Shooting Spree
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Dozens killed in Kenya gun attack
At least 26 people have been killed and several buildings burnt down in Mpeketoni after suspected al-Shabab gunmen opened fire.
Al-Shabab claim gun attack on Nairobi mall
Dozens have been killed after gunmen stormed a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in an attack claimed by al-Shabab.
Mother of Washington navy yard gunman apologises to victims
Aaron Alexis’s mother has said sorry to the victims caught up in the shooting spree by the former navy reservist.
US navy yard gunman was hearing voices
A month before he went on a shooting rampage, gunman Aaron Alexis complained that people were talking to him through the walls and ceilings.
Washington navy yard shooting leaves several dead
At least 12 people have been killed in a shooting, where one suspected gunman was among the dead, while authorities search for other assailants.
US gunman sets blaze, opens up on firefighters
Officials believe the shooter set a ‘trap’ by starting a house fire to lure firefighters into the home.
Weekend 101: This is goodbye … for now
The ANC Mangaung conference dominated news this week, while the school shooting in the USA has re-ignited debate around gun control. Also, is this the end?
Connecticut killer was ‘intelligent, nerdy’ son of teacher
It remains unclear why Adam Lanza (20), who had no criminal history and whose family remember as nerdy and remote, gunned down two dozen people.
Oregon gunman kills 2 and takes his own life
A gunman opened fire inside a US shopping mall, killing at least two people and terrorising holiday shoppers before shooting himself, police said.
Wisconsin gunman in salon attack had history of abuse
A suspect accused killing three women at a salon, had a history of domestic abuse, with claims that he had slashed his wife’s tyres weeks earlier.
Two people killed in Empire State shooting
Two people have been killed and at least eight wounded in a shooting outside the landmark Empire State Building in New York City on Friday.
Six killed in US Sikh temple shooting
A gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple in the northern US, triggering a shootout which left him and at least six others dead, local police said.
Fourteen killed in shooting rampage at Batman premiere
A masked gunman has shot and killed 14 people, wounding 50 others at a showing of the new Batman film at a Denver movie theatre in the US.
One killed, six injured in Toronto mall shooting
One person has been killed and six others wounded, two critically, in a shooting at Toronto’s main downtown mall.
Gunman armed with grenades lays siege to Belgian city
A man armed with hand grenades and guns opened fire in the crowded centre of a Belgian city, killing two people and wounding 64, officials say.