The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/mass-shootings/)
A man who allegedly gunned down five neighbors in a rampage inside a Chicago condo building Saturday had planned out his attack, according to letters found inside his home in which he said he would have “no mercy” for the victims.
News organizations sought school records of the man who killed nine people in Dayton in August to confirm reports that he was suspended for compiling a “hit list.” A court denied the request.
Individuals hungry for media notoriety represent half the perpetrators of the most widely covered mass violence events since the turn of the century, according to researchers who say their findings should encourage more restrained coverage by news outlets.
Just before 1:30 a.m., a belligerent patron who had been thrown out of a Kansas bar returned with another man, walking through the door with the sign that said no guns allowed inside. Both started firing handguns, filling the air with smoke.
In the largest settlement from a mass shooting, MGM Resorts International Inc. agreed to pay up to $800 million to victims of the 2017 massacre outside its Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. More than 4,000 survivors and relatives of those killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history will be eligible for payments through a fund.
The FBI gets 22,000 tips about potential threats of violence weekly. That increased by 15,000 in the week after high-profile shootings in August in Gilroy, Ca., El Paso and Dayton that killed 34 people and wounded nearly 70.
Mass violence events cause terrible trauma, tragedy and shock. But it’s possible to build “resilience” by learning from the different responses some communities have made, according to the National Police Foundation.
Patrick Crusius, 21, is being held without bond. He is accused of killing 22 people and wounding 25 more at a Walmart on Aug. 3 after posting a desire to kill as many Hispanics as possible.
The tweet, spread by thousands online and retweeted by a member of President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign advisory board, shows the breakneck speed at which misinformation can spread, and illustrates an eagerness to use such events for partisan purposes.
The alleged shooter was shot and killed by police at movie theater in Odessa. The episode started at a traffic stop in nearby Midland.