday to Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center, reports the Plain Dealer . Daniel Parmertor, 16, and Russell King Jr., 17, died earlier of...

Second Boy Declared Dead
in Ohio School Shooting

Feb 28, 2012 7:57 AM CST

Second Boy Declared Dead in Ohio School Shooting

Suspected shooter TJ Lane 'distraught, remorseful,' says lawyer

(Newser) - A second student has been declared brain dead after being shot yesterday at Ohio's Chardon High School , the Wall Street Journal reports. Russell King Jr., 17, had recently started dating the suspected shooter's ex-girlfriend . The first victim, 16-year-old Daniel Parmertor, died yesterday, and three others were wounded when...

Ohio School Shooter Was Once Friends With Victims

Feb 27, 2012 1:30 PM CST

Ohio School Shooter Was Once Friends With Victims

TJ Lane identified as Chardon High School gunman

(Newser) - An eyewitness to the Chardon High School shooting has identified the gunman as fellow student TJ Lane. Junior Nate Mueller tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he was sitting in the cafeteria with his friends when he heard a gunshot and felt a sting on his ear. "My friends...

Islamic Extremist Gets Life
for Killing 2 US Airmen

Feb 10, 2012 9:52 AM CST

Islamic Extremist Gets Life for Killing 2 US Airmen

Arid Uka shot at servicemen in Frankfurt last year

(Newser) - An Islamic extremist who killed two US airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year and injured two others was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison today. The state court in Frankfurt convicted 22-year-old Arid Uka of two counts of murder. It also found him guilty...

Anders Breivik:
I Want a Medal
for Shootings

Feb 6, 2012 11:23 AM CST

Anders Breivik: I Want a Medal for Shootings

Says victims were ' committing cultural destruction of Norwegian culture'

(Newser) - A smirking Anders Behring Breivik appeared in court in Oslo today and demanded a medal for the shooting rampage that killed 77 people. Breivik called the people he'd killed at the Labor Party youth camp "traitors" and demanded to be released, the AP reports. The attacks "were...

Police Kill
Gunman, 15,
at Texas School

Jan 4, 2012 10:21 AM CST

Police Kill Gunman, 15, at Texas School

No one else injured

(Newser) - Police have shot and killed an armed 15-year-old student at a middle school in Texas. A Brownsville police detective says police received a call around 8am today about a person with a weapon. Police found the gunman, a student at the school, in a hallway and shot him. The school...

Belgium Gunman Had
Woman's Body in His Shack

Dec 14, 2011 7:15 AM CST

Belgium Gunman Had Woman's Body in His Shack

Nordine Amrani was also stockpiling weapons, growing marijuana

(Newser) - The plot thickened today in the case of the grenade and shooting rampage in Liege, Belgium , when police announced that they'd found a woman's body hidden in a shack that alleged gunman Nordine Amrani was using to grow marijuana. The woman is said to be a 45-year-old who...

Record Exec Wounded in Hollywood Shooting Dies

Dec 13, 2011 6:25 AM CST

Record Exec Wounded in Hollywood Shooting Dies

John Atterberry had worked with Jessica Simpson, Michael Jackson

(Newser) - The record executive who was critically wounded in Friday's Hollywood shooting rampage died last night, the AP reports. John Atterberry, 40, had been a vice president of Death Row Records, then home to Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre, before going on to work with artists including Jessica Simpson, Christina...

Hollywood
Shooter Was
'Humanitarian':
Ex-Girlfriend

Dec 11, 2011 1:15 PM CST

Hollywood Shooter Was 'Humanitarian': Ex-Girlfriend

Gunman was taking pharmaceutical drugs

(Newser) - The gunman who opened fire on motorists in Hollywood on Friday had recently broken up with his girlfriend and was taking pharmaceutical drugs, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former girlfriend of Tyler Brehm, 26, says he was "really stressed out" and unemployed after moving to LA about a...

Hollywood Gunman Opens Fire on Motorists

Dec 9, 2011 4:06 PM CST

Hollywood Gunman Opens Fire on Motorists

He wounds one driver before being fatally shot by police

(Newser) - A gunman indiscriminately opened fire at passing motorists in Hollywood today, hitting one person in the head who is now critically wounded, reports the Los Angeles Times . The gunman was then shot dead by two police officers who were on a nearby movie set and alerted by bystanders. The shooting...

Gunman Kills 2
at Virginia Tech

UPDATED

Dec 8, 2011 1:09 PM CST

Gunman Kills 2 at Virginia Tech

One victim is a police officer shot during traffic stop

(Newser) - A gunman killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop today on the campus of Virginia Tech, and students and faculty were told to stay inside university buildings as police searched for the suspect. The school said a police officer pulled someone over for a traffic stop...

Gunman Opens
Fire Outside
Bosnia's US
Embassy

Oct 28, 2011 1:02 PM CDT

Gunman Opens Fire Outside Bosnia's US Embassy

Man arrested; two police wounded

(Newser) - A gunman using an automatic weapon opened fire near the US embassy in Sarajevo before he was arrested, police say. The suspected radical Islamist shooter was wounded and treated before being hospitalized, a police official told local TV. Two police officers were wounded in the operation, “one in the...

Quarry Shooting
Suspect Shot
and Killed

Oct 6, 2011 11:26 AM CDT

Quarry Shooting Suspect Shot and Killed

Sources confirm Shareef Allman's death

(Newser) - Shareef Allman, the suspect in a shooting spree at a California quarry yesterday that killed three and injured seven, has himself been shot and killed. Law enforcement sources confirm Allman's death to the San Jose Mercury News , which reports that a home in a Sunnyvale neighborhood where police had...

2 Dead in California
Quarry Shooting

Oct 5, 2011 9:26 AM CDT

2 Dead in California Quarry Shooting

Gunman may still be on the loose in Cupertino, California

(Newser) - Two people are dead in Cupertino, Calif., and police say the alleged shooter appears to be an employee of the Hanson Permanente quarry. Another four were seriously wounded, and a worker in the quarry says another two victims have been found; their condition is unknown. KGO-TV repots that the shootings...