Tag: stabbing

4 People Stabbed in Random Attack in Maryland: Police

SILVER SPRING, Md.—A man stabbed four people at random in Maryland on Saturday before a police officer shot and killed him, officials said. The victims included three women—two were stabbed in the neck—and a man, all of whom are expected to survive, Montgomery County Police Assistant Chief Darren Francke told reporters during a Saturday afternoon…


6 Killed in Kindergarten Stabbing Attack in China

A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province on Monday killing six people and injuring one, police said. Media reported the attack in Lianjiang county was a stabbing. The suspect, with the surname Wu and from Lianjiang, had been detained, police said, adding they were investigating. No other details were…


BC Mass-Stabbing Killer Apologizes to Victims, Cites ‘Enormous’ Drug Use

The man who committed a deadly mass stabbing at a library in North Vancouver, B.C., two years ago, has apologized to each of his victims by name at his sentencing hearing. Yannick Bandaogo’s lawyer says his client cannot explain a motive for the attack that killed one woman and wounded several other people, but in…


Man Stabbed on Toronto Subway, Attacker Still at Large

Chaos erupted on a moving subway train in Toronto on Thursday afternoon as passengers fled from a violent altercation that involved the stabbing of one man. A video capturing the altercation between two male passengers has been posted online. In the footage, a man appeared to abruptly throw a punch at the other party, and…


8 Injured in Palestinian Car-Ramming, Stabbing in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV—A Palestinian terrorist rammed a pickup truck into pedestrians in Tel Aviv and then went on a stabbing rampage, wounding eight people on Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Hamas terrorist group as retaliation for a major Israeli operation in the West Bank. At least five people were in serious condition, the two…


Expert Finds California Serial Stabbing Suspect Mentally Unfit, Jury to Decide Competency

WOODLAND, Calif.—A California jury will determine the mental competency of a former university student charged in the stabbing deaths of two people and attempted murder of a third, all violent attacks that rocked the usually placid college town of Davis. A medical expert ordered by the court to review the mental state of Carlos Dominguez,…


Missouri Professor Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Stabbing Death of Colleague

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—A former history professor at Missouri State University charged in the stabbing death of a colleague was found not guilty Friday by reason of insanity. Greene County Judge David Jones announced his ruling in the case of Edward Gutting, who was charged with first-degree murder in the 2016 killing of Marc Cooper inside Cooper’s…


Former College Student Charged in California Stabbings to Get Psychiatric Exam

WOODLAND, Calif.—A judge on Monday ordered a psychiatric review of the former University of California, Davis, student charged with two fatal stabbings and an attempted murder that shook the normally serene community outside Sacramento. An attorney for Carlos Dominguez said in Yolo County Superior Court that his client is not mentally competent to stand trial….


Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Cash App Founder Pleads Not Guilty

SAN FRANCISCO—Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni, 38, kept in jail without bail, saying he posed a public safety risk if released. Momeni, who…


California Boy Dies When Stabbing Suspect’s Car Hits Teens

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—The driver of a car that crashed into a group of Southern California high school students, killing one and injuring three, was arrested for investigation of murder and other crimes, including an earlier stabbing, authorities said Wednesday. The students were struck while on a sidewalk Tuesday afternoon near Westlake High School in the…