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Attacks have certainly been on the rise across Europe

18 Mar 2023 12:24 AM

In this image taken from video police respond to the scene of a fatal shooting at a Walmart on Tuesday night in Chesapeake, Va. (WAVY-TV 10 via AP)

Shooting at Walmart store in Virginia, several people dead

The Virginia shooting comes three days after a person opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado, killing five people and wounding 17

23 Nov 2022 1:09 PM

Members of the FBI's Evidence Response Team Unit investigate in downtown Highland Park, Ill., the day after a deadly mass shooting on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

AA Edit | Have guns, will shoot

In a gun-worshipping nation with more weapons than people, a gun has historically symbolised masculinity and power

06 Jul 2022 7:50 AM

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. (AFP)

Canada puts a ban on assault-style weapons in aftermath of mass shooting

PM Trudeau had previously said that a ban was in the works even before the most recent mass shooting happened almost two weeks ago

02 May 2020 1:55 PM

A memorial pays tribute to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year veteran of the force, along the highway in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. (AP Photo)

Canada's worst mass shooting death toll rises to 23

Memorials cropped up all over the province of fewer than a million people, featuring Canadian flags and flowers

22 Apr 2020 11:46 AM

Local media posted images on Twitter of ambulances carrying victims from the scene. (Photo: Twitter screengrab/ @chriscollison)

One dead, 5 injured in shooting on Washington DC streets: Police

The injured are being transported to area hospitals.

20 Sep 2019 9:02 AM

The Arlington County Police Department tweeted Saturday night that authorities had completed a preliminary search of the theater at the Ballston Quarter mall in Arlington without finding any victims or evidence that a shooting took place. (Photo: Representational)

No evidence found: Cops on reports of shooting at Virginia mall

Reports of a shooting had prompted panic and a large police presence.

15 Sep 2019 10:21 AM

The gunman was killed at the Cinergy movie theater after he was stopped by police officers and sheriff's deputies from multiple agencies. At least 21 victims were shot in total, including an Odessa police officer, a Midland police officer and a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper during the rampage on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

At least 5 dead, 21 injured in mass shooting in US state of Texas

Authorities have urged the public to get off the road 'and use extreme caution'.

01 Sep 2019 7:33 AM

His comments came as he started a trip from New Jersey to address a campaign rally in New Hampshire. (Photo: FIle)

‘They pull the trigger’: Trump blames mass shootings on mentally ill

Trump is under pressure to curb gun violence following two mass shootings that killed dozens of people this month in Texas and Ohio.

16 Aug 2019 11:06 AM

Prosecutors on Friday filed a terrorist threat charge against a 20-year-old man who said he walked into a Missouri store wearing body armor and carrying a loaded rifle and handgun to test whether Walmart would honour his constitutional right to bear arms. (Photo: AP)

‘Was testing right to bear arms,’ says 20-yr-old armed man at Walmart

The incident, just days after 22 people were killed during an attack at another Walmart in El Paso, caused a panic at Missouri store.

10 Aug 2019 1:57 PM

On August 3, at least 22 people were killed and 27 others were injured after the gunman opened fire in a Walmart shopping centre. (Photo: AFP)

El Paso shooting suspect confessed to targeting Mexicans

The man went inside and admitted opening fire on customers and employees, the document said.

10 Aug 2019 8:05 AM

Venezuela, Uruguay and Japan issued warnings to varying degrees following the deaths of 31 people over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. (Photo: AP)

World's most dangerous place? Shootings prompt countries to warn about travel to US

The latest mass shootings have triggered a sharp role reversal, with three countries warning their citizens about risks of travelling to US.

09 Aug 2019 8:26 AM

Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools officials declined to comment on those accounts, only confirming that Betts attended schools in the district. (Photo: AP)

Ohio shooter kept 'hit list', 'rape list' in high school, say former classmates

Police on patrol in the entertainment district fatally shot him less than a minute later.

05 Aug 2019 2:17 PM

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday said that at least six Mexican citizens have lost their lives in the gruesome El Paso shootings which took place this weekend in the United States. (Photo: ANI)

'6 Mexicans killed in El Paso shooting,' says Obrador

The shopping centre where the shooting took place is located close to the US-Mexican border.

05 Aug 2019 1:39 PM

Despite two deadly shootings at its stores in less than a week, American retail giant Walmart has no plans to stop selling guns and ammunition, a spokesman said Sunday. (File/ Representational Image)

Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores

When the company tweeted it was 'in shock' after the tragedy in El Paso, many Twitter users replied: 'Stop selling guns.'

05 Aug 2019 12:21 PM

President Donald Trump owes the people of United States more than mere condolences sent via twitter, former FBI Director James Comey said on Sunday following the three incidents of mass shooting within a span of 24 hours in the country. (Photo: File)

'Trump owes us more than condolences,' says Ex-FBI Director after mass shooting in US

In a Twitter post on Sunday, Trump had denounced the El Paso attack and called it an 'act of cowardice'.

05 Aug 2019 9:17 AM

'The shooter is deceased. There are nine others also deceased. At least 16 others went to area hospitals with injuries,' the police department said on Twitter. (Photo: File I Representational)

Nine killed, 16 injured in Ohio shooting, shooter dead: Police

The mass shooting took place in Dayton, Ohio within 13 hours of a shooting that took place in Texas which left 20 killed.

04 Aug 2019 2:25 PM

The White House has said multiple law enforcement agencies, including the ATF and the FBI, have been assisting local authorities, who are leading the response to the shooting. (Photo: ANI)

3 Mexicans among 20 killed in El Paso shooting: Obrador

The police have arrested 21-year-old suspect, Patrick Crusius, in connection with the incident.

04 Aug 2019 12:02 PM

US President Donald Trump condemned Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart store in Texas as an act cowardice, saying there could be no justification for the killing of innocent people. (Photo: File)

‘Act of cowardice,’ says Donald Trump condemning Texas mass shooting

Australian PM Scott Morrison also expressed condolences to families of 20 people who were killed in the shooting in El Paso, Texas.

04 Aug 2019 9:03 AM

The mass shooting took place in Building 2 of the municipal center, according to police. (Representational Image)

US: 11 killed in Virginia Beach shooting

At least 11 people were killed while six others sustained injuries after a gunman opened fire in the US city of Virginia Beach.

01 Jun 2019 8:56 AM

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