4 h. ago BREAKING Two killed and one seriously hurt in shooting near school

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4 h. ago Two killed and one seriously hurt in shooting near school as 'quiet loner' suspect arrested

Two people have died and another has been seriously injured in a shooting incident near an elementary school in Jablonec, Czech Republic. Police say a suspect has been arrested

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50 h. ago US supreme court rejects Alex Jones appeal over $1.4bn defamation penalty

Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist had been ordered to pay because of false claims about Sandy Hook massacreThe US supreme court has refused an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place his $1.4bn defamation penalty that was awarded to the families of victims from the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.The Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist had sought to overturn the judgment, which he was ordered to pay after he made false claims about the massacre. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 6 people are killed in separate shootings

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night

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5 d. ago Six people dead with multiple injured in three shootings at Mississippi homecoming weekends

Four people were killed in an attack in Leland, while two were killed in Heidelberg, amid a third attack in Rolling ForkSix people were killed and 18 others injured in three separate shootings at high school football homecoming celebrations in Mississippi, according to a number of local officials on Saturday.The most fatal incident took place around midnight on Friday in Leland, where four people died, John Lee, the mayor of the small city in Washington county, western Mississippi, said on Saturday morning. At least 16 were wounded in that incident, with four in critical condition airlifted to the state capital of Jackson and 12 others treated at local hospitals. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Six people dead in shootings during two separate Mississippi homecoming gatherings

Sixteen people were injured in attack in Leland, while another two were killed in shooting in HeidelbergFour people have been killed and 16 others injured in a shooting in western Mississippi during a high school football homecoming celebration, according to local officials early on Saturday.The incident took place around midnight on Friday, John Lee, the mayor of Leland, a small city in Washington county, said to the Guardian in a telephone interview on Saturday morning. At least 12 of the wounded were being treated at nearby hospitals. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Four dead and 12 injured' in Mississippi shooting after people descend on town for homecoming game

Leland Mayor John Lee said the shooting happened at around midnight on the city's main street. People had come to town for a homecoming game against Charleston High School.

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5 d. ago Four people dead in shooting during Mississippi homecoming celebration

Sixteen people were also injured in attack that occurred after high school football game in small city of Leland Four people have been killed and 16 others injured in a shooting in western Mississippi during a high school football homecoming celebration, according to local officials early on Saturday.The incident took place around midnight on Friday, John Lee, the mayor of Leland, a small city in Washington county, said to the Guardian in a telephone interview on Saturday morning. At least 12 of the wounded were being treated at nearby hospitals. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Four killed in Mississippi horror shooting before school match as gunman still on loose

The gunman is reported to still be on the loose.

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5 d. ago Four killed in Mississippi horror mass shooting before school match as gunman on loose

The shooting happened at around midnight on Saturday, when people were in town ahead of the Leland High School's homecoming game, said the town's mayor, John Lee

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5 d. ago Mass shooting after high school football game leaves multiple dead and 16 injured

Horrific scenes unfolded yesterday (October 10) at around 11.30pm at Leland High School in Mississippi, US, after a shooting broke out at a high school football game

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6 d. ago Alex Jones asks US supreme court to block $1.4bn defamation judgment

Rightwing pundit’s request is latest in a series of appeals, both against the judgment and against sale of InfoWarsRightwing conspiracy fabulist Alex Jones has petitioned the US supreme court to block a massive defamation judgment imposed after he argued that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in which 20 children and six adults were killed was a hoax.In a filing to the US high court, Jones asked the justices to act immediately to prevent his website InfoWars from being handed over to the satirical news site The Onion. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Inside a parents’ group chat about raising kids in violent times

The Guardian’s parenting WhatsApp group discusses the recent spate of school shootings and political violence – and how they explain it to their kids“I have been emotionally at my wit’s end with the violence.”Gabriela Rangel is a glass dispatch coordinator in California City, California, and mother to a five-year-old. Like many parents across the nation, she was horrified to learn about the 27 August shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Inside a US parents’ group chat about raising kids in violent times

The Guardian’s parenting WhatsApp group discusses the recent spate of school shootings and political violence – and how they explain it to their kids“I have been emotionally at my wit’s end with the violence.”Gabriela Rangel is a glass dispatch coordinator in California City, California, and mother to a five-year-old. Like many parents across the nation, she was horrified to learn about the 27 August shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trials delayed for 2 Uvalde school police officers, 1 to be moved out of town

Trials for two Uvalde, Texas school police officers facing charges over the law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting have been delayed

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1 week ago Moment cops find bodies of evil teen’s family after wannabe school shooter slaughtered mum, brother and sister

HORRIFIC footage shows the moment cops discovered three dead bodies after an evil teenager slaughtered his mum, brother and sister. Nicholas Prosper, then 18, gunned down Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, at home in Luton in September 2024. Prosper shot his mother in the early hours of September 13, placing a book...

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1 week ago Moment armed police find bodies of Luton triple killer Nicholas Prosper's family after wannabe school shooter murdered his mother, brother and sister

Astonishing footage from the Nicholas Prosper case shows a Bedfordshire Police response team bursting into a flat in Luton after gunshots were heard on September 13 last year.

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2 w. ago Teenage high school shooting survivor confronted gunman and allowed students to flee, family says

‘In those terrifying moments, our son showed a level of bravery, strength, and will to survive that no child should ever be asked to display,’ the shooting survivor’s family said

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2 w. ago Man who killed four people in New York City building containing NFL headquarters had CTE

Medical examiner says autopsy of Shane Tamura, who played football in high school, showed evidence of brain diseaseThe mass shooter who suspected he had CTE when he killed four people and himself in a Manhattan office building in July did in fact have the degenerative brain disease, the New York City medical examiner said on Friday.Shane Tamura, who was 27 and played football in high school, had “unambiguous diagnostic evidence” of low-stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the medical examiner found. The condition, which can only be diagnosed posthumously, is caused by repeated exposure to head trauma and is most commonly associated in the US with tackle football players, in particular those who have made it to the NFL. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It’s all performative’: why are shooters leaving messages on shell casings?

The use of markings on ammunition is a new trend of shooters trying to ensure their messages are disseminated publicly, experts sayIn the past month, the US has had to reckon with three deadly, high-profile shootings, and in each one, investigators have dealt with a seldom-seen piece of evidence in shooting cases, high-profile and otherwise: messages the shooter left on shell casings and firearm magazines.The suspect in the 27 August shooting at Annunciation Catholic school in Minneapolis allegedly left several firearm magazines with messages like “suck on this” written in white marker. Tyler Robinson, the man who’s accused of killing Charlie Kirk, allegedly engraved his bullet casings with “Hey fascist! Catch!” and “Bella ciao.” Authorities say the man who’s suspected of opening fire at an US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Texas this week wrote “Anti-Ice” on his bullet casings. Continue reading...

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