Tag: shooting

Shooting in San Juan Capistrano Leaves One Dead

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—A man was fatally shot in San Juan Capistrano, and an investigation was underway Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting was reported at about 9:20 p.m. Monday in the 26000 block of Calle San Francisco, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The 33-year-old victim was found dead in a townhouse, but it…


Disturbing Text From Wife Spurred Texas Border Agent to Enter Uvalde School

U.S. Border Patrol agent Jacob Albarado on Tuesday described what happened when he rushed inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde during last week’s mass shooting. Albarado, who was not on duty at the time, said he received a text from his wife, who is a fourth-grade teacher at Robb Elementary. It read, “There’s an active shooter….


Police: Gunfire at Phoenix House Party Kills 1 and Injures 5

PHOENIX—Gunfire erupted at a weekend house party in Phoenix, killing one young man and injuring five teens, police said. Phoenix police said Monday that they are trying to determine what led up to the shooting overnight Saturday into Sunday. Neighbors told KNXV-TV that they heard multiple gunshots before several vehicles drove away from the scene….


Boy Describes Climbing Through Broken Window to Escape Uvalde Shooting

A 9-year-old student at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School has described how he climbed through a broken window to escape last week’s mass shooting that left 21 dead. Daniel Ruiz, sitting next to his mother, Briana Ruiz, said during an interview with CNN that the 18-year-old gunman fired “like four bullets” into his classroom, hitting his…


Memorial Day Rally to Pay Tribute to Fallen Soldiers; Gas Prices Hit Record High on Memorial Day | NTD News Today

The ‘Rolling to Remember’ motorcycle rally was back in D.C. for the Memorial Day weekend. Thousands were there to pay tribute to veterans and fallen soldiers. President Joe Biden visits the site of the Texas school shooting, as the Justice Department announces it’ll review law enforcement’s response, and why it took so long. New gun…


The Difficult Search for Answers After Uvalde

Commentary I find myself more shaken and stricken after last week’s latest mass shooting, the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, that saw 19 children and two teachers slain in cold blood, than I did after other mass shootings in recent years. Part of that is biographical: As an ex-Texan, the son of an elementary…


Florida 5th-Grader Arrested for Alleged Mass Shooting Threat: ‘Behavior Is Sickening’

Authorities in Florida have arrested and charged a 10-year-old student on May 28 after the boy sent a text message threatening to carry out a mass shooting, police said. The fifth-grade pupil at Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral has been charged with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting, Lee County Sheriff’s…


Grandmother of Uvalde School Shooting Suspect in ‘Fair Condition’ After Being Shot in Face, Hospitalized

The grandmother of the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooter was in “fair condition” on May 29 after being hospitalized, the University Health System in San Antonio said. Salvador Ramos, 18, shot his grandmother, Celia Martinez Gonzales, in the face at their home and left her in a critical condition on May 24. He then left the residence and…


Police: 6 Wounded in Shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Police in Tennessee said six people were wounded during an exchange of gunfire in a downtown Chattanooga business district. At least one person of interest was detained shortly after the shooting Saturday night, police spokesperson Jeremy Eames said Sunday in a news release. The statement did not indicate whether anyone was charged. Officers who…


Agency: 1 Dead, 7 Injured in Oklahoma Festival Shooting

TAFT, Okla.—Authorities said one person was killed and seven were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma, with witnesses describing frantic people running for cover as the gunfire erupted. Two juveniles were among those shot at the Memorial Day event near Taft, about 45 miles southeast of Tulsa, the…