The Orange Police Department said it responded to a call of shots fired around 5:30pm local time on Wednesday, adding that officers “located multiple victims” after arriving at the scene, including fatalities. Footage purporting to show officers tussling with the shooter as they brought him into custody has made the rounds online. “The situation …
Read More »People of Pompeii were killed in 15 MINUTES by avalanche of ash and gas, not lava, study suggests
Some 2,000 people died in the city and surrounding settlements when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, but they were not overwhelmed by lava but suffocated by a phenomenally fast, up to 450mph (724kmph), cloud of toxic gases and ash, according to researchers from the Department of Earth and Geo-environmental …
Read More »10 killed in Boulder store shooting, incl. police officer, suspect in custody
“Our hearts go out to all families impacted. There are 10 fatalities,” Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold told a press conference on Monday evening, several hours after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a King Soopers supermarket in the Table Mesa neighborhood. Among the victims was officer Eric …
Read More »At least 7 killed in string of shootings at THREE different spas across metro Atlanta, Georgia
Police responded to reports of a shooting at Young’s Asian Massage near Acworth, Georgia – a suburb of Atlanta – on Tuesday, finding five suffering from gunshot wounds when they arrived, Cherokee County Sheriff’s spokesperson Howard Baker told CNN. Two were pronounced dead at the scene, while a third victim …
Read More »Two killed after single-engine plane crashes into car with woman & child inside (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
The single-engine plane crashed down outside the North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Florida on Monday afternoon, killing the two people on board. The incident was captured in shocking footage, showing the craft as it careened into a vehicle and skidded across the ground, with its fuel igniting a sizable …
Read More »4 killed, 2 survive after Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan
Airport authorities said there were six people on board the plane when it crashed. The Kazakh Emergencies Ministry has confirmed the deaths of four people in the incident, while the Health Ministry said two survivors have been taken to hospital. Eyewitness footage purportedly filmed near the crash site showed smoke …
Read More »At least 18 killed on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests as UN demands military stop using force
Sunday became the bloodiest day of protests that have been ongoing since early February, when the army arrested the democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, over claims of election fraud. “Police and military forces have confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force and less-than-lethal force that – according to credible …
Read More »IDF soldier killed in training accident ‘saves’ Covid-stricken Israeli man with lung transplant
Yonatan Granot, 22, who was a Nahal Brigade infantry unit soldier, suffered a gunshot wound to the head during training at a firing range on Tuesday. According to the IDF’s initial probe, a Ruger rifle, which had just been used by one of the troops, accidentally discharged a bullet after …
Read More »Murder most fowl? Fighting cock that killed owner with three-inch knife to appear in court in India
The incident took place on February 23 in the Jagtial district in the Indian state of Telangana. Raja was brought by his owner Thanugula Satish to a cock fight at the Yellamma temple on the outskirts of Lothunur village in Gollapalli mandal. Satish affixed a three-inch knife, known as kodi …
Read More »Italian ambassador killed in attack on UN peacekeepers in DR Congo
The Italian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Ambassador Luca Attanasio and a member of the country’s Carabinieri police were killed during an attack on a UN convoy in the city of Goma in eastern Congo, near the border with Rwanda. According to Rai News, the head of the EU delegation in …
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