Members phkrause Posted January 2 Author Members Posted January 2 FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was ‘100%' inspired by Islamic State group NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he likely worked with others in the deadly attack that officials said was inspired by the Islamic State group. https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-car-attack-bourbon-street-5bbf5fdc715c4d0d4c8764dd8da22720? Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, officials say LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated U.S. Army soldier inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel shot himself in the head before the explosion and likely planned to cause more damage but the steel-sided vehicle absorbed much of the force from the rudimentary explosive, officials said Thursday. https://apnews.com/article/trump-hotel-explosion-tesla-cybertruck-5c5a8fd13a50e2bcde46370ae926d427? New Orleans and Vegas cases The remains of the Tesla Cybertruck that burned yesterday at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Photo: Ronda Churchill/Reuters Investigators spent today scouring for information on the New Year's Day pickup truck attack in New Orleans and the driver who planted an explosive in a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas. The suspects in each case are deceased. Like the New Orleans suspect, the Vegas suspect — Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37 — was also a U.S. Army veteran, the military branch confirmed. He was a Colorado Springs resident. Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said today that investigators think the Cybertruck explosion was likely a suicide, The Washington Post reported. In the New Orleans case, the FBI now believes the shooter acted alone in an "act of terrorism," even as investigations continue in the city and elsewhere, Axios New Orleans' Chelsea Brasted reports. No "definitive link" currently exists between the two cases, FBI deputy assistant director of counterintelligence Chris Raia said during a news conference today. The New Orleans suspect — Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42 — "was 100% inspired by ISIS," Raia said. Bourbon Street reopened this afternoon 🛻 Between the lines: Both suspects used the peer-to-peer rental app Turo to get the vehicles they used in each incident. How the app works. Get the latest. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 5 Author Members Posted January 5 Mother and son given lengthy prison terms for their roles in the killings of 8 Ohio family members COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two more family members convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family received lengthy prison terms on Friday for their roles in the 2016 shootings, as prosecutions near completion in what has been described as the most heinous crime in modern Ohio history. https://apnews.com/article/ohio-family-killed-rhoden-murders-wagner-0ed638df1a9731fb8a35c2561b6d5dff? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 6 Author Members Posted January 6 New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism WASHINGTON (AP) — After Hamas launched the deadly assault on Israel that triggered retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he feared the Middle East violence could embolden individuals or groups to carry out attacks inside the United States. https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-fbi-terrorism-new-orleans-745d8f70ed0b7b984b0788d4f6c69f18? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 6 Author Members Posted January 6 New Orleans attack Authorities have revealed chilling details about the timeline of events leading up to the New Year's terror attack in New Orleans, which may have been years in the making. The 42-year-old attacker visited the city twice in the months before the holiday and used Meta Glasses to film Bourbon Street and plan out his attack, FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil said Sunday. The mass killing has raised questions as to how the city secured the French Quarter and how a heavy-duty truck was able to drive onto one of the most pedestrian-heavy roads in the US, killing 14 and injuring at least 35 others. In the coming hours, President Joe Biden is expected to attend a vigil in New Orleans and deliver remarks honoring the victims. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 6 Author Members Posted January 6 2 autopsies for Black man found hanging in Alabama produce differing conclusions MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state autopsy has ruled that a Black man found hanging in an abandoned Alabama home in late September died by suicide — a conclusion that contradicts a private autopsy commissioned by his family, which found no definitive evidence he died by suicide. https://apnews.com/article/dennoriss-richardson-hanging-death-alabama-sheffield-d32f93ad4b76a9006b7558284b1655aa? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 8 Author Members Posted January 8 Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. https://apnews.com/article/tesla-cybertruck-explosion-trump-hotel-las-vegas-248b41d87287170aa7b68d27581fdb4d? Cybertruck explosion A driver who authorities say exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas last week used artificial intelligence to plan the blast, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The active-duty US Army Green Beret used ChatGPT to get information on how to conduct his plot, police said. Authorities did not say what answers the chatbot gave to his searches about explosives, firearms and how to buy a cell phone without providing personal information. The soldier fatally shot himself shortly before the truck exploded and seven other people were injured. OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, told CNN the company is "saddened by this incident and committed to seeing AI tools used responsibly." Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 21 Author Members Posted January 21 Ahmaud Arbery’s killers avoided arrest at first. Now an ex-prosecutor faces trial for misconduct SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Barely an hour after his son killed Ahmaud Arbery with a shotgun after they chased him through their neighborhood, Greg McMichael made a call for help to his former boss, the area’s chief state prosecutor. https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-jackie-johnson-district-attorney-trial-f30e7553b06a91aee8935ae67d7c2c58? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 23 Author Members Posted January 23 Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee. https://apnews.com/article/nashville-school-shooting-ba8173940b95e226c76fdeb89297ba54? Nashville school shooting One student has died and another was injured in a shooting Wednesday at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Authorities said a 17-year-old male student armed with a pistol fired multiple shots in the school's cafeteria, killing a 16-year-old female student. The shooter killed himself after the attack. Police are investigating whether the victims were directly targeted or struck by random gunfire. Wednesday's tragedy was the first school shooting to occur in the US this year, based on CNN's school shooting database parameters. There were 83 incidents in 2024, the most of any year CNN has tracked. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 24 Author Members Posted January 24 Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting a homeless man A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to over 16 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it easier to prosecute officers for on-duty killings. https://apnews.com/article/washington-police-murder-shooting-officer-charged-2619b620b827bf0fbd58e5180a873645? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 26 Author Members Posted January 26 Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont A Washington state woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, which happened days after authorities began watching her and a German companion who also died in the roadside shootout, the FBI said Friday. https://apnews.com/article/vermont-border-agent-killed-d99eb6157af85255fa23eea4b2658869? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 26 Author Members Posted January 26 Madison and Nashville School Shooters Appear to Have Crossed Paths in Online Extremist Communities Moments before 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow opened fire inside her Madison, Wisconsin, school, killing two people and herself last month, a social media account believed to be hers posted a photograph on X showing someone sitting in a bathroom stall and flashing a hand gesture that has become a symbol for white supremacy. https://www.propublica.org/article/madison-nashville-school-shooters-online-extremism? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 28 Author Members Posted January 28 Shooting at Indiana store leaves 3 dead, including the suspect, and 2 officers wounded ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A shooting at a grocery store in northern Indiana on Monday left three people dead, including the suspected shooter, and two police officers wounded, officials said. https://apnews.com/article/grocery-store-shooting-police-elkhart-indiana-92f58b0f4dce09296dab6e5e80431735? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 30 Author Members Posted January 30 Man who killed five people after a neighbor complained about his gunfire gets life in prison COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — A man accused of killing five people in Texas in 2023 after a neighbor complained that he was keeping a baby awake by firing a gun in his yard late at night pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder charges and will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole, a prosecutor said. https://apnews.com/article/texas-mass-shooting-oropeza-san-jacinto-county-f0f583026a544430a55809fa0c9437b7? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 4 Author Members Posted February 4 Parent at a Texas school band competition tackles a gunman who injured 1, officials say PASADENA, Texas (AP) — A parent tackled a man who opened fire during a band competition at a Houston-area high school as several others then helped disarm and detain him in a shooting that injured one person, officials said. https://apnews.com/article/texas-band-competition-shooting-parent-tackles-b9639f7c70bfc358ec35d0f9340be5f6? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 4 Author Members Posted February 4 Judge orders acquittal of ex-prosecutor on 1 of 2 counts in misconduct trial over Ahmaud Arbery case BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of the two misconduct charges against her, ruling that prosecutors at her trial failed to present any evidence the she obstructed a police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud .Arbery. https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-prosecutor-trial-jackie-johnson-893b54c09ed2af01d5d9c88b333f4298? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 5 Author Members Posted February 5 Man gets 8 years in prison for threatening mass shooting at Embry-Riddle university A former Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison after threatening to commit a mass shooting at the school, according to prosecutors. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/02/04/man-gets-8-years-in-prison-for-threatening-mass-shooting-at-embry-riddle-university/? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 6 Author Members Posted February 6 Police seek motive after a suspect was arrested for a fatal shooting at an Ohio cosmetics warehouse NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of shooting to death a coworker and wounding five others at an Ohio warehouse has spoken with police as they probe for a motive, authorities said Wednesday, hours after he was arrested in an apartment. https://apnews.com/article/new-albany-ohio-warehouse-shooting-f3ae0affe82a327b8c892762144c5b51? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 6 Author Members Posted February 6 Judge tosses last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge Wednesday ended the trial of former Georgia prosecutor accused of using her influence to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery by throwing out the felony indictment used to charge her, abruptly halting the weeklong case before it went to the jury. https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-prosecutor-a6377e17297e3f2788279fd888b51f2e? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 11 Author Members Posted February 11 New York City police apologize for falsely accusing 15-year-old of fatal parade shooting NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police apologized for mistakenly accusing a teenager of a fatal shooting at a Brooklyn parade, then failing to retract the false allegation for nearly five months, despite knowing it was incorrect. https://apnews.com/article/nypd-west-indian-american-day-parade-shooting-2a344ad47341c29c496e4a4f8bd5d475? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 22 Author Members Posted February 22 Idaho judge declines to throw out genetic evidence in University of Idaho killings BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students, saying Wednesday that the genetic investigation process that it hinges on was not unconstitutional. https://apnews.com/article/university-idaho-killings-kohberger-evidence-constitutional-134b5f69a8878cd6174a7c4d487d3b9b? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 23 Author Members Posted February 23 1 officer dead, 5 shot in hostage situation at hospital One officer was killed and at least five others were shot in a hostage situation at a hospital in York County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, according to state officials. https://local.newsbreak.com/york-pa/3825044857041-1-officer-dead-5-shot-in-hostage-situation-at-hospital? Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital YORK, Pa. (AP) — A man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said. https://apnews.com/article/york-pennsylvania-hospital-shooting-gunman-dead-270382b4e7bb1c48e78b50247c722df4? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 24 Author Members Posted February 24 2 police officers killed during traffic stop in Virginia Beach VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two police officers in Virginia were shot and killed during a traffic stop late Friday night, authorities said. https://apnews.com/article/police-officers-killed-virginia-beach-221bc5d198d1501e8cef200825473a6e? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 25 Author Members Posted February 25 4-year-old boy died while his parents were getting ready for a night out after he picked up a gun they kept in their vehicle and shot himself; parents may face charges Florida – In a heartbreaking incident in Florida, a 32-year-old couple may be facing charges as their 4-year-old boy, identified as Chosen M., tragically lost his life after accidentally shooting himself with an unsecured firearm he found in his family’s car. Chosen was discovered by his parents, identified as Quinta and Robert M., in their vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head on Friday evening around 6:30 PM. https://pineblufftoday.com/4-year-old-boy-died-while-his-parents-were-getting-ready-for-a-night-out-after-he-picked-up-a-gun-they-kept-in-their-vehicle-and-shot-himself-parents-may-face-charges/ ps:They should!! Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted March 24 Author Members Posted March 24 Arrests in shooting that killed 3 and hurt 15 at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A 20-year-old man and three teens have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with Friday night’s shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that left three people dead and 15 others hurt, authorities said Sunday. https://apnews.com/article/las-cruces-new-mexico-shooting-arrests-d4d3fa3ce38c8461fb1210992c28616b? Houston police search for 2 suspects after nightclub shooting leaves 6 wounded HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police are looking for two suspects after six men were shot and wounded early Sunday at an after-hours nightclub. https://apnews.com/article/nightclub-shooting-houston-e017ffca805d2f0725121630c7615f67? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted March 28 Author Members Posted March 28 A man killed a woman and 3 of her children in a domestic shooting in South Florida, police say PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. (AP) — A 34-year-old man fatally shot a woman and three young children and injured another child before attempting to kill himself inside their apartment, authorities in South Florida said Friday. https://apnews.com/article/pembroke-park-florida-shooting-3b1ae1336d8fe88164ca480ccfee8f5f? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
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