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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Daily Misfortune Saturday, December 12, 2015

Daily Misfortune Saturday, December 12, 2015 ---
Month Misfortune December 2015 ---


Events, crimes and accidents that look like terrorism no matter the motive or cause. Sometimes accidents aren't accidents, and things that look like unfortunate events were staged to look like mere misfortune.


Headlines:
  1. In Wake Of Mass Shootings, Police Shoot, Kill Suicidal Suspect "good boy" Andrew Joseph Todd Armed 2 handguns and machete threatening Christmas shoppers at E Stroudsburg PA WalmartJury in St. Croix stabbing trial stops for night, will resume Sunday 
  2. Aurora Colorado stabbing suspect dies after being shot by officer 
  3. Shops at NJ Riverside mall evacuated after bomb threat 
  4. Iraq suicide bomber attacks an Iraqi Army post in Al Anbar Governorate on the border with Saudi Arabia, killing at least six guards. (Ahram Online)
  5. Syrian Civil War Sixteen people are killed and many more injured by a car bomb and a second, delayed explosion Syria's  government-controlled area of Homs (Reuters) (EuroNews)
  6. 2015 Burundian unrest Burundi's army reports 87 people, including eight government defenders, were killed, and 45 attackers captured in Friday's clashes at three military sites in Bujumbura. (Reuters) (AFP via Global Post)
  7. Nigerian soldiers kill at least 12 people and injure dozens more in a clash with followers of Shi'a cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky's Islamic movement in the northern town of Zaria. (EagleOnline) (AP) (Premium Times)
  8. War in Afghanistan (2015–present) Battle of Kunduz The United Nations mission in Afghanistan reports 289 civilians were killed (301 with MSF update) and 559 injured during fighting in Kunduzbetween Taliban militants and Afghan National Security Forces in September and October. The U.N. says these numbers include casualties from the friendly-fire attack on the Doctors Without Borders hospital and noted the totals were likely to rise as more information becomes available. (Reuters) (Radio Free Europe)
  9. Kunduz hospital airstrike After two months of investigations, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) announces the death toll from the U.S. airstrikes on its Kunduz Trauma Centre has risen from 30 to 42. MSF says 14 MSF staff were killed, as well as four caretakers and 24 patients. Also, MSF delivered a petition to the White House this week, signed by 547,000 people, calling for an independent investigation into the US airstrike.(The Guardian) (Daily Mail)International relations
  10. North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band, which was formed by leader Kim Jong-un, surprisingly cancels tonight's concert at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, and two others and returns to Pyongyang. Rumors for the sudden change abound, but no reason has been given. The sudden cancellation could hurt Chinese-North Korean relations, cooler since between Kim assumed power in 2011. (AP via Huffington Post)(Reuters via Asian Times)Law and crime
  11. A Wisconsin gun shop, which a jury found negligently sold the gun an assailant used to injure two Milwaukee police officers to a straw buyer, reaches a $1 million settlement with the officers. (AP via seattlepi.com) (Reuters)Politics and elections
  12. President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia declares the country an Islamic republic. (The Guardian)
  13. Saudi Arabian municipal elections, 2015 Voters in Saudi Arabia go to the polls for municipal elections, with women voting and standing for election for the first time. Seventeen women are elected to office. (Los Angeles Times), (NBC News)
  14. Robertson, Nicholas shot, killed by police in Lynwood California. Protesters call for no justice, no peace after man was shot after firing a gun in the air and turned it towards deputies walking through a residential area. 

Detail:
    1. In Wake Of ISIS Mass Shootings and Fergeson, Police Shoot, Kill Mentally Ill Suicidal Suspect "good boy" Andrew Joseph Todd Armed 2 handguns and machete threatening Christmas shoppers at E Stroudsburg PA Walmart wnep.com EAST STROUDSBURG - Police shot and killed a heavily armed man from Northampton County at Walmart in East Stroudsburg late Saturday night.Armed man shot and killed by police inside East Stroudsburg Walmart WFMZ Allentown‎The man was transported to Pocono Medical Center Shooting reported in East Stroudsburg Walmart Allentown Morning Call‎  Man Threatening Wal-Mart Customers Shot, Killed by Police ABC News‎ - 1 day agoA man with a weapon reportedly threatening customers at a ... The Pocono Record reported that Todd was carrying two guns and a machete. Man with guns, machete is shot, killed at Wal-Mart store in East Stroudsburg, Pa. 6abc.com‎  Walmart reopens after police fatally shoot armed man threatening customers USA TODAY‎ Armed Mount Bethel man shot and killed by police in East ... Pocono Record  shot and killed an armed man who entered the East Stroudsburg Wal-Mart on Saturday night, threatening Christmas shoppers and pointing a gun at them. Andrew Joseph Todd, 20, of Mount Bethel, armed with two handguns and amachete, was shot and killed inside the store ...Man with guns, machete is shot , killed at Pennsylvania ... Fox News Channel Police kill armed man threatening Walmart customers, officers say The Guardian (UK) Pennsylvania man Andrew Joseph Todd, 20, was pointing weapon at customers and was ... Man shot in Walmart by police 'wanted somebody to take him out,' stepmother says Allentown Morning Call‎ Armed Mount Bethel man shot and killed by police in East Stroudsburg Wal-Mart  Man shot in Walmart by police 'wanted somebody to take ... The Morning Call  But relatives of Andrew Joseph Todd, the man shot and killed by police Saturday night at the Lincoln Avenue store, said they believe the ... Man shot dead after terrifying Walmart was not out to hurt others, family says In the high-tension aftermath of Paris and San Bernardino, it couldn't have been a more terrifying sight: a man stalking the aisles of the Walmart Supercenter in East Stroudsburg armed with two handguns and a machete. But relatives say he year-old wasn't looking to hurt anyone but himself. "This is definitely a situation where he wanted somebody to take him out," ... Todd's stepmother...earfully described the younger Todd as a "good boy" who battled depression. "We did everything we could do to save that boy," she added, before ordering a reporter off the property...  he battled mental health disorders and alcoholism. comments: suicide by cop bullet is not a prescription for mental illness.  family said that he wasn't there to hurt others, but if they had been the one at the store and they saw someone with weapons, they too would had run for their lives. [if he was only there to hurt himself ] why was he walking into a store with three weapons? Andrew Todd armed with guns shot and killed by police  Daily Mail UK entered the store shortly after 10pm and began threatening customers...Police evacuated the building and ordered him to drop his weapons When he refused police fired, striking him in the chest. more than 100 customers were in the store [Todd] was walking away from us down the aisle holding the gun to his head.'He threw a backpack he was carrying to the side. Then he got to the end of the aisle, he turned right and pointed the gun, like around the corner. I heard a click, like a misfire or a BB gun go off.' Lethal Force Used By Police Against 20 Year-Old “Boy” Brandishing Weapon – (Not Black, Move Along, Nothing To See) BigFurHat  He must have been white. The media doesn’t mention his race.
    2. Jury in St. Croix stabbing trial stops for night, will resume Sunday Minneapolis Star Tribune  “He's dancing on Peter Kelly's grave,” Polk County District Attorney Dan Steffen said of Acre-Kendall's conduct after the stabbing, which he believes shows “consciousness of guilt.” Defense attorney Eric Nelson countered Steffen's comments with a plea ...
    3. Aurora Colorado stabbing suspect dies after being shot by officer  The Denver Post An Aurora police officer shot a suspect wanted in connection with a double stabbing Saturday night, police said. The suspect has died.
    4. Shops at NJ Riverside mall evacuated after bomb threat NJ.com HACKENSACK - The Shops at Riverside mall was reopened after a bomb threat forced an evacuation at the complex Saturday afternoon, officials said. 
    5. Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) A suicide bomber attacks an Iraqi Army post in Al Anbar Governorate on the border with Saudi Arabia, killing at least six guards. (Ahram Online)
    6. Syrian Civil War Sixteen people are killed and many more injured by a car bomb and a second, delayed explosion near a hospital in Syria's mainly Alawite, government-controlled neighborhood of al-Zahra, east of Homs' old city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports. The attack comes just five days after the government and rebels agreed on a local ceasefire in the western al-Waer suburb. (Reuters) (EuroNews)
    7. 2015 Burundian unrest Burundi's army reports 87 people, including eight government defenders, were killed, and 45 attackers captured in Friday's clashes at three military sites in Bujumbura. Police have not identified the gunmen. Witnesses report some of the victims' arms were tied behind their backs while others were killed at close range. This was the worst violence since this spring's attempted coup d'état. One of the generals behind the failed coup says his rebel group still wants to oust the president. (Reuters) (AFP via Global Post)
    8. Nigerian soldiers kill at least 12 people and injure dozens more in a clash with followers of Shi'a cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky's Islamic movement in the northern town of Zaria. The army says the crowd surged towards General Tukur Buratai's convoy, some firing and attempting to kill Buratai. Afterward, the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement accuse each other of instigating the attacks. (EagleOnline) (AP) (Premium Times)
    9. War in Afghanistan (2015–present) Battle of Kunduz The United Nations mission in Afghanistan reports 289 civilians were killed (301 with MSF update) and 559 injured during fighting in Kunduzbetween Taliban militants and Afghan National Security Forces in September and October. The U.N. says these numbers include casualties from the friendly-fire attack on the Doctors Without Borders hospital and noted the totals were likely to rise as more information becomes available. (Reuters) (Radio Free Europe)
    10. Kunduz hospital airstrike After two months of investigations, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) announces the death toll from the U.S. airstrikes on its Kunduz Trauma Centre has risen from 30 to 42. MSF says 14 MSF staff were killed, as well as four caretakers and 24 patients. Also, MSF delivered a petition to the White House this week, signed by 547,000 people, calling for an independent investigation into the US airstrike.(The Guardian) (Daily Mail)International relations
    11. North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band, which was formed by leader Kim Jong-un, surprisingly cancels tonight's concert at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, and two others and returns to Pyongyang. Rumors for the sudden change abound, but no reason has been given. The sudden cancellation could hurt Chinese-North Korean relations, cooler since between Kim assumed power in 2011. (AP via Huffington Post)(Reuters via Asian Times)Law and crime
    12. A Wisconsin gun shop, which a jury found negligently sold the gun an assailant used to injure two Milwaukee police officers to a straw buyer, reaches a $1 million settlement with the officers. (AP via seattlepi.com) (Reuters)Politics and elections
    13. President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia declares the country an Islamic republic. (The Guardian)
    14. Saudi Arabian municipal elections, 2015 Voters in Saudi Arabia go to the polls for municipal elections, with women voting and standing for election for the first time. Seventeen women are elected to office. (Los Angeles Times), (NBC News)
    15. Robertson, Nicholas shot, killed by police in Lynwood California. Protesters call for no justice, no peace after man was shot after firing a gun in the air and turned it towards deputies walking through a residential area. . wikip Black suspect killed in Los Angeles Lynwood deputy-involved shooting  KABC-TV Video shows deputies fatally shooting man in Lynwood Los Angeles Times Protests After Man Killed in Deputy-Involved Shooting in Lynwood NBC Southern California Crowds began to gather and shout "no justice, no peace" after a suspected armed 28-year-old man was shot and killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Lynwood Saturday that was captured on cell phone video. witness:  the suspect raised the gun and turned toward the deputies," loaded .45-caliber handgun was recovered..  man fired shots into the air before deputies fired at him. comments: . It's the shooting the guy as he crawls away from you on his belly that is causing the fuss. That is just plain murder...What if the guy crawling away on his belly had a back up Officer Model .45 in his front and grabbed it and blasted you as you approached him? 
    *Timeline

    Sunday 13

    1. Bomb in Market Kills 12 in Pakistani Tribal Region ABC News A bomb explosion in a market Sunday killed 12 people and injured over 30 others in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region near the Afghan border, an official said.
    2. A man carrying an ax was shot and killed a University North Texas police officer around 1:00 am ...  WFAA  ... was shot and killed a UNT police officer around 1:00 a.m. Sunday. Anne Marie Petersen, WFAA 6:53 a.m. CST December 13, 2015.Developing: UNT police officer shoots, kills suspect on Fry Street North Texas Daily‎initial call, which was originally made to Denton police, but was picked up by UNT police, ...
    3. Stabbing attempt in Kiryat Arba, terrorist shot  Jerusalem Post Israel News An attempted stabbing took place in Kiryat Arba in the West Bank on Sunday afternoon, according to initial reports. The attack took place on the road leading from the ... The assailant was shot and killed at the scene. During searches, a knife was ...


    Friday 11

    1. Bicyclist killed by Blue Line train had been injured before at same station Minneapolis Star Tribune -The bicyclist struck and killed Friday morning by a Blue Line train near a busy south Minneapolis intersection was injured at that same station a few months before and had warned others on social media about staying alert.
    2. Chicago: Teenager NIU college student shot and killed in Washington Heights  WLS-TV He was out Friday night, apparently heading home after a night out with a couple of friends when the shooting took place. He graduated from Simeon High School career academy in Chicago and was studying business at NIU.
    Dec 10 Cincinatti Police: Teen attempting robbery shot,killed by intended victims Cincinnati.com A teen who fired a gun while trying to rob two menThursday night was shot and killed by one of his intended victims, Cincinnati police said. Police said ...


    *Sources
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      Bomb Rocks Kabul's Diplomatic Quarter and Starts a Standoff
      New York Times
      It did, however, acknowledge that a Spanish police officer had been killed, though no further details were offered. A spokesman for Afghanistan's ...
      Seven Killed by Attack on Spanish Embassy Compound in Kabul - Wall Street Journal
      Kabul embassy attack: Taliban fighters killed - BBC News
      Seven killed in Taliban attack on Spanish embassy in Kabul - Washington Times


      Burundi Army: 87 People Killed in FridayViolence
      ABC News
      Men carry away a dead body in the Nyakabiga neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Burundi's political violence continued ...
      Burundi: 15 killed in coordinated attacks on military camps - U.S. News & World Report
      Burundi: 87 killed in worst violence since April coup attempt - The Guardian
      Burundi crisis: Army says 87 killed in day of violence - BBC News

      USC student killed in crash with campus police cruiser; LAPD investigating
      Los Angeles Times
      The LAPD is investigating a crash in which a USC student was killed when one of the university's patrol cars struck her vehicle near campus.


      Rolesville home fire that killed two called 'suspicious'
      News & Observer
      The fire that killed two people and injured a third at a home in Rolesville's Heritage subdivision on Fridaymorning was “suspicious,” according to the ...
      Woman, 3-year-old killed in 'suspicious' Rolesville house fire - WRAL.com
      Police call Rolesville fire that killed 2 'suspicious' - WTVD-TV


      Army Ranger from NH killed in live fire exercise WMUR Manchester Army Ranger from NH killed in live fire exercise. Cpl. Andrew Aimesbury killed during exercise at Fort Stewart. UPDATED 6:23 PM EST Dec 11, 2015 ...Soldier killed in training exercise remembered for leadership - WMUR Manchester Army Ranger killed during live-fire exercise at Georgia base - WYFF Greenville




      Boston: Revere man arrested in shooting that killed 2,injured 1
      WCVB Boston
      REVERE, Mass. —A man was taken into custody Friday afternoon in connection with a shooting that left two people dead and one injured in Revere.


      KABC-TV
      Man who was supposed to adopt half-siblings killed in accident on Highway 41
      KABC-TV
      A man who was set to adopt his four half-siblings after their parents died was killed a day before he was to pick the children up. For unknown reasons ...
      Flag as irrelevant



      ABC News
      No Clear Cause of Medical Helicopter Crash That Killed 4
      ABC News
      Kern County Sheriffs officials and deputies gather at the scene where a medical helicopter crashed near McFarland, Calif., Friday, Dec. 11, 2015.
      Three of four killed in Visalia medevac helicopter crash identified - Sacramento Bee
      Full Coverage
      Flag as irrelevant



      Fox News
      4 bikers shot and killed in Waco with gun type police use
      Fox News
      FORT WORTH, Texas – Four of the nine people killed in a melee between rival biker gangs outside a Texas restaurant were struck by the same ...
      Flag as irrelevant

      BLOGS


      Security Guard Killed by Point Blank Shot and His Gun Stolen
      LiveLeak.com
      ... Ukraine |; Syria |; Entertainment |; Chat |; Staff Blog |; More Blogs |; Browse Channels. Security Guard Killedby Point Blank Shot and His Gun Stolen.
      Flag as irrelevant


      US Army Member Killed In Suspected Hit and Run Accident in Spring
      Spring Happenings
      12:43pm Update: We have learned that Gregory Davies, the 22-year-old that was killed this morning on Aldine Westfield, served with the U.S. Army.
      Flag as irrelevant



      Two Hurt Two Arrested After Car Crashes Into House ...
      www.wham1180.com/.../rochester.../two-hurt-two-arrested-after-...
      WHAMOct 9, 2015 - A man was pinned under a car in his Ferncliffe Drive home for over 90 minutes. ... Two Hurt Two Arrested After Car Crashes Into House ... Rochester, NY-ARochester man is in the hospital after a speeding car slammed into his house and he was pinned ... Gas Leak Forces Evacuation of SUNY Brockpo.




      Divers retrieve more items in search for California shooting clues christmas party massacre s Reuters divers retrieved objects from Seccombe Lake, as they did the previous day. But she declined to say what those were or whether they appeared to be tied to the mass shooting.

      In Texas, gun rights supporters demonstrate with fake shooting
      Los Angeles Times -The mock mass shooting was staged by Pizgatti and a dozen other gun-rights supporters beside the University of Texas at Austin, as police looked on, to demonstrate why they oppose gun-free zones at schools and other sites.





      Vigil Held To Remember Black Teen Killed In Stabbing 5newsonline.com  FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM)- Students and friends gathered to remember a teenager that died in a stabbing in Fayetteville Saturday (Dec. 12).


      Syria conflict: 'Islamic State' Homs bomb attack kills 16
      BBC News Officials say 16 people were killed in a single explosion. The vehicle used was filled with 150kg (330lb) of explosives and caused a gas cylinder to blow up in a nearby shop shortly after, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (Sana) said.

      At least 87 killed in recent wave of violence 3 coordinated attacks on army  in Burundi Fox News BUJUMBURA, Burundi - Violence from coordinated attacks on three Burundian army installations killed 87 people, an army spokesman said Saturday, showing the escalating turmoil over the disputed third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

      ACLU leader resigns after post about shooting Trump supporters Fox News  An ACLU leader has resigned after posting on Facebook that supporters of leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump be shot before Election Day, according to multiple news sources.


      Man dies after overnight shooting at Everett WA house party KOMO News -EVERETT, Wash. -- The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said a man injured in an overnight shooting at house party in Everett has died.
      Police searching for woman wanted in connection with random Toronto stabbing CBC.ca  Police searching for woman wanted in connection with random Toronto stabbing ... Woman in life-threatening condition after possible stabbing. The alleged perpetrator brought a knife into the store and then stabbed another woman "without provocation" on ...

      Man in custody after stabbing a CU graduate student to death in downtown Boulder FOX31 

      Officer involved shooting occurred following stabbing incident in ...








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