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Shooting - gun crime

Gunman who fired on police outside Canada synagogue dies from wounds

A 29-year-old man carrying a shotgun fired at police officers on Sept 20 outside a synagogue in Belleville, a city in southeastern Ontario.
A 29-year-old man carrying a shotgun fired at police officers on Sept 20 outside a synagogue in Belleville, a city in southeastern Ontario.

Student opens fire outside school in Turkey, 11 pupils wounded

Hunter mistook woman for deer in fatal US shooting, police say

The hunter, Walter W. Moorhead, had been hunting under what is known in Delaware as a crop damage permit.
The hunter, Walter W. Moorhead, had been hunting under what is known in Delaware as a crop damage permit.

Man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont

Jason Eaton was found guilty on three counts of attempted second-degree murder.
Jason Eaton was found guilty on three counts of attempted second-degree murder.

Carney condemns shooting outside Canadian synagogue on Yom Kippur

A shotgun and shotgun shells lie on the ground at the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering on Sept 21 at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
A shotgun and shotgun shells lie on the ground at the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering on Sept 21 at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

Campus shooter who killed 3 in southern Philippines had planned attack, warned classmates: Mayor

The revelations raised questions about whether warning signs had been missed before the attack.
The revelations raised questions about whether warning signs had been missed before the attack.

3 killed, 8 injured in another school shooting in southern Philippines

Police investigators stand next to a pool of blood after a shooting incident at a classroom entrance in a high school in Banga town, South Cotabato, in southern island of Mindanao on September 18, 2026. A student killed at least two people at a school in the southern Philippines on Friday before turning the gun on himself, officials told AFP, the country's third deadly campus attack since June. (Photo by AFP)
Police investigators stand next to a pool of blood after a shooting incident at a classroom entrance in a high school in Banga town, South Cotabato, in southern island of Mindanao on September 18, 2026. A student killed at least two people at a school in the southern Philippines on Friday before turning the gun on himself, officials told AFP, the country's third deadly campus attack since June. (Photo by AFP)

Attempted Trump assassin ordered packages using late US senator Bob Dole’s name, new records show

The comments from US Attorney-General Todd Blanche came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that new information was found about the assassination attempt.
The comments from US Attorney-General Todd Blanche came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that new information was found about the assassination attempt.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 14, 2026

Scottish Nationalist Party leader John Swinney (left), Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru in Wales (centre) and Michelle O’Neill of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein said they would meet in Cardiff to press for self-determination votes in their territories.
Scottish Nationalist Party leader John Swinney (left), Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru in Wales (centre) and Michelle O’Neill of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein said they would meet in Cardiff to press for self-determination votes in their territories.

Philippine Muslim enclave votes for parliament after deadly shooting

The shooting took place just before midnight as members of rival political factions jostled for the right to cast their votes first in Cotabato, a city in the Philippines’ semi-autonomous Bangsamoro region.
The shooting took place just before midnight as members of rival political factions jostled for the right to cast their votes first in Cotabato, a city in the Philippines’ semi-autonomous Bangsamoro region.

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