Tim Burchett faces defamation suit over Chiefs parade shooter post

A Kansas man is suing Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., over social media posts that falsely identified him as an undocumented immigrant and one of the shooters in the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade that turned deadly last month. The lawsuit, filed by attorneys for Denton Loudermill Jr. in federal court in Kansas City, Kan.,… Continue reading Tim Burchett faces defamation suit over Chiefs parade shooter post

White supremacist arrested for threatening jury, Jewish community during Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial

A West Virginia man who is a known white supremacist was arrested Thursday for allegedly targeting the Jewish community in social media posts and online comments during the trial for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, was taken into custody without incident on federal charges of witness tampering, obstruction and transmitting… Continue reading White supremacist arrested for threatening jury, Jewish community during Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial

Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested after threatening to do ‘the same thing’

The teenage cousin of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter has been arrested after threatening to “do the same thing” at a local school, police said Tuesday.   The 17-year-old, who NBC News is not naming as he is a minor, was arrested Monday on charges of threatening to commit an act of violence to cause… Continue reading Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested after threatening to do ‘the same thing’

Tel Aviv shooting leaves one man critically injured and alleged shooter dead

JERUSALEM — At least one man is in a serious condition after a shooting on a street in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, Israeli police said. The suspected shooter was then shot dead by a municipal patrol officer, Tel Aviv’s mayor Ron Huldai told Israel’s public broadcaster. The Inspector General of the Israel Police said… Continue reading Tel Aviv shooting leaves one man critically injured and alleged shooter dead

Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers sentenced to death

The man who killed 11 congregants and wounded seven others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 was sentenced to death Thursday. The formal sentence came one day after a jury had reached the unanimous decision to impose the death penalty on the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Robert Colville… Continue reading Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers sentenced to death

U.S. Capitol Police searching Senate office buildings after unconfirmed report of active shooter

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police have locked down and evacuated the Russell Senate Office Building after receiving reports of a possible active shooter, two law enforcement officials told NBC News.  The reports have not yet been substantiated and Capitol Police officers are still searching the area. U.S. Capitol Police tweeted on Wednesday just before 3… Continue reading U.S. Capitol Police searching Senate office buildings after unconfirmed report of active shooter

Federal jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers

PITTSBURGH — Federal jurors reached a verdict Wednesday in the sentencing of Robert Gregory Bowers, who was convicted after killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue nearly five years ago in the most heinous antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Jurors will need to be unanimous to impose the death penalty or else the gunman will receive life… Continue reading Federal jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers

Ethan Crumbley, Oxford school shooter, was a ‘feral child’ who was abandoned by his parents, expert testifies

PONTIAC, Mich. — A teenager who killed four students at his Michigan high school in 2021 was like a “feral child,” deeply neglected by his parents during crucial years and mentally ill, a psychologist testified Tuesday at a hearing to determine if the mass shooter will get a life prison sentence. Ethan Crumbley’s lawyers also played… Continue reading Ethan Crumbley, Oxford school shooter, was a ‘feral child’ who was abandoned by his parents, expert testifies