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Suspect in National Guard Shooting Hit With New Charges

Firearms charges for Rahmanullah Lakanwal have been filed, and death penalty is now on the table

(Newser) - A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House has been hit in a complaint with federal firearms charges in connection with the ambush on Nov. 26 that fatally wounded one of the West Virginia National Guard members and seriously injured the second. Rahmanullah Lakanwal , 29,...

Trooper, Suspect Killed in Delaware DMV Shooting

Police say trooper pushed customer out of harm's way

(Newser) - A Delaware state trooper was killed along with the suspected gunman Tuesday during a shooting at a DMV building a few miles outside of Wilmington. Delaware State Police said the 44-year-old suspect entered the facility as a customer around 2pm and shot a trooper at a reception desk shortly afterward,...

Florida Woman Charged After 2 Exes Are Killed on Same Day

Deputies say killings were premeditated; additional murder charges expected

(Newser) - A homicide case in Florida has taken an unusual turn, with investigators alleging that a woman killed two former husbands in separate shootings on the same day, USA Today reports. Authorities say Susan Erica Avalon was arrested Dec. 18 and charged with second-degree homicide in connection with the death of...

Report: MIT Killing May Be Linked to Brown Shooting

Sources tell AP that a person of interest has been identified

(Newser) - Authorities are investigating a possible connection between the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor, the AP reports, citing three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity. Two of the sources said...

MIT Nuclear Science Professor Fatally Shot at Home
MIT Professor
Fatally Shot at Home
Dec 16, 2025 2:44 PM CST

MIT Professor Fatally Shot at Home

Nuclear science, engineering professor Nuno Loureiro led one of MIT's largest labs

(Newser) - A leading MIT physicist who studied how to harness fusion energy was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Monday night, authorities say. Police responding to reports of gunfire around 8:30pm found 47-year-old Nuno Loureiro with multiple gunshot wounds inside an apartment on Gibbs Street, according to...

Buffalo Bills Were 'Down the Street' From Brown Shooting

They recount lockdown, prayers after 2 students were fatally shot

(Newser) - The Buffalo Bills' trip to face the New England Patriots turned tense Saturday night when players found themselves in lodging close to the scene of the deadly shooting at Brown University. The team was staying at a downtown Providence hotel less than two miles from where a gunman opened fire...

A Day After Mass Shooting, Australia Eyes Its Gun Laws

Leaders weigh tighter licensing in wake of mass shooting involving legally-owned weapons

(Newser) - Australia is debating reforms to its gun laws—already among the strictest in the world—after Sunday's deadly mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach. The elder of the father-son shooting suspects had a license to own firearms, New South Wales police say. He allegedly owned six weapons, four...

Texas Teen Charged in Triple Homicide Of Ex's Family

Odessa 15-year-old charged with capital murder

(Newser) - A shooting in Odessa, Texas, has left a mother and two of her children dead and a 15-year-old boy facing a capital murder charge. Police say the teen was arrested Tuesday after officers found three people fatally shot in an apartment complex, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reports. The victims were identified...

'Person of Interest' in Custody Over Shooting of Jets Player

Kris Boyd was shot in NYC last month

(Newser) - Police say a person of interest is in custody more than three weeks after New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was critically injured in a Manhattan shooting. Police say the person, a 20-year-old from the Bronx, surrendered to authorities in Buffalo on Monday and has not yet been charged with...

Bar Shooting in S. Africa Kills 12, Including 3 Kids

Police are searching for 3 male suspects after attack at tavern near Pretoria

(Newser) - A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 12 people dead, police said. The victims included three children. Another 13 people were wounded and taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the South African Police...

After DC Shooting, Noem Demands Total Travel Ban

After Afghan migrant allegedly kills National Guard member, homeland security chief issues warning

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is urging a sweeping "full travel ban" on nations she claims are sending "killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies" to the United States. Noem announced her recommendation after she said she met with President Trump, posting on X that the country is being exploited...

Trump Reaches Out to National Guard Members' Families

One soldier killed, another in critical condition after DC shooting

(Newser) - President Trump says he has invited the families of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, last week to the White House. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in the attack, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains hospitalized in critical condition. Vigils...

Police Beg Witnesses to Come Forward After Party Shooting

3 kids, 1 adult were killed in Stockton, California tragedy

(Newser) - Authorities in California urged witnesses of a deadly shooting at a child's birthday party to come forward as the search for a suspect stretched into another day, the AP reports. Three children ages 8, 9, and 14 and a 21-year-old were killed Saturday when gunfire broke out at a...

As Shots Rang Out at Mall, Guests Hid in Local Backyard

3 injured in Black Friday shooting at Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara

(Newser) - Police in California evacuated a shopping mall on Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, after a shooting left multiple people with gunshot wounds, reports the AP . The shooting was an isolated incident, the San Jose Police Department said on the X social media platform , noting that...

Guard Member Killed in DC Joined Right After High School

Sarah Beckstrom was one of two shot while on patrol in DC

(Newser) - In the wake of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom's death , the Washington Post pieces together what is known about the 20-year-old. "Two years ago, [her] life was just getting started," the paper writes, noting that she only graduated high school in June 2023 and joined the Army...

Trump Lashes Out at Reporter: 'You're a Stupid Person'

She questioned his claims about vetting of Afghan suspect in DC shooting

(Newser) - President Trump blasted a female reporter as a "stupid person" Thursday after she questioned his claims about the vetting process of an Afghan national suspected in the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, DC. The exchange began when the reporter told Trump: "US officials say that the...

Man Accused of Killing His 2 Brothers on NY Hunting Trip

Police say Florida resident Scot Thompson shot both men at remote cabin

(Newser) - A hunting trip in upstate New York turned deadly over the weekend, ending with a Florida man accused of shooting his two brothers at a remote cabin. State police say Scot Thompson, 65, got into a physical altercation with his brothers at the cabin in Allen, New York, on Sunday...

UVA Shooter Hears Fate Over Football Players' Murder

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is handed 5 life sentences for 2022 murders

(Newser) - A Virginia judge on Friday issued five life sentences, plus 23 years, to Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., the former University of Virginia student who opened fire on a charter bus in November 2022, killing three UVA football players and wounding two other students, reports WTVR . Jones, 26, pleaded guilty last...

4 Shot at NC City's Christmas Tree Lighting

Police say 3 suspects face charges in Friday night shooting in Concord

(Newser) - Four people were shot Friday evening at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in North Carolina, according to officials. Three people were in critical condition and one in stable condition following the shooting in Concord, which is about 20 miles northeast of Charlotte, according to a statement from the city, per...

Police at St. Louis Airport Shoot Knife-Wielding Man

Cops used stun gun, then fatally shot man they say advanced on them at Lambert International

(Newser) - A man was shot and killed by police inside Terminal 1 of St. Louis Lambert International Airport early Friday. Authorities say the incident began shortly after 1am, when officers conducting a routine security check encountered a man armed with a knife, per KSDK . According to the St. Louis County Police...

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