Month Misfortune August 2015 ---
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Headlines:
- 2 NATO Soldiers Killed by Attackers in Afghan Uniforms
- Murders of Alison Parker and Adam WardAn American television reporter and her cameraman, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, are shot dead during a live broadcast in Moneta, Virginia,
- 2012 Aurora shooting James Eagan Holmes is formally sentenced to a life prison term for the murder of 12 people
- France: Muslim ‘refugees’ throw 7ft metal pole at tourist car, nearly killing passengers
- Wash Post: now averaging more than one mass shooting per day in 2015
- A U.S. drone strike in Syria kills Junaid Hussain, dubbed "Mr. Terror" - a British hacker for the Islamic State. (The Telegraph)Arts and culture
- The U.S. Army awards the $6.7 billion contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the replacement for the Humvee, to the Wisconsin-based company Oshkosh Corporation. (AP via FOX News)
- European migrant crisis A Swedish rescue crew finds 51 dead migrants in the hold of a boat off the coast of Libya three women are found dead in another migrant boat and another corpse is found during ten rescue operations
- 2015 Tianjin explosions The People's Republic of China sacks its workplace safety chief Yang Dongliang for alleged corruption f
- 1 killed 1 arrested August 26, 2015 Woman with walker stabbed to death in "self defense" on Detroit bus after argument
- Atlanta: Gunmen open fire on truck drivers, then officers
- 1 injured suspect sought August 26, 2015 Teen shot walking home from Cleveland school by man in pickup, collapses in store
- 2 NATO Soldiers Killed by Attackers in Afghan Uniforms New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan - Two NATO soldiers were killed on Wednesday when men wearing uniforms of the Afghan security forces opened fire at an Afghan military base in the southern province of Helmand, the American-led international coalition said in a ...
- 3 killed murder suicide suspect suicide August 26, 2015 Murders of Alison Parker and Adam WardAn American television reporter and her cameraman, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, are shot dead during a live broadcast in Moneta, Virginia, and the woman they were interviewing, Vicki Gardner, is wounded. The alleged shooter, Vester Lee Flanagan II, later uploaded a video of the murder and dies in a suicide.(WTKR) Suspect in 2 murders on live TV dead after shooting himself Fox News The "disgruntled employee" believed to have shot and killed two media members and wounded a third person on live television Wednesday morning has shot and killed himself after being confronted by police along a Virginia highway. Virginia State Police ... After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in 'Suicide Notes'ABC News Gunman Who Killed Virginia News Crew Dies After Shooting HimselfNewsweek Highly Cited:Suspected gunman shoots self after journalists killed on air, official saysCNN Virginia shooting: police say suspected gunman is dead - live updatesThe Guardian Live-TV Shooting Suspect Pronounced Dead at Hospital [Updated] New York Magazine - 14 minutes ago Twenty-four-year-old WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward were killed during a live-TV broadcast at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia on Wednesday morning. Terry McAuliffe calls for stricter gun laws after Virginia shooting Politico McAuliffe's comments follow the shooting of 24-year-old WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward, who were killed during a live on-air interview in Smith Mountain, Virginia. Footage of the tragedy, which quickly spread throughout ...PD: Suspect accused of fatally shooting 2 journalists during newscast dies KPRC Houston WDBJ sent out several tweets about the shooting. The station's first tweet reads: "We are trying to figure out what just happened -- thank you all for your concern and kind words. TV crew killed near Roanoke, suspect kills self 13newsnow.com MONETA, Va. (WVEC) -- Two employees of WDBJ-TV were killed early Wednesday during a shooting at a shopping center near Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin County. WDBJ7 Man suspected of killing two WDBJ7 employees shoots himself on I-66 in ...
WDBJ7 Officials believe he shot and killed WDBJ7's Adam Ward and Alison Parker during a live broadcast Wednesday. Flanagan's personal car was found at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. Virginia Shooting Exposes the Dark Side of Instant Sharing Wired That was the case this morning, after a man shot and killed a reporter and cameraman during a live televised interview in Virginia.Video of Virginia Shooting Auto-Played on Twitter and Facebook Wall Street Journal (blog) Some users captured the video and have reposted it on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube - one video on Facebook had more than 3,000 views a few hours after theshooting. Another video on YouTube was recorded by someone pointing a smartphone camera at the ...Suspect in slaying of two TV station employees in SW Virginia shoots himself ...Washington Post The suspect in the fatal shooting of two television journalists during a live broadcast in Southwest Virginia died Wednesday afternoon at a Washington area hospital after reportedly shooting himself during a chase on a highway west of the city ... - 2012 Aurora shooting James Eagan Holmes is formally sentenced to a life prison term for the murder of 12 people at a Century movie theatre in the American city of Aurora, Colorado. (AP via US News and World Report)Judge imposes 12 life sentences plus 3318 years on Aurora theater shooting gunman The Denver Post CENTENNIAL - Closing out the Aurora theater shooting trial on Wednesday, Judge Carlos Samour Jr. sentenced the shooter to the maximum 3,318 consecutive years in prison on top of the 12 consecutive life sentences.
- France: Muslim ‘refugees’ throw 7ft metal pole at tourist car, nearly killing passengers
Posted on August 26, 2015 Holidaymaking family escape horrifying attack by migrants who launched SEVEN-FOOT metal scaffolding pole at their car as they drove through Calais on their way home to Britain EXCLUSIVE: Marius Mihaescu was approaching border at 30mph Travelling with wife and daughter, 4, when ‘terrifying’ attack took place Giant iron pole smashed through front light and embedded … Continue reading → - We're now averaging more than one mass shooting per day in 2015 Washington Post (blog) They define "mass shooting" as any single incident in which at least four people are shot, including the gunman. The tracker comes in for some criticism because its definition is broader than the FBI's definition, which requires three or more people to ...August 26 is the 238th day of the year. And with the fatal shooting in Virginia today -- in which a gunman shot himself after killing two reporters and wounding one more person -- plus the shooting of four during a Minneapolis home invasion, the number of mass shooting incidents has risen to 247 for the year. The Virginia shooting shows we shouldn't need a mass shooting to talk about ... Vox - There is a lot of scholarly debate about what constitutes a mass shooting - whether it's when four or more people are killed, whether it's when four or more people are shot but fewer than four die, whether gang violence counts, whether domestic .
- A U.S. drone strike in Syria kills Junaid Hussain, dubbed "Mr. Terror" - a British hacker for the Islamic State. (The Telegraph)Arts and culture
- The U.S. Army awards the $6.7 billion contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the replacement for the Humvee, to the Wisconsin-based company Oshkosh Corporation. (AP via FOX News)
- European migrant crisis A Swedish rescue crew finds 51 dead migrants in the hold of a boat off the coast of Libyaduring a rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea that has saved 439 other people. In addition, three women are found dead in another migrant boat and another corpse is found during ten rescue operations on Wednesday that have saved around 3,000 people, according to the Italian coast guard. (Reuters) (AP via Columbus Republic)Law and crime
- Anti-corruption campaign in China, 2015 Tianjin explosions The People's Republic of China sacks its workplace safety chief Yang Dongliang for alleged corruption following an investigation triggered by the Tianjin explosions. (Reuters)
- 1 killed 1 arrested August 26, 2015 Woman with walker stabbed to death in "self defense" on Detroit bus after argument Tiffanie Edwards, 29, of Detroit was charged with first-degree murder and pled not guilty in the death of Charla Williams, also from Detroit. Williams who was using a walker may have bumped into Edwards who got into an argument. Edward's lawyer claims his client didn't get on the bus looking for trouble, but was struck by a metal weapon, and had ever right to defend herself by repeatedly stabbing her attack in the face, and then running away before turning herself into police. Edwards is not a bad person, as she pleaded no contest to a charge of assault with deadly weapon in 2012, and also that year was found guilty of assaulting a police officer in another incident.
- Atlanta: Gunmen open fire on truck drivers, then officers fox5atlanta.com An overnight manhunt in DeKalb County failed to locate a pair of gunmen who shot at police and truck drivers. two out of town truck drivers stopped to get a bite to eat at a restaurant on Memorial Drive. two men got out of a vehicle started shooting, running for lives, sought shelter at the Somali cafe, which had its front door shut out. The hail of gunfire left 4 bullet holes in the nearby AutoZone.
- 1 injured suspect sought August 26, 2015 Teen shot walking home from Cleveland school by man in pickup, collapses in store Aug 28, 2015 CLEVELAND - A teen was shot while walking home from his Cleveland high school and a surveillance camera was rolling as he collapsed on the floor of a local convenience store. 17-year-old was shot as he walking home from JFK high school with his friends a man around the age of 19 pulled up in a blue pickup truck, said "What's up with ya'll" and then started shooting.
aug 23 Burbank police arrest man in woman's stabbing death, identify victim Los Angeles Times Andrade is accused of fatally stabbing Carrasco, an acquaintance, in the bedroom. Police Officer Joshua Kendrick said Lowe, a resident of the home, came under suspicion because he was uncooperative during questioning and offered conflicting statements. Police identify woman stabbed to death in Burbank, arrest man in slaying A woman found stabbed to death in Burbank earlier this week was identified Wednesday. Brandi Carrasco, 35, was found dead in the bedroom of a home in the 1900 block of Richard Street on Sunday night. On Tuesday, police arrested Timothy Aguilar Andrade, 28, of Hesperia, in Carrasco's killing. The day before, police released Brian Thomas Lowe, 49, of Burbank, whom they initially suspected in the slaying.
aug 25 Two arrested in Durham fatal shooting WRAL.com Durham, N.C. - A Durham teen who was shot in the face Monday night played dead to survive after her friend was killed, authorities said.
aug 25 Arrest made in toddler got gun and shot self in north St. Louis County MO fox2now.com ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KTVI) - Homicide detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department are investigating the shooting death of a toddler in a north county neighborhood. Investigators believe the shooting was accidental, with the victim picking up a loaded handgun and shooting himself. Detectives have arrested one person.
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Thai Police Say Bangkok Bomb Substance Smells Like TNT ABC News Prawuth Thavornsiri told journalists that it was still not clear if the bomb that killed 20 people Aug. 17 was made of TNT or C4, a plastic explosive.
2 children killed in Clayton County wreck WXIA-TV CLAYTON COUNTY, GA (WXIA) - Two children, ages 5 and 6, were killed Tuesday evening in a horrific crash in on Georgia Highway 138 in Clayton County.
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2 children killed in Clayton County wreck WXIA-TV CLAYTON COUNTY, GA (WXIA) - Two children, ages 5 and 6, were killed Tuesday evening in a horrific crash in on Georgia Highway 138 in Clayton County.
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