Masked gunman on the run after fatally shooting two teenagers in the head outside Chicago high school
2 years ago

Masked gunman on the run after fatally shooting two teenagers in the head outside Chicago high school

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A masked gunman fatally shot two teenagers in the head and wounded two others outside a Chicago high school, just minutes after classes had ended for the day. Gunfire erupted when students were leaving Benito Juarez High School on the southwest side of the city at around 1430 local time on Friday. Two teenage boys – Brandon Perez, 15, and a 14-year-old boy who has not been named – were shot in the head in the attack, Chicago Police said. Earlier today, senseless gun violence took the lives of two people outside of Benito Juarez High School and injured two more,” he said in a statement on Twitter.

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Female student, 19, shoots classmate in Brazilian high school but gun jam prevents further slaughter
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Female student, 19, shoots classmate in Brazilian high school but gun jam prevents further slaughter

Daily Mail  

A 19-year-old student who wanted to find 'peace' with herself shot a classmate at a high school in the northern Brazilian town of Natal on Tuesday, said Rio Grande de Norte Civil Police. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Armed: Lyedja Santos, a 19-year-old student, was arrested on Tuesday after she shot an 18-year-old classmate in Brazil Caught: A student restrained Santos …

Inside the chilling cult of the 'Columbiners': Disturbing number of school shooters around the world inspired by 1999 bloodbath as it's linked to latest tragedy where Natalie Rupnow, 15, killed teache
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Inside the chilling cult of the 'Columbiners': Disturbing number of school shooters around the world inspired by 1999 bloodbath as it's linked to latest tragedy where Natalie Rupnow, 15, killed teache

Daily Mail  

On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at Columbine High School in what was at one time the deadliest school shooting in American history. Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz researched the 1999 massacre before gunning down 17 people at his Florida high school Investigators said that Cruz, who was sentenced to …

Teenage girl plotting mass shooting at high school is arrested after gun misfires
3 weeks ago

Teenage girl plotting mass shooting at high school is arrested after gun misfires

Daily Mail  

A 19-year-old student who wanted to find 'peace' with herself shot a classmate at a high school in the northern Brazilian town of Natal on Tuesday, the Rio Grande de Norte Civil Police said. Lyedja Santos, a 19-year-old student, was arrested Tuesday after she shot an 18-year-old classmate in the head at E. Berilo Wanderley School, a high school in …

Schoolgirl killers: The nine females who have carried out school shootings since Columbine - as Natalie Rupnow, 15, joins roll call of horror
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3 weeks ago

Schoolgirl killers: The nine females who have carried out school shootings since Columbine - as Natalie Rupnow, 15, joins roll call of horror

Daily Mail  

School shootings have become a near-daily occurrence in the United States, but the Wisconsin rampage that left three dead on Monday was a rarity. The Abundant Life Christian School massacre is the 10th school shooting to be carried out by a female shooter since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 where 13 were murdered. Natalie Rupnow, 15, killed a …

Shooting in Madison is the latest carnage at a US school or college over the past 25 years
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Shooting in Madison is the latest carnage at a US school or college over the past 25 years

Associated Press  

Hundreds of people in the U.S. have died in shootings over the past 25 years in places like offices, stores and theaters, but the carnage perhaps hits hardest when it happens in schools and colleges. APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL, September 2024, 4 dead A 14-year-old student opened fire inside a Winder, Georgia, high school with an assault-style rifle, killing two other …

Teen left fighting for life and two others wounded in shooting at Philadelphia Christmas village
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Teen left fighting for life and two others wounded in shooting at Philadelphia Christmas village

The Independent  

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Two dead, two critical after teenage shooter opens fire at Christian school killing teacher, classmate
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Two dead, two critical after teenage shooter opens fire at Christian school killing teacher, classmate

The Independent  

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2 teens killed, 4 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
3 weeks, 3 days ago

2 teens killed, 4 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston

Deccan Chronicle  

Houston: Two teens were killed and four were injured including a 13-year-old girl in a shooting at a makeshift club in Houston, police said Sunday. Officers arriving at the site of the shooting late Saturday night found a very hectic scene a large crowd of people running out of a makeshift club, Assistant Chief Luis Menendez-Sierra said at a news …

Who are the victims of California school shooting? Deranged gunman injures 2 boys, aged 5 and 6
1 month ago

Who are the victims of California school shooting? Deranged gunman injures 2 boys, aged 5 and 6

Hindustan Times  

The two children who were wounded when agunman in California opened fire in a school have been identified as Roman Mendez, 6, and Elias Wolfard, 5. Deranged gunman injures Elias Wolfard and Roman Mendez Litton, a homeless man who fatally shot himself after carrying out the shooting, was reportedly mentally ill. Investigators saidLitton targeted the school because of its affiliation …

US news: Two students injured in shooting incident in North California, gunman dead
1 month ago

US news: Two students injured in shooting incident in North California, gunman dead

Live Mint  

Two children were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and deputies arrived to find the gunman on the ground near the playground, dead after apparently shooting himself, sheriff’s officials said. The shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m. at the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists, a private school in Palermo with fewer …

Teen shot in the face was asking permission to take homecoming photos
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Teen shot in the face was asking permission to take homecoming photos

The Independent  

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Omaha school shooting began with a fight between 2 boys, court documents say
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Omaha school shooting began with a fight between 2 boys, court documents say

Associated Press  

— The shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school Tuesday began with a physical fight between two boys before one used a gun hidden inside his hoodie to shoot the other in the stomach, according to court documents. The victim of the shooting remained in stable condition Wednesday at an Omaha hospital, but Officer Michael Pecha …

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school
3 months, 4 weeks ago

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school

Associated Press  

— Omaha police arrested a suspect about half an hour after a shooting Tuesday that critically injured a teenage boy at a high school in Nebraska’s largest city. Families rushed to Omaha Northwest High School after the shooting was reported by the school resource officer during lunch at 12:23 p.m. Omaha Police Deputy Chief Sherie Thomas said officers from several …

16-year-old arrested after 15-year-old fatally shot in Maryland high school bathroom
4 months ago

16-year-old arrested after 15-year-old fatally shot in Maryland high school bathroom

The Independent  

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Teenage student charged with murder after four people killed in school shooting in Georgia
4 months ago

Teenage student charged with murder after four people killed in school shooting in Georgia

ABC  

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after four people were killed and at least nine injured in a school shooting in the US state of Georgia, according to local authorities. "What you see behind us is an evil thing," Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said at a brief news conference outside Apalachee High School. The two texted "I love …

US cops shoot dead Wisconsin student outside school premises
8 months, 1 week ago

US cops shoot dead Wisconsin student outside school premises

Hindustan Times  

In a harrowing incident at a Wisconsin middle school, police shot and killed a student outside Mount Horeb Middle School on Wednesday. People gather at a site designated for parent and student reunifications following a report of a armed person outside Mount Horeb Middle School in Mount Horeb, Wis., Wednesday, May 1, 2024. State Attorney General Josh Kaul provided the …

Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
8 months, 1 week ago

Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says

Associated Press  

MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state’s attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown of local schools. Authorities had previously said an active shooter who never got …

Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10 people including small children, police say
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10 people including small children, police say

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Eleven people standing outside a family gathering Saturday night were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city’s South Side. Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome told reporters Saturday that the shooting happened when shots were fired at a crowd standing outside a family gathering around 9 p.m. …

Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl, wounds 10 people including small children
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl, wounds 10 people including small children

LA Times  

Chicago police on the scene of a mass shooting Saturday evening in Chicago in the area of West 52nd Street. Eleven people standing outside a family gathering Saturday night were shot, including a young girl who was killed, in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city’s South Side. Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome told reporters Saturday that …

US: 8 students injured in mass shooting in Philadelphia, fourth incident in as many days | VIDEO
10 months ago

US: 8 students injured in mass shooting in Philadelphia, fourth incident in as many days | VIDEO

India TV News  

Philadelphia: At least eight high school students waiting to board a city bus after classes were wounded by gunshots by suspects who jumped from a car and opened fire in Philadelphia on Wednesday, marking the fourth incident in as many days on the transit system. Police then received numerous 911 calls about a “mass shooting on the highway near Dunkin’ …

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self
1 year ago

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self

Hindustan Times  

A teenager armed with a handgun and shotgun killed a fellow student and wounded five other people at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa on Thursday, authorities said. Law enforcement officers respond to a school shooting at the Perry Middle School and High School complex in Perry, Iowa, U.S. The shooting at around 7:30 am triggered …

Teen arrested after guard shot breaking up fight outside a New York high school
1 year, 3 months ago

Teen arrested after guard shot breaking up fight outside a New York high school

India Today  

A 16-year-old was arrested for shooting a school security guard who was breaking up a fight outside a high school football game in central New York, police said. The security guard was shot in the back of the head Saturday afternoon outside Proctor High School in Utica. A game with Binghamton High School was in its final moments when the …

1 teen killed, 4 people injured following shooting at Oklahoma high school football game, authorities say
1 year, 4 months ago

1 teen killed, 4 people injured following shooting at Oklahoma high school football game, authorities say

CNN  

CNN — A 16-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a high school football game in Choctaw, Oklahoma, authorities say. The shooting happened during the third quarter of a Choctaw High School game against Del City High School, the release stated. Police said all five officers were present Friday night, in addition to two …

Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, according to court records in Bexar County, Texas. CNN — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was arrested Monday on suspicion of threatening to “do the same thing” to …

Man shot, opens fire after failed intrusion attempt at Jewish school in Memphis
1 year, 5 months ago

Man shot, opens fire after failed intrusion attempt at Jewish school in Memphis

India Today  

Memphis police on Monday said officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun and fired shots after he couldn’t get into the building. Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe said the suspect, whose identity has not been released, approached Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South around 12:20 p.m. Officers soon found the suspect’s …

Four adults and one teenager dead: What we know about mass shooting in Philadelphia
1 year, 5 months ago

Four adults and one teenager dead: What we know about mass shooting in Philadelphia

The Independent  

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Why are there so many shootings: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year
1 year, 6 months ago

Why are there so many shootings: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year

The Independent  

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Teen killed in Brazil school shooting, authorities say
1 year, 6 months ago

Teen killed in Brazil school shooting, authorities say

Al Jazeera  

An attack by a former student leaves a 16-year-old girl dead and another teenager wounded, official in southern city says. A 16-year-old girl has been killed and another teen wounded in a school shooting in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, according to local officials in the city of Cambe. The gunman, a former student believed to be approximately 20 …

US: Three people killed, several injured in New Mexico shooting, suspect shot dead
1 year, 7 months ago

US: Three people killed, several injured in New Mexico shooting, suspect shot dead

India TV News  

At least three people including two police officers were killed after an 18-year-old opened fire on Monday in Farmington, a northwestern New Mexico community. The shooting on Monday resulted in the temporary lockdown of schools in a town in New Mexico, said police. In a statement that was shared on Facebook, the Farmington police department stated, "There are multiple civilian …

Four teens charged with murder in killing of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work
1 year, 7 months ago

Four teens charged with murder in killing of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work

The Independent  

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What we know about the Philadelphia shooting that left three teens dead
1 year, 8 months ago

What we know about the Philadelphia shooting that left three teens dead

The Independent  

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Stolen futures: Baltimore faces uptick in youth violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Stolen futures: Baltimore faces uptick in youth violence

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — Decades after losing her older brother to gun violence, Michelle Hines tried everything to keep her teenage son safe: checking in regularly with his teachers, coordinating extracurricular activities, and most importantly, trying to prevent him from growing up too fast. After several recent shootings of Baltimore high schoolers, including three teens killed within blocks of their schools, local …

Nashville shooting: A look back at the worst gun violence in US schools
1 year, 9 months ago

Nashville shooting: A look back at the worst gun violence in US schools

Firstpost  

A rampage at Nashville’s Covenant School that killed three children and three adults is only the latest in a tragic and relentless cycle of US school mass shootings. Here are America’s deadliest classroom gun massacres dating back to the late ’90s Washington: A rampage Monday at Nashville’s Covenant School that left three children and three adults dead — plus the …

Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
1 year, 9 months ago

Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville

Associated Press  

Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the seeds of knowledge, their journeys all cut short. OXFORD HIGH …

Teen held in Texas school shooting that left 1 dead, 1 hurt
1 year, 9 months ago

Teen held in Texas school shooting that left 1 dead, 1 hurt

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — A 15-year-old arrested in a fatal shooting outside a Dallas-area high school will remain in custody following a Tuesday detention hearing, the boy’s lawyer said. The early-morning gunfire prompted officials at Lamar High School to lock the building down for hours, although police said they arrested a student on a capital murder charge stemming from the shooting …

1 dead, 1 injured in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
1 year, 9 months ago

1 dead, 1 injured in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested

Hindustan Times  

A student opened fire at a Dallas-area school Monday morning, killing one student and injuring another before being arrested on a capital murder charge, police said. The gunman ran from the scene without ever entering the Lamar High School building and was taken into custody by responding officers “within minutes,” Jones said. Jones said the police officers normally stationed at …

1 dead, 1 hurt in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
1 year, 9 months ago

1 dead, 1 hurt in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — A student opened fire at a Dallas-area school Monday morning, killing one student and injuring another before being arrested on a capital murder charge, police said. The shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back to classes after the spring break, …

Teen arrested after three killed and one wounded in suspected home invasion shooting in Chicago suburb
1 year, 10 months ago

Teen arrested after three killed and one wounded in suspected home invasion shooting in Chicago suburb

The Independent  

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Teens march for gun control after student dies in shooting
1 year, 10 months ago

Teens march for gun control after student dies in shooting

Associated Press  

DENVER — Several hundred teens skipped class on Friday and marched to Colorado’s state Capitol to demand stricter gun laws, following the death of a fellow 16-year-old student who was shot while sitting in a car near school. Students gathered outside East High School just as classes were set to start and listened to a poem written by Luis Garcia …

The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee
1 year, 10 months ago

The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee

CNN  

CNN — The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and left five others in critical condition may have had plans to target two schools in New Jersey, police there said. When McRae was found by police in Michigan, “he had a note in his pocket that indicated a threat to two Ewing Public Schools,” the police department in …

St. Louis students return to school where shooting occurred
1 year, 11 months ago

St. Louis students return to school where shooting occurred

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A red carpet, welcome signs, cheers and high fives welcomed students back Tuesday at Central Visual Arts and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, nearly three months after a young gunman killed two people and injured seven others in a rampage inside the school. “I’m one of the ones who feel that it’s important to get …

Teenage boy dies after being stabbed, shot near downtown L.A. Metro station
1 year, 11 months ago

Teenage boy dies after being stabbed, shot near downtown L.A. Metro station

LA Times  

After a teenage boy was stabbed and shot in downtown L.A. on Wednesday evening, investigators made a request to shut down rush-hour trains, fearing suspects may have fled into the 7th Street/Metro Center station. A teenage boy who was stabbed and shot near a downtown L.A. Metro station died early Thursday, and police said two juveniles have been detained in …

US: 2 students killed, 2 wounded in shooting near Chicago school
2 years ago

US: 2 students killed, 2 wounded in shooting near Chicago school

India Today  

Two students were killed and two other teens were wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon near a high school on Chicago’s West Side, authorities said. Chicago fire officials said the four 16-year-olds were shot near Benito Juarez High School. READ | At least 9 injured in shooting outside bar in US' Philadelphia A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said all four …

Police: Brazil school shooter wore swastika, planned attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Police: Brazil school shooter wore swastika, planned attack

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — A former student armed with a semiautomatic pistol and a revolver who killed four people and wounded 12 in two schools in Brazil had a swastika pinned to his vest and had been planning the attacks for two years, police said. About four hours later, the shooter, identified as a 16-year-old boy who used to study at …

Gun was earlier confiscated from St. Louis school shooter
2 years, 2 months ago

Gun was earlier confiscated from St. Louis school shooter

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Relatives of the gunman who killed a student and a teacher during a St. Louis school shooting had long been concerned about his mental health and worked with police to take a gun away from him — possibly the same gun used in the attack, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said Wednesday. “They worked with our department to …

St Louis school shooting latest: Suspect Orlando Harris had AR-15, 600 rounds and manifesto praising mass shooters
2 years, 2 months ago

St Louis school shooting latest: Suspect Orlando Harris had AR-15, 600 rounds and manifesto praising mass shooters

The Independent  

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School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
2 years, 2 months ago

School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A 19-year-old who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, a police official said Tuesday. Orlando Harris also left behind a handwritten note offering his explanation for the shooting Monday at Central Visual and …

2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead
2 years, 2 months ago

2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — An armed former student broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning warning, “You are all going to die!” before fatally shooting a teacher and a teenage girl, and wounding seven others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. Sack said the motive was still under investigation but “there’s suspicions that there may be …

United States: Teen among 3 killed as gunman shoots at students, teacher at St Louis school
2 years, 2 months ago

United States: Teen among 3 killed as gunman shoots at students, teacher at St Louis school

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a gunman broke into a school in the United States and opened fire indiscriminately at the students and the teacher. Speaking at a press conference, Interim St. Louis Police Chief Michael Sack said that fast actions by a security guard, along with other police officers who “ran to the gunfire” helped end the shooting before more …

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