[FoxNews] Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said at least four people in addition to the shooter were killed, and five people have been transferred to a nearby hospital with injuries. Barnes would not clarify whether the deceased individuals were students or teachers.
He said officers did not fire their weapons when responding to the scene.
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[Regnum] Two teenagers were killed and three others were injured in a shooting at a spontaneous party in the Texas city of Houston
...a city in Texas, named after Sam Houston, who would drop deader than he is now if he could see how it turned out... . This was reported on December 15 by the assistant chief of police of the city Luis Menendez-Sierra, Fox News reports.
"A 16-year-old boy died at the scene, and a 13-year-old girl died at Texas Children's Hospital," a police spokesman said.
The impromptu pop art party was held in an abandoned store, organized via social networks and mostly attended by minors. Information about the shooting was received by the police at 23:20 local time on December 14 (08:20 Moscow time on December 15). When police officers arrived at the scene, they saw teenagers running away, then found the dead and wounded.
It is noted that of the three wounded, one is in non-critical condition, there is no information about the others. It is known that the alleged criminal fled in a car. Information about the shooter has not been disclosed.
Earlier, Regnum News Agency reported that a woman was killed and two men were injured in a shooting in northwest London, and law enforcement officers are investigating. One of the injured men is in critical condition in hospital. The second received injuries that are not life-threatening.
On December 14, a shooting took place in the suburbs of Dunkirk, France. Four people were killed : two migrants and two security agents. A man surrendered to the police, confessing to the murders, and said that he had previously committed another crime.
Two teenagers were killed and three other people were injured when gunfire erupted inside a crowded Houston "pop-up party" police said was organized via social media.
The Saturday night shooting unfolded at a strip mall in North Houston, where an empty storefront was illegally converted into a "makeshift club" packed with juveniles, Assistant Chief Luis Menendez-Sierra said during a news conference early Sunday.
Officers answering a shooting-in-progress call at 11:20 p.m. local time found a "very hectic scene" with a large crowd of people running out of the makeshift club, Menendez-Sierra said.
#4
The religious leader would force his male followers to atone for their sins by giving him their wives and daughters.
Copycatting Koresh and his "Mighty Men". I just can't believe he or anyone could get away with that crap and not get blown away the minute he opened his trap.
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Life sentence with no parole should have happened for the kid stuff.
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There had to be literally dozens of adults who over the years had the ability to put 2 and 2 (and 2 and 2) together and realize some version of what was going on. Evil thrives when "good" people do nothing.
[NYPOST] A maniac dubbed "Skelator" for his eerie face tattoos is headed to prison for 100 years for a shooting rampage across Nevada and Arizona that left one person dead and several others injured, including a cop.
Christopher McDonnell, 32, of Texas landed the life sentence Friday after pleading guilty in October to more than 20 felonies in the horror.
The creepy-looking killer claimed he was "God" during the slay spree, during which he fatally shot a man in a 7-Eleven store in Nevada on Thanksgiving in November 2020 before speeding off in a car and randomly shooting at others from it.
Kevin Mendiola Jr., 22, died after shielding his girlfriend from the bullets.
In court, three victims recalled their terrifying run-ins with the sick gunman, whose face is tattooed to look like a cracked skull with a cross etched between his eye sockets.
"I call him ’Skeletor,’ " testified a man who dodged McDonnell’s bullets zipping past him as he left the 7-Eleven, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
McDonnell eventually turned his gun on the man’s daughter and 1-year-old granddaughter, who were trapped in a parked car as he menaced them.
"I said, ’Please don’t shoot. I don’t have any money. You can take my car. You can take anything you want. Please don’t shoot,’ " the daughter told the court.
McDonnell then leveled the gun at the baby in the back seat of the family’s car before getting into his own car and driving off.
"I heard him say he was God and that there is an upcoming war coming," the daughter said.
McDonnell’s brother Shawn McDonnell, 34, and Shawn’s then-wife, Kayleigh Lewis, 29, were also allegedly in the killer’s vehicle at the time and joined in on the gruesome mayhem, which lasted 11 hours and continued across the state line into Arizona.
The rampage finally ended after a high-speed chase and shootout with Arizona state troopers during which one officer took a bullet.
Prosecutors said Christopher McDonnell’s sister-in-law was behind the wheel while he and his brother fired from the car’s windows. Lewis was found guilty in the case, although the charges she was convicted of are unclear, and is set to be sentenced in June. Shawn McDonnell is still awaiting trial, according to Fox 16.
Clark County District Judge Tierra Jones slapped Christopher McDonnell with a sentence that means he wouldn’t be eligible for parole until the next century, 2120, KLAS-TV reported.
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BREAKING: A 34-year-old public school teacher was arrested and charged with "possession of child pornography (child under 10 years old – first degree felony)."
What they’ve been doing in Somalia while our attention was on Israel, Syria, and domestic American politics:
15-12-2024
[Garowe] A major rift has emerged among the top leadership of Somalia’s Federal Government following the recent festivities in Raskambooni. The incident saw Somali National Army (SNA) troops cross into Kenyan territory after being overwhelmed in battle, while others surrendered to Jubbaland forces.
The fallout from the defeat has led to accusations within the Federal Government. Somali National Army Chief of Staff Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh has directly blamed Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and the Commander of Ground Forces for the debacle. Gen. Odowaa has reportedly threatened to resign unless clear accountability is taken for what he described as a "catastrophic failure."
"This incident has inflicted severe damage on the reputation of the Somali National Army and eroded the trust that the international community had in us," Gen. Odowaa reportedly stated during a high-level meeting.
PRESIDENT HASSAN SHEIKH SCRAMBLES TO CONTAIN POLITICAL FALLOUT
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been holding extensive consultations with advisors and key political figures since returning to Mogadishu. The Raskambooni incident is said to have upended Villa Somalia’s political strategy, particularly its efforts to align Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohammed Islam (Madobe) with federal policies.
Neither Villa Somalia nor the Office of the Prime Minister has commented publicly on the Raskambooni incident. Meanwhile,
...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout Montefiore's foot was still stuck and the hound had completely soaked his uniform with slobber... captured federal troops are being repatriated to Mogadishu, raising questions about the Federal Government’s handling of the situation.
INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS GROW OVER FEDERAL RESPONSE
The international community has expressed significant concern over the Federal Government’s management of the crisis. The U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, Larry André, is expected to meet with President Mohamud in the coming days to address the incident, which has been described as a serious blow to the Federal Government’s credibility and its efforts to maintain international support.
Kenya to Send Back Over 600 Somali Soldiers Stranded After Raskamboni Defeat
15-12-2024
[Garowe] The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will repatriate more than 600 Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers stranded along the Kenya-Somalia border, just days after they lost the battle to claim Raskamboni, a strategic town in Jubaland.
After hours of intense fighting, the overwhelmed Somali troops retreated to the Kenya-Somalia border, where they sought refuge in a KDF Forward Operating Base, surrendering weapons as a result, multiple security sources confirmed.
Kenya's Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo confirmed the presence of SNA soldiers at a KDF base in Lamu County, just a few yards from Raskamboni, a strategic town we'll guarded by Kenyan troops and those from Jubaland.
“They laid down their arms. We are now working on how to take them back home," Omollo said, adding that Kenya respects existing mutual and bilateral relations with the government of Somalia.
Trouble began when SNA forces from the elite Gorgor contingent attacked a base controlled by Jubaland while provoking Kismayo in pursuit of the removal of Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe from power, after winning his third consecutive term as a regional leader.
Jubaland claimed control of the town, with reports of ten federal soldiers killed after heavy clashes, forcing the government of Somalia to withdraw the soldiers with some taking refuge in the KDF base. Somalia's government warned that legal actions will be taken against those involved.
Somali Deputy Minister of Information Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adala alleged, “There is clear evidence that Al-Shabaab played a consequential role in the attack on government forces.” Jubaland denied these claims.
Although the government of Somalia insists the elite soldiers were deployed to take bases left by exiting African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops, Jubaland says there was a conspiracy to overthrow President Madobe.
Kenya’s involvement in Jubaland dates back to military operations against Al-Shabaab and its support for Ahmed Madobe. However, this has sometimes led to tensions with Somalia’s federal government, forcing KDF to take a neutral stand in the latest regional conflict in Somalia.
Somalia: Jubaland releases second batch of captured SNA troops
15-12-2024
[Garowe] The regional government of Jubaland has released the Somali National Army (SNA) troops who were captured during Wednesday's clashes at Raskamboni, signaling possible dialogue with the federal government, which was accused of trespass in the region.
The second group of Somali soldiers taken prisoner by Jubaland regional forces during Wednesday's battle in Raskamboni were flown back to Mogadishu on a private flight on Sunday. Over 600 soldiers surrendered to the Kenyan military at the border and they are now awaiting repatriation.
The SNA soldiers had been dispatched to the area following a standoff between Jubaland's President Ahmed Madobe and the Somali federal government over the Kismayo election last month.
At least 83 soldiers who had been taken prisoners were released and evacuated to Mogadishu, where they were deployed to fight the regional administration of Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe, the Jubbaland leader.
The soldiers, including elite Turkish-trained Gorgor and Haram'ad brigades, were transported to Mogadishu on two flights from Raskamboni, on Friday, multiple sources from Jubaland confirmed to Garowe Online.
"The dead were buried, wounded treated, and the captured returned to Mogadishu," said the soldiers.
Jubaland officials accused the FGS of deploying troops hundreds of miles away from Mogadishu for political gains while Al-Shabaab is outside the capital of Somalia. Madobe insists he is legitimately elected in Jubaland, asking the federal government to 'restrain' from acts of war.
Mohamud Fanah, the district commissioner of Badhadhe who sided with the federal government against Ahmed Madobe, along with 40 soldiers from the Somali National Army (SNA), crossed into Kenya following the loss of Raskamboni to Jubaland forces on Wednesday, Jubaland media reported.
Authorities in Kenya said 600 Somali National Army soldiers would be repatriated to Somalia after they surrendered in a Kenya Defence Forces Forward Operating Base within Lamu County in Kenya.
Meanwhile, Jubaland Vice President Mohamud Sayid Aden met Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Ethiopia army chief of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces in Addis Ababa where they discussed ENDF support for Jubaland troops amid war with Somalia forces.
The meeting comes as Jubaland soldiers overpowered SNA in Raskamboni and expelled them from the area after heavy fighting on Wednesday that forced government soldiers and their commanders to surrender to KDF at the border.
The SNA had been securing the bases and preparing for enhanced anti-terrorism measures in the region when the assault occurred. They effectively countered the attack, maintaining control over the area and ensuring continued stability.
In a statement, the Ministry of Defense condemned the assault and accused Madoobe of collusion with al-Shabaab militants. The ministry noted that Madoobe’s forces could only have reached Raskamboni by crossing through al-Shabaab-controlled territory, indicating a coordinated effort with the insurgents. This cooperation, they said, highlights a dangerous partnership.
The committee’s mandate includes examining any connections between Ahmed Madobe, a suspect currently sought by judicial authorities, and his alleged involvement with militant groups, particularly Al-Shabab.
The formation of this committee comes in the wake of escalating security concerns in the region. Ahmed Madobe, who has been on the run, is accused of orchestrating attacks that have destabilized areas under government control.
The committee’s investigation will focus on Madobe’s role in the recent assault on Raskamboni, a strategic town in the Lower Juba region, which saw significant civilian displacement and loss of life.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[NYPOST] A maniac dubbed "Skelator" for his eerie face tattoos is headed to prison for 100 years for a shooting rampage across Nevada and Arizona that left one person dead and several others injured, including a cop.
