Brazil shooting: 4 people killed in bar
SAO PAULO: At least four people were killed, including two minors, when suspects opened fire on a bar in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, Xinhua quoted local media reports Tuesday. Based on reports from the Sao Paulo Civil Police, the incident occurred minutes before midnight on Monday in the Parque Paraiso neighbourhood of the […]
Three inmates found hanged at Ecuador prison
Quito, Ecuador: Three inmates were found hanged Wednesday in a prison in Ecuador, where more than 400 people have died in bloody gang clashes at detention centers since 2021, authorities said. During a head count at the Riobamba prison, guards “identified three inmates suspended, without vital signs, with presumed indications of hanging,” the country’s prison […]
Body of man found with four gunshot wounds to the head
SHAH ALAM: A local man died with four gunshot wounds to the head in a shooting incident near Sungai Jarom police station, Kuala Langat, late last night. Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said police received a report from a police volunteer at about 11.30 pm, saying there had […]
Woman survives shotgun blast in Serian
SERIAN: A local woman should thank her lucky stars for miraculously escaping death after she was shot by a sexagenarian with a shotgun yesterday morning (May 10). She, however, sustained injuries to her arm and right shoulder in the incident. Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anis, who confirmed the case, said they were notified of […]
Appeals Court reduces damages to RM649,200 in youths killed in police shootout case
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today allowed the appeal by the government and the police for the amount of damages awarded to the families of three youths who were killed in a shootout in the Glenmarie industrial zone in Shah Alam, Selangor, 13 years ago to be reduced. A three-member bench of the appellate […]
7 dead, several injured in Hamburg shooting
BERLIN: Seven people died and at least eight others were injured in a church shooting in the German city of Hamburg Thursday evening, Xinhua quoted a report by German newspaper Bild. Earlier media reports said the shooting, which occurred around 9 pm, killed six people. One more body was found on the upper part of […]
Sergeant found with gunshot wounds had family problems: IGP
KUALA LUMPUR: A police sergeant who was found dead with several gunshot wounds in an incident behind the Bayan Lepas police station last month reportedly suffered from family problems. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said he was informed that the district police chief concerned had also taken appropriate action, but the […]
1 dead after gunmen ambush high school football players in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON: A football player was killed and three others were injured after gunmen ambushed them outside a high school in Philadelphia, the US state of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 4.30pm local time outside Roxborough High School, reportedly after a football scrimmage ended, reported Xinhua. Police said the players were walking off […]
Former Japan PM Abe killed in shooting
KASHIHARA (Japan): Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday, local media reported, hours after being shot at a political campaign event in an attack condemned as “absolutely unforgivable”. Citing a senior member of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, national broadcaster NHK said “former prime minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara […]
22-year-old held over Copenhagen mall shooting
COPENHAGEN: Three people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen mall yesterday, Danish police said, adding they had arrested one suspect, a 22-year-old Dane. The young man, who according to witnesses was armed with a large rifle, was arrested peacefully shortly after police arrived at the large Fields shopping mall, located […]
