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Girl Shot in Minneapolis Rushed to ICU Where Mom Was at Work

Sophia Forchas, 12, remains in critical condition after deadly shooting at Annunciation Church

(Newser) - The mom of one of the young victims from Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis' Annunciation Church and school that left two children dead and 18 injured was at work in the intensive care unit when her badly wounded daughter was rushed in, reports People . According to a fundraiser...

Locked Doors Saved 'Countless Lives' in Church Shooting

Police chief says shooter was unable to get into Annunciation Church, couldn't see children

(Newser) - The death toll in Wednesday's mass shooting in Minneapolis could have been far higher if it wasn't for Annunciation Church's practice of locking its doors when morning Mass begins, the city's police chief said Thursday. "After the Mass had begun, the doors to the church...

What the Shooter's Videos Reveal
What the Shooter's
Videos Reveal
Aug 28, 2025 5:51 AM CDT

What the Shooter's Videos Reveal

Planning, 'self hatred,' and a 'deeply nihilistic outlook,' per reports

(Newser) - The motive for Wednesday's mass shooting at a Minneapolis church full of children remains a mystery despite the "dark and violent writings and videos" the shooter left behind after taking her own life, the New York Times reports. In one video, Robin Westman, a 23-year-old transgender woman who...

Mayor: 'Don't Just Say This Is About Thoughts and Prayers'

'These kids were literally praying,' Minneapolis mayor says after mass shooting

(Newser) - The FBI is investigating the mass shooting at a Minneapolis church as "an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X Wednesday. He said the shooter "has been identified as Robin Westman, a male born as...

Democrats End Meeting in Minneapolis After Shooting

Party session began Monday with remarks by lawmaker wounded in June

(Newser) - The Democratic National Committee voted to cut short its meeting in Minneapolis on Wednesday after the mass shooting at a church in the city. "I'm extremely, extremely sorry that our meeting ended on such a tragic note," Chair Ken Martin told hundreds of Democrats, per the Minnesota ...

Report: Church Shooter Was Former Annunciation Student

Robin Westman's mother is former employee at Catholic school

(Newser) - The suspect in Wednesday's mass shooting at a Minneapolis church full of children has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, law enforcement sources tell outlets including the AP and KARE 11 . Sources tell the Minnesota Star Tribune that Westman's mother, Mary Grace Westman, is a former employee at...

Shooter Stood Outside Church, Fired at Kids Through Windows

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says an 8- and 10-year-old were killed

(Newser) - Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara has provided additional details about the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday morning, specifying that the two children who were killed were ages 8 and 10 and were sitting in a pew when they were struck. Another 17 people were injured, all...

Comedian Reggie Carroll Murdered in Mississippi
Comedian Reggie Carroll
Killed in Mississippi
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Aug 25, 2025 5:54 AM CDT

Comedian Reggie Carroll Killed in Mississippi

Man charged in shooting death of Mo'Nique's 'brother in comedy'

(Newser) - Reggie Carroll, a Baltimore-based comedian who took his routine across the country, has died following a shooting in Mississippi. Police responded to a reported shooting on Burton Lane in Southaven on Wednesday evening, finding Carroll with gunshot wounds, per Deadline . The 52-year-old died later at a hospital. On Saturday, police...

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Reid
Bullet Came Within
15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach
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Aug 24, 2025 12:06 PM CDT

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach

NFL's Reid was in his office when bullet entered in May 2024, the Star reports

(Newser) - When Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sits in his office, it's with the knowledge that he's protected by bulletproof glass. In May 2024, the fourth-winningest coach in NFL history was inside his office at the team's practice facility when a bullet ripped through the window and...

Cops: Homeowner Kills Two Police Impersonators

Two men in Houston allegedly came to door and opened fire, after saying they had a warrant

(Newser) - A homeowner in Houston fatally shot two men posing as police officers who came to his door late Friday night, reports KHOU . The homeowner "became suspicious, because, you know, they have a ring camera, too, and the suspects were saying they had a warrant, but it was just...

2 Cops Killed, 1 Wounded in Utah Shooting
2 Cops Killed in Utah Shooting
Aug 18, 2025 10:24 AM CDT

2 Cops Killed in Utah Shooting

Another was wounded as man opened fire on officers responding to domestic disturbance call

(Newser) - Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday. A sheriff's deputy and a police dog were shot and wounded in their car as they...

Shooting in Brooklyn Bar Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured

Gunfire erupted at the Taste of the City Lounge

(Newser) - The NYPD is investigating a mass shooting at a Brooklyn club overnight that left three people dead and eight more injured, reports NBC News .
  • Police say the gunfire erupted inside the crowded Taste of the City Lounge, which the New York Post describes as a hookah lounge. Authorities suspect multiple
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Child Among the Dead in Target Shooting: Reports

3 dead in Texas tragedy

(Newser) - The three victims of Monday's shooting in a Target parking lot in Texas included two adults and one child, authorities say. A motive has not yet become clear, but authorities say a shooting was reported around 2:15pm and police arrived on the scene to find three people shot...

Shooter Fired 180 Times at CDC Buildings

Kennedy visits agency's campus in Atlanta

(Newser) - The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 windows, with bullets piercing "blast-resistant" windows and spattering glass shards into numerous rooms, according to information circulated internally at the agency. It may take weeks or...

NY Man Killed in Puerto Rico Was Innocent Bystander: Cops

Kevin Mares fatally shot at La Perla nightspot

(Newser) - A tourist from the US mainland who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said, per the AP . The victim was identified as Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old who lived in New York, according to a...

After Shooting, CDC Staff Wants End to Vaccine Misinformation

Gunman had sought mental health help, investigators say

(Newser) - The Georgia man who opened fire at CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday was obsessed with his belief that the COVID vaccine had caused his own health problems, law enforcement officials said. Police officer David Rose was killed in the attack on an institution that has been the focus...

3 Injured After Being Shot 'in the Heart of Times Square'

Victims are said to be stable; 17-year-old has been taken into custody after early Saturday incident

(Newser) - Three people were wounded during a shooting in New York City's iconic Times Square, the New York Police Department said Saturday, per the AP . One person has been arrested and is being questioned over the shooting, which took place around 1:20am, the police said. ABC News reports the...

Officer, Suspect Dead After Shooting Near Emory, CDC

Gunfire sparks campus lockdown, road closures near school, government agency

(Newser) - A suspect and a DeKalb County police officer are dead following a shooting incident near Emory University and the CDC in Atlanta, officials confirmed Friday, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The situation unfolded late Friday afternoon, beginning with reports of gunfire near the Emory Point CVS, just across from university...

Friends: Fort Stewart Shooting Suspect Was Teased for Stutter

Though the bullying in question dated to 2018

(Newser) - The soldier accused of shooting five colleagues at Georgia's Fort Stewart Army base on Wednesday is described by those who knew him as a quiet, hardworking man who'd once been the target of nonstop bullying. Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, reportedly faced constant mockery for his stutter during...

Wounded State Trooper Saved Lives After Ambush

Pennsylvania trooper ordered driver to block roadway with truck

(Newser) - A 61-year-old man shot and killed his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania Thursday and then ambushed first responders, wounding two state troopers and causing an EMT to crash a vehicle, police say. The attacker, who fired dozens of rounds from a semiautomatic weapon, was later killed by police.
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