Category: gunman

Multiple People Dead in Mass Shooting Near San Jose VTA Light Rail Yard: Sources

By Rick Hurd From The Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif.—Multiple people are dead in a mass shooting early Wednesday morning near a VTA light rail yard and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, according to authorities. The shooter is also dead, authorities said. Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office spokesman Russell Davis confirmed the shooters’ death but…


2 Killed in Shooting at Wisconsin Casino; Gunman Slain

GREEN BAY, Wis.—A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police late Saturday, in what authorities said appeared to be a targeted attack. Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. Kevin Pawlak said investigators believe the gunman was seeking a specific person he was angry at….


Gunman Kills 2 at Wisconsin Casino, Shot Dead by Police

GREEN BAY, Wis.—A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police late Saturday, in what authorities said appeared to be a targeted attack. Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. Kevin Pawlak said investigators believe the gunman was seeking a specific person he was angry at….


Paris Police Hunt for Gunman Who Killed Person Near Hospital

PARIS—Paris police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire Monday near a hospital in the wealthy 16th district of the French capital, killing one person and injuring another. Witnesses at the scene suggest it could be a case of tragic score-settling, while authorities have not made any links with terrorism. Paris police, who opened…


Gunman in Southern California Mass Shooting Knew His Victims

ORANGE, Calif.—The gunman who killed four people and critically wounded a fifth at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and apparently before opening fire chained shut the gates to two entrances, delaying police from getting inside, authorities said Thursday. Among the victims of the “horrific massacre” Wednesday afternoon was a 9-year-old boy…


Gunmen Kill Student, Abduct More Than 40 People in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria—Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State early Wednesday, killing at least one student and abducting more than 40 people including students and teachers, according to officials. The gunmen, thought to be bandits, fatally shot one student during the attack at Government Science College, Kagara. They also abducted 27 students, three staff…


Worker Threatened by Gunman Seeking Cats

A man armed with a gun is on the run after he stormed an animal shelter in Melbourne’s southeast and threatened a worker. The worker was in the car park of the Lost Dog’s Home in Cranbourne West about 11.30pm on Monday when the gunman approached, Victoria Police said. The woman was walked into the…


Three French Police Shot Dead While Responding to Domestic Violence Call

PARIS—Three French police officers were shot dead by a man when they arrived at a home in Saint-Just, a remote commune in central France, to respond to a domestic violence call, police said on Wednesday. A woman who was the reported victim of the domestic violence had sought refuge on the roof of the house…


Two More Suspects Linked to Vienna Attack Arrested: Prosecutors

ZURICH—An Austrian of Afghan descent whose genetic material was allegedly found on the weapon that a jihadist used to kill four people in Vienna last month has been arrested, prosecutors said on Sunday. Authorities will seek court approval to put the 26-year-old into investigative custody, a spokeswoman for Vienna prosecutors said, confirming a report in…