Category: victims

9 Victims of San Jose Rail Yard Shooting Identified; Police, FBI Seek Motive

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Police and federal investigators sought on Thursday to determine why a Northern California transit employee opened fire on his co-workers, killing nine people in the latest mass shooting to haunt the United States. The accused gunman shot himself as police closed in on him, minutes after gunfire erupted at about 6:30 a.m. Pacific…


Orange County’s ‘Pastor of Disaster’ Helps Victims Worldwide

It would seem natural to call Richard Yeomans the “pastor of disaster.” Yeomans is the president of Emergency Ministry Services, a group that trains disaster response teams operating out of churches across Southern California. Since founding the organization in 2007, the San Juan Capistrano resident has deployed to 41 natural and man-made disasters around the…


Afghan School Blast Toll Rises to 68, Families Bury Victims

KABUL—The death toll from a bomb attack outside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul has risen to 68, officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to care for 165 injured victims and families searching desperately for missing children. Explosions on Saturday evening shook the neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, home to a large community of Shi’ites…


Sole Survivor of March 31 Mass Shooting in Orange Leaves Hospital

SANTA ANA—The only survivor of the March 31 mass shooting in Orange has been released from the hospital to heal at home and mourn the deaths of a son and daughter who were among four people killed in the rampage. Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on May 5, two bullets still…


‘Not My Mommy’: Mother of Two Young Boys Among Those Killed in Orange

The “sweetest woman alive” is among the victims of a mass shooting in Orange, Calif. that killed four people. “Not a cold bone in her body,” Vania Tovar told The Epoch Times April 2. “My sweet sister didn’t deserve this. She was never in a bad mood and always helped me in my decisions. We spoke…


Shooting in Orange That Killed Child and Three Others Was Isolated, Police Say

Orange, Calif. —The man who killed four people—including a nine-year-old boy—at an Orange business complex March 31 knew his victims, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. “The preliminary motive is believed to be related to a business and personal relationship, which existed between the suspect and all of the victims,” Lt. Jennifer Amat told reporters…


Aussie Police Chief Defends Sex Consent App Idea

New South Wales (NSW) Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has spoken to the attorney-general and police minister about an app that couples could use to record consent for sex. Fuller has defended his idea of a phone app to establish and record mutual consent before having sex, arguing it could keep people out of a flawed…


Victims Rights Advocates to Launch Recall Effort Against George Gascon

LOS ANGELES—Crime victims and law enforcement officials launched an effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon Feb. 27, claiming the sweeping changes he has initiated since taking office last December favor the rights of criminals over their victims. Organizers planned to gather the signatures needed to file an intent to recall in…


Judge Deals Blow to LA District Attorney’s New Policies

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has suffered a setback in the first legal challenge to his controversial criminal justice reform policies. On Feb. 8, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits Gascón from ordering his prosecutors to carry through some of his directives. “Judge Chalfant’s ruling…