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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Daily Misfortune Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Daily Misfortune Wednesday, March 9, 2016 --- ===
Month Misfortune March 2016 ---

List of incidents of terror which could be accidents, crimes, or terrorist attacks.

Headlines:
  1. Nine firefighters injured in Seattle Greenwood apparent natural gas explosion destroys buildings 
  2. 2 killed 3 injured 1 arrested March 7, 2016, arrested March 9 illegal immigrant crime spree Highway Patrol: Shooting 4 Kansas Neighbors Killing Man Illegal Mexican Suspect in Custody in Missouri 
  3. 10 killed Afghanistan Taliban militants attack government offices in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan, with at least 10 killed, including seven of the attackers. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
  4. ? killed War in Somalia (2009–present) U.S. special forces, landing in two helicopters, stage an overnight raid on the al-Shabaab-controlled town ofAwdhegele in Somalia
  5. 2 injured, vehicle set on fire, 20 masked suspects North Caucasus clashes A group of nine human rights activists and journalists, heading to Grozny, Chechnya, in a small bus, are attacked on the Kavkaz federal highway near the Ordzhonikidzovskaya settlement at the Ingushetia border. About 20 masked men assaulted the group, confiscated some mobile phones, and set their vehicle on fire.
  6. 30 killed At least 30 people are killed after a five-story building still under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria. (Reuters)
  7. Newark, New Jersey's 30 public schools shut off all water fountains after elevated levels of lead were found in nearly half of the schools during the state Department of Environmental Protection testing. 
  8. European migrant crisis Macedonia says it will no longer let any migrants through its southern border with Greece, effectively blocking theBalkan route for migrants. The decision came after Slovenia barred access to migrants transiting the country. There are around 13,000 migrants now stranded at the Macedonia-Greece border. (BBC)
  9. Shahbaz Taseer, the son of Pakistani Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer who was murdered in 2011 for criticizing the country's blasphemy laws, is reunited with his family four-and-a-half years after his kidnapping. Tuesday march 8, Shahbaz was rescued by Pakistani secret service and counter-terrorism operatives
  10. 2016 Wilkinsburg shooting 5 dead in 'calculated' ambush shooting at backyard party in Pa. 
  11. March 9, 2016 Philadelpha teen in wheelchair critically injured in West Oak Lane shooting; 3 hoody men sought 
  12. Dec 31, 2013 murder, March 9, 2016 update  NJ man gets 31 years in prison for killing wife, dumping body 
  13. Texas executes man for 1997 quintuple fatal shooting 
  14. UK: Harlesden shooting: 'Innocent bystander' shot dead with 'high-powered' weapon in London 
  15. Deadly Wicker Park Shooting Was 'Targeted' Attack, Alderman Says 
Detail:
    1. Nine firefighters injured in Seattle Greenwood apparent natural gas explosion destroys buildings KING5.com  SEATTLE - Nine firefighters were injured when an apparent natural gas explosion destroyed several buildings in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Seattle explosion injures nine firefightersJerusalem Post Israel News  In Seattle, Washington, a Seattle Fire Department crew, responding to reports of a natural gas leak in the Greenwoodneighborhood, are caught in an explosion that injures nine firefighters. The explosion blew out windows in businesses and storefronts in the surrounding blocks, destroying three businesses and heavily damaging a fourth. (The Washington Post) (KING-TV) (Seattle Fire Department)
    2. 2 killed 3 injured 1 arrested March 7, 2016, arrested March 9 illegal immigrant crime spree Highway Patrol: Shooting 4 Kansas Neighbors Killing Man Illegal Mexican Suspect in Custody in Missouri ABC News  A man suspected of fatally shooting four people at his neighbor's home in Kansas [one later died] before killing another man about 170 miles away in a rural Missouri house was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after an extensive manhunt, the Missouri Highway ...Serrano-Vitorino, a Mexican national who authorities said was in the country illegally, is accused of fatally shooting four men late Monday night at his neighbor's home in Kansas City, Kansas. He was also wanted in connection with the shooting death of 49-year-old Randy Nordman in Montgomery County, Missouri (No connection to Mexican stabbing backpacker in Australia) 
    3. 10 killed Afghanistan Taliban militants attack government offices in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan, with at least 10 killed, including seven of the attackers. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
    4. ? killed War in Somalia (2009–present) U.S. special forces, landing in two helicopters, stage an overnight raid on the al-Shabaab-controlled town ofAwdhegele in Somalia's Lower Shebelle region. Al-Shabaab spokesman, Sheik Abduasiz Abu Musab, confirmed the raid saying "The helicopters landed outside town and the ground forces entered, there was heavy fighting and they were forced to flee"."They were masked and spoke foreign languages which our fighters could not understand," Abu Musab told Reuters. "We do not know who they were but we foiled them." (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Reuters)
    5. 2 injured, vehicle set on fire, 20 masked suspects North Caucasus clashes A group of nine human rights activists and journalists, heading to Grozny, Chechnya, in a small bus, are attacked on the Kavkaz federal highway near the Ordzhonikidzovskaya settlement at the Ingushetia border. About 20 masked men assaulted the group, confiscated some mobile phones, and set their vehicle on fire. Two of the journalists, the NGO lawyer, and the bus driver were hospitalized. A Committee to Prevent Torture representative said this is the first press tour that was not organized by the Chechen government. (AP via WSOC-TV) (AFP via Yahoo! News)(Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union)Business and economics
    6. 30 killed At least 30 people are killed after a five-story building still under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria. (Reuters)
    7. Newark, New Jersey's 30 public schools shut off all water fountains after elevated levels of lead were found in nearly half of the schools during the state Department of Environmental Protection testing. The agency confirmed lead has not been found in the 280,000 residents' city water supply. (Reuters)
    8. European migrant crisis Macedonia says it will no longer let any migrants through its southern border with Greece, effectively blocking theBalkan route for migrants. The decision came after Slovenia barred access to migrants transiting the country. There are around 13,000 migrants now stranded at the Macedonia-Greece border. (BBC)
    9. Shahbaz Taseer, the son of Pakistani Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer who was murdered in 2011 for criticizing the country's blasphemy laws, is reunited with his family four-and-a-half years after his kidnapping. Tuesday, Shahbaz was rescued by Pakistani secret service and counter-terrorism operatives in Kuchlak, Balochistan Province. He had been abducted in Lahore in August 2011, seven months after his father's murder by bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri. Qadri was executed on February 29, 2016. His death was claimed as the reason for the deadly Taliban suicide bombing inShabqadar two days ago. (Reuters) (GEO TV Lahore) (The Express Tribune)
    10. At least eight people have been shot and five killed in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania near the American city of Pittsburgh. '(Yahoo! 7 News), (Fox News)
    11. March 9, 2016 Wikipedia:2016 Wilkinsburg shooting 5 dead in 'calculated' ambush shooting at backyard party in Pa. USA TODAY The ambush-style killing of five people at a backyard party in a Pittsburgh suburb was a "calculated, brutal" operation Pittsburgh shooting: five killed and three injuredThe Guardian DA says Wilkinsburg ambush that killed five people was planned, calculated, brutalPittsburgh Post-Gazette 6 dead in Wilkinsburg mass shooting; Gunmen still on looseWPXI Pittsburgh Cops hunt for gunmen after shooting kills 5 at Pittsburgh-area backyard party  Fox News Allegheny County detectives look over the scene of a shooting on Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Wilkinsburg, Pa. Police say multiple people were killed in the shooting late Wednesday and several were injured in suburban Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic).

      Wikipedia:2016 Wilkinsburg shooting On March 9, 2016, five people were killed and three others injured in a mass shooting at a suburban house inWilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., located near the city of Pittsburgh. The two gunmen who committed the shooting remain at large. One of the slain victims was a pregnant woman, and her unborn baby, who also died, was added to the number of fatalities on the day after the shooting.[1][2][3][4][5]

      Contents [hide]
      1Shooting
      1.1Aftermath
      1.2Victims
      2Reactions
      3References


      Shooting[edit]

      The shooting occurred while the victims were in the process of conducting a backyard party. About fifteen people were in attendance at the time. According to officials, shortly before 11:00 p.m., one gunman who was situated in a nearby alley fired shots from a .40-caliber pistol and forced several people onto the back porch. The other gunman, equipped with a 7.62 mm caliber rifle and situated in the yard of an adjacent residence, then ambushed them as they tried to enter the house through a backdoor and shot the victims. Afterwards, the gunmen fled the scene on foot.[1][2][6]
      Aftermath[edit]

      Witnesses reported hearing 30–40 gunshots;[7] a total of 48 shell casings were recovered from the scene.[8] Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala described the shooting as a "planned and calculated" attack.[6] He added that he believed one or two of the victims may have been targeted and the rest were collateral damage.[7] A $20,000 reward for information on the shooting was announced by officials.[6]
      Victims[edit]

      Four people died at the scene and a fifth died after being taken to UPMC Mercy. On March 10, the eight-month-old fetus of one of the victims was added to the list of fatalities, bringing the death toll to six.[1] The victims are:[8]
      Jerry Shelton, 35
      Tina Shelton, 37
      Brittany Powell, 27, sister of Jerry Shelton
      Chanetta Powell, 25, sister of Jerry Shelton; her unborn baby was also killed
      Shada Mahone, 26

      Three others were injured in the shooting. Two of them, both men, were in critical condition, while the third, a woman, was treated and released.[1]
      Reactions[edit]

      Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued a statement, offering support and assistance in the investigation. U.S. Representative Keith Rothfus called the shooting a "senseless act of violence" and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.[8] U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. issued a statement urging more action to be taken against the issue of gun violence.[2]
      References[edit]

      ^ Jump up to:a b c d e Stroud, Matt; Rosenberg, Eli (March 10, 2016). "Gunmen Open Fire on Backyard Party Near Pittsburgh, Killing 5". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
      ^ Jump up to:a b c Botelho, Greg (March 10, 2016). "6 dead, including pregnant woman, in Pennsylvania backyard shooting". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
      Jump up^ O'Brien, Brendan (March 10, 2016). "At least five killed, several hurt in shooting near Pittsburgh - police". Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
      Jump up^ Jamieson, Amber; Holpuch, Amanda (March 10, 2016). "Pittsburgh shooting that left five dead carried out by two people, police say". The Guardian. Retrieved March 10,2016.
      Jump up^ Stroud, Matt; Hauser, Christine (March 10, 2016). "Shooting That Killed 5 at Party Near Pittsburgh Was Planned, Police Say". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10,2016.
      ^ Jump up to:a b c Goldstein, Andrew; Kane, Karen; Templeton, Dave; Czebiniak, Madasyn; Majors, Dan (March 10, 2016). "DA says Wilkinsburg ambush that killed six was planned, calculated, brutal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
      ^ Jump up to:a b "DA: Wilkinsburg Mass Shooting Was An 'Ambush'". CBS Pittsburgh. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
      ^ Jump up to:a b c "6 dead in Wilkinsburg mass shooting; Gunmen still on loose". WPXI. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
      Categories:
      Attacks in the United States in 2016
      Crimes in Pennsylvania
      Mass murder in 2016
      History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
      2016 in Pennsylvania
      2016 mass shootings in the United States
      2016 murders in the United States

      1. March 9, 2016 Philadelpha teen in wheelchair critically injured in West Oak Lane shooting; 3 hoody men sought 6abc.com‎ .. hunt for three men after a shooting left a wheelchair-bound teenager in critical condition in the city's West Oak Lane section.  (WPVI)  Police say someone opened fire on the 18-year-old, striking him in the face and buttocks. The victim, described as a wheelchair dependent, was rushed to Einstein Medical Center. Three men wearing gray hoodies are being sought, police say.
      2. -Dec 31, 2013 murder, March 9, 2016 update  NJ man gets 31 years in prison for killing wife, dumping body choking death of his wife, whose body was found in Maryland by investigators using a GPS device in his vehicle.  Twenty-nine-year-old Kyle Crosby was sentenced Thursday to 31 years behind bars in the New Year's Eve 2014 killing of Erica Crippen.
      3. -Mar 9 Texas executes man for 1997 quintuple fatal shooting  CBS News  HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A man convicted of killing five people including his ex-wife in a 1997 shooting rampage near Houston was put to death Wednesday.
      4. Mar 9 UK: Harlesden shooting: 'Innocent bystander' shot dead with 'high-powered' weapon in Londo n The Independent  A man has been shot dead at point-blank range with a "high-powered weapon" on a street in north-west London. The victim, in his late 20s, was gunned down on Wednesday night in Harlesden.
      5. Mar 9 Deadly Wicker Park Shooting Was 'Targeted' Attack, Alderman Says  DNAinfo WICKER PARK - Stunned people scrambled away from a busy Wicker Park intersection Wednesday evening after a gunman walked up to a man waiting for a bus and shot him in the head, killing him.
      *Timeline

      Tuesday March 8
      1. American fatally stabbed in Israel terror attack that wounds 10 others CNN  "terrorist with (an) automatic weapon" opened fire in Jerusalem. Two Israeli policeman were seriously injured before the attacker was killed. Authorities shot and killed a female terrorist behind an "attempted stabbing" in Jerusalem's Old City..., since the onset of the current wave of violence, the Palestinians have committed 317 terror attacks at an average of 2.18 attacks against Israelis every day,,, a third of these attacks were committed by minors. age of criminal responsibility for minors in Israel is 12- 18 Israeli stabbing victim pulls knife out of his own neck to stab attacker  The Independent -The attack was one of a number of stabbings and shootings to occur on Tuesday, where 12 Israelis were killed and one US citizen.
      2. Pastor Tim Remington shooting: Kyle Odom arrested in Washington DC The Guardian Police said Odom drove to the Spokane, Washington, area on Interstate 90 after the Sunday afternoon shooting, according to information from traffic cameras.  Idaho pastor shooting: Suspect arrested at White House fence CNN Secret Service arrested a suspect in the shooting of an Idaho pastor after the man threw several items over the White House fence, authorities said. Kyle Andrew Odom, 30, was taken into custody without incident Tuesday night in Washington. His arrest came after he threw flash drives and other unknown objects over the White House fence
      3. March 8, 2016 One injured in Chicago River North shooting man walking on sidewalk  WLS-TV The shooting was not captured by cameras, but the commotion afterward was. Witnesses say the victim was shot while walking on the sidewalk. alleged shooter wearing a hoodie and walking south on Wells. One witness said the man had been pacing the block for hours.
      4. 1 killed 2 injured Stabbing Spree on Philly Street No connection to stabbing spree in Jaffa.  NBC 10 Philadelphia  One person was killed while two others were injured after a man went on a stabbing spree along a Philadelphia block Tuesday afternoon.
      5. Mar 8 Man dies after double drive by shooting in Durham  WTVD-TV The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Maplewood Drive, off Dearborn Drive, north of I-85. Police said it appeared to be a drive-by shooting. a teen and another man were standing in the street when a vehicle drove by them and shots were fired from the vehicle, one died in hospital
      6. Man arrested after allegedly stabbing English backpacker following attempted sexual assault in Sydney 9news.com.au  A Mexican man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old female UK backpacker multiple times during an attempted sexual assault in Sydney yesterday.
      7. Shahbaz Taseer, the son of Pakistani Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer who was murdered in 2011 for criticizing the country's blasphemy laws, is reunited with his family four-and-a-half years after his kidnapping. Tuesday march 8, Shahbaz was rescued by Pakistani secret service and counter-terrorism operatives
      Monday March 7, 2016
      1. Firearm missing in Sacramento toddler shooting  ABC10.com  Deputies was alerted to the shooting a little before 2 p.m. Monday, following a 911 call to the department. When officers arrived at the Countryfield Drive home, deputies found the wounded toddler along with the mother and two other women, according to ...
      2. 2 killed 3 injured 1 arrested March 7, 2016, arrested March 9 illegal immigrant crime spree Highway Patrol: Shooting 4 Kansas Neighbors Killing Man Illegal Mexican Suspect in Custody in Missouri ABC News  A man suspected of fatally shooting four people at his neighbor's home in Kansas [one later died] before killing another man about 170 miles away in a rural Missouri house was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after an extensive manhunt, the Missouri Highway ...Serrano-Vitorino, a Mexican national who authorities said was in the country illegally, is accused of fatally shooting four men late Monday night at his neighbor's home in Kansas City, Kansas. He was also wanted in connection with the shooting death of 49-year-old Randy Nordman in Montgomery County, Missouri
      3. Lima Ohio grieve shooting victim Daveon Petaway, call for end to gun violence Lima Ohio That was the message Sabrina Florence had for Lima's youth after the shooting death of her grandson, Daveon Petaway. Petaway, 19, was shot and killed Monday night at Meat City in Lima. Petaway is Florence's second grandchild to be killed by gunfire ...
      Sunday March 6, 2016

      March 6 crash Speed, drinking eyed in rental Ferrari lost control crash that killed Marathon bombing survivor The Boston Globe  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - High speed and alcohol were involved in a Ferrari crash that killed a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing, a Canadian boxer and two others, a Dubai prosecutor said .Speeding, drinking factors in Dubai Ferrari crash that killed Boston Marathon bombing survivor, three others New York Daily News‎ factors in the Dubai Ferrari crash that killed a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and three others. head of Dubai Traffic Public Prosecution, said everyone involved in the crash had been drinking..  bright yellow, two-seat Ferrari 458 Spider jumped a curb and slammed into a pole, splitting the sports car in half early Sunday. The two American women were sitting in the sole passenger seat, Portuondo drove.. “From my initial investigation, they had lost control of the car, .. Alcohol, speed factors in Ferrari crash that killed 2 Toronto men: Dubai prosecutor  James Portuondo, 27, identified as 2nd Dubai Ferrari crash victim
      CBC.ca  crash,split the Ferrari in half. her brother and Nixon were on holiday. She said the car rental company called the family with the news of the accident.  "Saturday night, the car rental company called and said 'Your son died, come get his passport.'"  final post shows him posing with a newly rented Ferrari in Dubai Profiles: The four who were killed in the Dubai Ferrari accident The
      National Ferrari crash driver 'knew what he was doing' behind wheel of sports car The National James Portuondo ordered the car to be delivered to the Bonnington Hotel... he and his cousin, Cody Nixon were staying. .. three employees were sent to the hotel to ensure the handover went smoothly and that Portuondo was, in fact, able to drive a supercar. “The Ferrari 458 Spider is not like a normal vehicle... Boston Marathon bombing survivor killed in Dubai Ferrari crash The National DUBAI // Two American university students, including one who survived the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, were among the four people killed in the Ferrari car accident in Dubai in the early hours of Sunday
      Victoria McGrath, 23, a student at Northeastern University in Boston died along with her university roommate, Priscilla Perez Torres, Canadian boxer Cody Nixon, 24, and his cousin, James Portuondo,  27. Ferrari 458 Spider when it hit a pavement, crashed into a lamppost and split into two... tests showed all four had been drinking alcohol. Similar:  Porsche Carrera GT: 5 reasons the car Paul Walker died  CNN Dec 3, 2013 - It's now known as the car Paul Walker died in after a fiery crash. Why is the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT so different from other cars?

      *Sources


      Investigation of FBI agents involved in LaVoy Finicum shooting shocks justice community
      OregonLive.com  They must report every time they discharge their gun on duty and justify each shot.
      Tuesday's announcement that a member of the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team allegedly failed to disclose two gunshots fired at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum seemed inconceivable to former FBI agents and criminal justice experts....  bullets missed their apparent target drew even more disbelief. One struck the roof of Finicum's truck and another missed Finicum and his pickup. "Here you have one of the best trained units in the FBI. They're only supposed to shoot when there's an active threat. You would hope they would be accurate in doing so,



      Australia biker shooter was waiting at his sign factory workplace 'with SKS assault rifle'dailytelegraph.com.au - Williams, 33, opened fire as soon as siblings Mick, Terry and Mark Bassal entered the signage business where he worked after a dispute over a $40,000 refund turned deadly, the brothers’ lawyer said yesterday. Williams killed Mick Bassal, 43, almost instantly and wounded Terry and Mark Bassal before taking three hostages during an ensuing six-hour siege. As the brothers walked in Williams was waiting armed with an SKS assault rifle, opening fire almost immediately,




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