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3 Dead in Latest State to Suffer Mass Shooting

Police say at least 7 were shot early Saturday at house party in Wilmington, NC,

(Newser) - Following a gunman's rampage in Orange, Calif., on Wednesday that left four dead , CNN noted that mass shooting was one of 20 since the Atlanta spa shootings in mid-March. Now, yet another one to add to the list. Police say at least seven people were shot early Saturday at...

Cops: Suspect Locked Gates Before Mass Shooting
Cops: Suspect Locked Gates
Before Mass Shooting
the rundown
Apr 1, 2021 2:18 PM CDT

Cops: Suspect Locked Gates Before Mass Shooting

One victim, a 9-year-old boy, was found in his mother's arms in California

(Newser) - Wrenching details have emerged in Wednesday's Southern California shooting that left four people dead, including a child . Police on Thursday identified the suspect as 44-year-old Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, and they say he knew his victims, reports USA Today . The shootings took place at an office building in Orange. Coverage:...

4, Including Child, Dead in California Mass Shooting

Suspected shooter is in critical condition

(Newser) - Four people, one of them a child, were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a California office complex. A fifth victim was critically injured. Police responded to the two-story complex in Orange, which holds multiple small businesses, around 5:30pm after a report of gunshots. They were fired upon when...

Thousands Gather to Mourn Boulder Victims

'Our hearts are broken, and our festering wounds are split open once again'

(Newser) - About 2,000 people gathered for a vigil honoring the 10 people killed in the Colorado supermarket shooting Thursday night, just hours after attorneys for the shooting suspect asked during his first court appearance that he receive a mental health evaluation before the case against him proceeds. The memorial at...

King Soopers Employee Ran Back Into Store to Help Co-Worker

Workers say youngest mass shooting victim was like a little brother to them

(Newser) - Workers at the King Soopers in Boulder, Colo., targeted by a mass shooter on Monday were a close-knit group—and they are now mourning as if they had lost family members. Store employee Logan Ezra Smith, 20, tells CNN that he had been working as a barista at the Starbucks...

Suspect's Family Took Gun From Him 2 Days Before Shooting

And more on the tragedy in Colorado

(Newser) - The family of accused Colorado grocery store shooter Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa took a gun away from him just two days before the shooting. The 21-year-old's sister-in-law says he appeared to be fiddling with a "machine gun," and he told family members a bullet had gotten stuck....

Suspect Bought Gun 6 Days Before Massacre

Brother says Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was 'paranoid'

(Newser) - The suspect in Monday's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, bought a long gun less than a week earlier, according to court documents. An arrest warrant affidavit states that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa carried a handgun and a Ruger AR-556 long gun that he had bought six days before the...

Victims in Boulder Were Ages 20 to 65
21-Year-Old Charged
in Boulder Massacre
the rundown
Mar 23, 2021 11:00 AM CDT

21-Year-Old Charged in Boulder Massacre

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa charged with 10 counts of murder; victims ranged in age from 20 to 65

(Newser) - Police in Boulder have identified the suspected gunman in Monday's mass shooting , though they're still not speculating about a motive. The alleged shooter at the King Soopers supermarket is 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa from nearby Arvada, Colo., report the Washington Post and the Denver Post . Boulder County...

Officer Killed in Supermarket Leaves Behind 7 Children

Eric Talley is among 10 killed in King Soopers store in Boulder

(Newser) - Only one of the 10 fatalities from Monday's mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket has been identified so far—51-year-old Boulder officer Eric Talley, reports the Denver Post . Talley, among the first officers to enter the supermarket, leaves behind a wife and seven children, per the Washington Post . “...

Son of Spa Victim: 'I Have No Time to Grieve'

GoFundMe for Hyun Jung Grant's kids raises $2.7M after older son writes of the issues they face

(Newser) - Hyun Jung Grant, 51, was one of the eight victims in last Tuesday's spa shootings in the Atlanta area. She left behind two sons, 19-year-old Eric Park and 23-year-old Randy Park, and the latter spoke to NBC News last week about the tough life she led and how hard...

Crowds Across US Gather to &#39;Stop Asian Hate&#39;
Rallies Across
US Decry Hate
Mar 20, 2021 5:20 PM CDT

Rallies Across US Decry Hate

Demonstrators express support for 'invisible and ignored' Asian Americans

(Newser) - Rallies around the country Saturday drew crowds expressing support for Asian Americans after the slayings this week of eight people —six of them women of Asian descent—at three Atlanta-area spas. "We have been invisible and ignored in our country for over a century," Will Lex Ham,...

Ex-Housemates: Alleged Spa Shooter 'Tortured' by Guilt

They say Robert Aaron Long was treated for sex addiction at Georgia facility

(Newser) - Former housemates at a rehab facility in Georgia say Robert Aaron Long was a "deeply religious" man who was "tortured" by guilt over his sex addiction. But those deeply held Christian beliefs apparently weren't enough to stop him from allegedly killing eight people. Tyler Bayless tells CNN...

Atlanta Shootings May Be Tried as Hate Crime

Georgia approved a strong measure last year, but investigators don't know yet if it applies

(Newser) - Legal analysts say Georgia's new hate crimes law could be invoked in the prosection over a series of shootings at spas on Tuesday, the Journal-Constitution reports. Eight people , seven of them women, were killed in the Atlanta-area attacks. Police said Robert Aaron Long told them he has a sex...

Cops: Spa Shootings Suspect Blamed &#39;Sexual Addiction&#39;
Cops: Spa Shootings Suspect
Blamed 'Sexual Addiction'
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 17, 2021 12:22 PM CDT

Cops: Spa Shootings Suspect Blamed 'Sexual Addiction'

They say Robert Aaron Long denied racism was the motive for 8 Atlanta-area killings

(Newser) - The 21-year-old man accused of killing eight people Tuesday at three Atlanta-area massage parlors, most of them women of Asian descent, claims racism wasn't the motive, police say. Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds says Robert Aaron Long indicated he has issues, "potentially sexual addiction," and "may...

Massage Parlor Murders: 8 People Killed in Atlanta

Suspect, 21, has been arrested

(Newser) - Eight people are dead after a suspect allegedly opened fire at three Atlanta-area spas Tuesday night. The horrific incident began in the suburbs, with five people shot, four of them fatally, around 5pm at Youngs Asian Massage Parlor in Acworth, about 30 miles from Atlanta, the AP reports. Less than...

Mass Shooting Suspect Had Threatened 'Revenge' on Clinic

Doctor told police Gregory Paul Ulrich had talked about getting revenge for 'torture'

(Newser) - A man who opened fire at a Minnesota health clinic , killing one staff member and wounding four others, previously threatened to carry out a mass shooting at the facility, according to a police report. Gregory Paul Ulrich, 67, was arrested in Tuesday's attack at an Allina clinic in Buffalo,...

1 Dead in Mass Shooting at Minn. Health Clinic

5 were shot in Buffalo at an Allina clinic

(Newser) - One of the five people shot Tuesday at a Minnesota health clinic has died. Three of the victims were in critical but stable condition Tuesday night and one had been released, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Meanwhile, details were coming in on the suspect, 67-year-old Gregory Paul Ulrich, who was arrested...

Multiple People Shot at Minnesota Clinic
5 Employees Shot
at Minnesota Clinic
UPDATED
Feb 9, 2021 4:21 PM CST

5 Employees Shot at Minnesota Clinic

67-year-old man taken into custody

(Newser) - Five employees were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday, and a 67-year-old man was taken into custody afterward, police say. The shootings happened at the Allina clinic in Buffalo, a city of about 15,000 people roughly 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Authorities say local man Gregory Paul...

5 Kids Gone After 'Heartbreaking' Mass Shooting

Adult male was also killed overnight in Muskogee, Okla.: police

(Newser) - A man opened fire on seven family members—ultimately killing five children and one man—inside a home in Muskogee, Okla., early Tuesday before emerging with a gun in front of police. Called to the scene around 1:30am, an officer fired a shot at the suspect, who wasn't...

Mass Shooting Survivor Swiftly Deported to Mexico

Rosa gave a statement to FBI, El Paso police after 2019 Walmart attack

(Newser) - A woman thus far identified only as Rosa was pulled over in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday for a faulty brake light. It turns out she had two outstanding misdemeanor traffic citations from 2015, reports KVIA . She was arrested and taken to the El Paso county jail annex, and by...

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