Documentary maker Lisa Ling attends Stop Asian Hate rally in Los Angeles alongside thousands of protesters… almost two weeks after six Asian women were killed in hate crime shooting in Atlanta Rallies such as this have been cropping up all over the country of late, in light of the March 19th mass shootings in two … Read more
President Joe Biden renewed his call for an assault weapons ban as he spoke Tuesday in the aftermath of the Boulder, Colorado mass shooting, in which 10 were killed. ‘We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again,’ he said, encouraging lawmakers to act. ‘This should not be a partisan issue. It’s … Read more
Rapper Corey Detiege, who performed under the stage name Chucky Trill, died on Friday A rising Texas rapper traveling down an interstate near Atlanta was shot to death early Friday morning amid a string of deadly highway shootings in Georgia. Rapper Corey Detiege, who performed under the stage name Chucky Trill, died at an area … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed murders in New York City soared 47 per cent from 2019 to 2020 and a shocking 70 per cent of shootings went unsolved. Cuomo spent time discussing crime in New York City during his COVID briefing on Friday morning, citing numbers in the context of the upcoming mayoral race. … Read more
No more ex-soldiers will be taken to court over 1972 Bloody Sunday shootings, Northern Ireland prosecutors announce PPS announced last year that a veteran, known as Soldier F, was to face charges Families of victims requested review into the decision but decision was upheld Thirteen civilians were killed and 15 were wounded on Bloody Sunday … Read more
Michelle Obama says she is ‘just devastated’ by the Kenosha shootings – of Jacob Blake and of protesters by teenage gunman – as she urges people to ‘keep using your bullhorns and ballots’ to bring about change Michelle Obama tweeted on Friday that she was ‘exhausted and frustrated’ by the racial tensions in America She … Read more
New York City has had more shootings this year than in the whole of 2019, after another violent Saturday night tipped the scales. A 24-year-old man walked bleeding into Lincoln Hospital in The Bronx on Saturday night, making the number of shootings this year rise to 777. Last year there were 776 recorded shootings, according … Read more
New York City has had more shootings this year than in the whole of 2019, after another violent Saturday night tipped the scales. A 24-year-old man walked bleeding into Lincoln Hospital in The Bronx on Saturday night, making the number of shootings this year rise to 777. Last year there were 776 recorded shootings, according … Read more
Police officer fatally shoot people 70 per cent less often when they are black and not white, according to a shocking study. The study – which has not yet been published – analyzed data from 60 cities between 2015 and the first half of 2020 also found that Latino-led police forces report lower statistics for … Read more
Gabriel Wortman was taken into custody shortly before 11am by The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the Atlantic Canadian province of rural Nova Scotia A 51-year-old gunman has been arrested on Sunday in Canada after police said he was suspected of shootings in Portapique that resulted in several victims. Gabriel Wortman was taken into custody … Read more