Tag: shooting

One Student Injured in Shooting at North Carolina High School

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —One student was injured in a shooting at a North Carolina high school Wednesday and authorities were looking for the suspect, officials said. Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem was on lockdown after the shooting but all other students were safe, according to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Christina Howell. Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough…


1 student killed in shooting at North Carolina high school

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after one student was fatally shot at a North Carolina high school, officials said. Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson, fighting back tears, told a news conference that Mount Tabor High School went into immediate lockdown as emergency responders, sheriff’s deputies and police officers arrived just after noon…


Suspect in Shooting Near Chapman University Arrested by Police After Standoff

ORANGE, Calif.—Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting today near Chapman University. The suspect fled the scene and was holed up in a home near the campus, Orange police said. After hours of negotiation, the unidentified suspect finally surrendered to a SWAT unit, police said. It was unclear if a gun was recovered. At…


2 Dead, 1 Hurt in Shooting Near Illinois Courthouse; Suspects in Custody

Two men were killed and another was injured Thursday morning in a shooting near the courthouse in the small northern Illinois city of Kankakee, authorities said. Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater said officers arrested two men and recovered “multiple” firearms, including one long gun, at the scene. The two people who were fatally shot were…


Shooting in Denver Nightlife Zone Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Wounded

DENVER—One man was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting in Denver’s nightlife district just as bars were closing over the weekend, police said. The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. Sunday on a corner near a music hall and a nightclub in the city’s Lower Downtown area. The identity of the…


US Troops Engaged Gunman During Deadly Shooting at Kabul Airport: Pentagon

The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. troops engaged the gunman who opened fire on Afghan security forces at the Kabul airport in an incident late Sunday that left one Afghan soldier dead and several Afghans wounded. Navy Capt. William Urban, spokesperson for CENTCOM (U.S. Central Command), said in an Aug. 23 statement that no American…


3 Students Shot in Drive-By Shooting Outside High School

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A South Carolina high school will remain closed the rest of this week after three students leaving school for the day were hurt Wednesday in a drive-by shooting just off campus. The three Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School students did not suffer life-threatening injuries, the Orangeburg County School District said in a statement. A person is…


Authorities: 2 Dead in Shooting at Indiana Automotive Plant

FRANKFORT, Ind.—A woman and her granddaughter were shot dead Wednesday after a gunman opened fire outside a central Indiana automotive plant where the women worked, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting happened around 4:15 p.m. during a shift change in the parking lot of the NHK Seating of America plant on Indiana 28…


13-Year-Old New Mexico School Shooting Suspect to Remain in Custody

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A 13-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate will remain in custody pending trial. A Children’s Court judge agreed with prosecutors during a virtual hearing Tuesday and ordered the boy to remain at the Bernalillo County Youth Services Center. The boy is charged with an open count of murder and…


Hundreds Gather to Mourn Victims of Plymouth Shooting

There has been a heartfelt plea for change as hundreds gathered in Plymouth to pay their respects to the five people killed in one of the UK’s worst mass shootings. Civic leaders, religious figures, politicians, emergency service workers, and the military joined around 200 people outside the Guildhall in Plymouth city centre to hold a…