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Club Q shooting suspect is nonbinary, defense attorneys say
Source: Denver Post
The person suspected of killing five and wounding 18 after opening fire in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs is nonbinary, their defense attorney wrote in court filings Tuesday.

Joseph Archambault and Michael Bowman, the state public defenders for suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich, filed a slew of motions Tuesday and included a footnote about Aldrich’s identity.

“Anderson Aldrich is nonbinary,” the footnote states. “They use they/them pronouns, and for the purposes of all formal filings, will be addressed as Mx. Aldrich.”

They are scheduled to make their first court appearance virtually from the jail on Wednesday.
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Multiple fatalities after Walmart shooting in Chesapeake: Police [View all]
Source: Channel 13 news

According to a spokesperson with the Chesapeake Police Dept., multiple people are dead and injured after a shooting inside a Walmart off Battlefield Blvd.

Published: 11:14 PM EST November 22, 2022
CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- There was a shooting inside a Chesapeake Walmart on Tuesday night, involving multiple fatalities and injuries, according to a spokesperson with the Chesapeake Police Dept.

It happened inside the Walmart on Battlefield Boulevard.

The spokesperson said it was a single shooter, and the department believes the shooter is dead.

No further information has been released at this time. We will update this story as soon as we learn more.
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Most mass shooters share these four defining moments, research shows

November 21, 2022 / 2:28 PM / CBS News

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The path to violence, according to The Violence Project, often begins with early childhood trauma. At a young age, 42% of all mass shooters experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse, parental suicide, or were a victim of severe bullying. If unaddressed, Densley said, later in life this trauma can feed a perpetrator's rage.

The second step on the pathway to violence is crisis. This can come in the form of a loss of a job or a break-up of a relationship. In many cases, it's a suicidal crisis. The Violence Project found 72% of mass shooters in its database were suicidal either before or at the time of the shooting.

Radicalization is the third step on the pathway to violence. The Violence Project found perpetrators time and again searched for guidance — going to the internet where they read manifestos of past gunmen and visited chat rooms where mass shooters are revered. Many then shared their own plans online. Forty-four percent of mass shooters leaked their plans, often posting about it on social media.

The final stage on the pathway of violence is access to a firearm. According to the National Institute of Justice, 77% of mass shooters got their guns through a legal purchase, often gaining access close to time of the shooting.

By knowing the pathway, Densley said it may be possible to identify opportunities to intervene.

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wjfox wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:07 am Most mass shooters share these four defining moments, research shows

November 21, 2022 / 2:28 PM / CBS News

[...]

The path to violence, according to The Violence Project, often begins with early childhood trauma. At a young age, 42% of all mass shooters experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse, parental suicide, or were a victim of severe bullying. If unaddressed, Densley said, later in life this trauma can feed a perpetrator's rage.

The second step on the pathway to violence is crisis. This can come in the form of a loss of a job or a break-up of a relationship. In many cases, it's a suicidal crisis. The Violence Project found 72% of mass shooters in its database were suicidal either before or at the time of the shooting.

Radicalization is the third step on the pathway to violence. The Violence Project found perpetrators time and again searched for guidance — going to the internet where they read manifestos of past gunmen and visited chat rooms where mass shooters are revered. Many then shared their own plans online. Forty-four percent of mass shooters leaked their plans, often posting about it on social media.

The final stage on the pathway of violence is access to a firearm. According to the National Institute of Justice, 77% of mass shooters got their guns through a legal purchase, often gaining access close to time of the shooting.

By knowing the pathway, Densley said it may be possible to identify opportunities to intervene.

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It seems like it should be possible in theory to create a task force that stops a significant number of mass shootings before they happen, but somehow this is not something that is ever talked about in the political sphere. Is it just too difficult to do it in practice?
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peekpok wrote: Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:21 pm It seems like it should be possible in theory to create a task force that stops a significant number of mass shootings before they happen, but somehow this is not something that is ever talked about in the political sphere. Is it just too difficult to do it in practice?

Too controversial.
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FedEx driver accused of kidnapping, murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand in North Texas

BY AMY MCDANIEL
UPDATED DECEMBER 03, 2022 12:17 AM

North Texas authorities said the body of 7-year-old Athena Strand, who had been missing since Wednesday evening in Wise County, was found Friday. A FedEx driver has been arrested and faces charges of murder and kidnapping. FAMILY PHOTO Facebook

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A FedEx contract driver has been arrested and accused of kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand, authorities announced Friday night. Click on the arrow below to read more on this developing story.

The body of 7-year-old Athena Strand was found in Wise County on Friday evening, and a FedEx contract driver has been arrested and accused of kidnapping and killing her, authorities said.

The suspect, Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, is from Fort Worth, according to public records. He’s in the Wise County Jail and faces charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping. Authorities said he has confessed to the crime and told them where Athena’s body was.

Horner was making a delivery in front of Athena’s house at the time she disappeared Wednesday, and law enforcement received a tip which led authorities to investigate him, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said. FedEx has been cooperating with the investigation, which includes the FBI and Texas Rangers.

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The sheriff said investigators believe Athena died within an hour of her abduction. Authorities have not said how she died or exactly where her body was found, but that it was within a few miles of her home.
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At least 5 shot, 3 killed in St. Louis shootings this weekend
ST. LOUIS – At least five people have been shot and three have died in shootings since the start of the weekend, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Police are investigating three deadly shootings that occurred Saturday in St. Louis city limits. One happened overnight and two happened in the early evening hours.


Most recently, police shared that a gunman fatally shot a teenager on the 5300 block of Northland Avenue around 7:00 p.m. Saturday. Additional details on the shooting have not been disclosed at this time.
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5-year-old in critical condition after being shot by 8-year-old family friend in Houston: Police
Source: ABC News

A 5-year-old boy is fighting for his life Sunday after being shot by an 8-year-old family friend inside a Houston home, police said.

Three people were detained for questioning following the shooting Saturday afternoon in the Trinity/Houston Gardens neighborhood in east Houston, police said.

Commander Jonathan Halliday of the Houston Police Department said at least one adult was present when the shooting occurred. Halliday said it was not immediately clear how the older boy got his hands on the gun.

Police officers went to the home around 12:30 p.m. Saturday after someone at the residence reported a shooting had just occurred there, Halliday said during a news conference.
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Chris Christie's niece bites officers, injures 6, at NOLA airport
Source: Nola.com
After getting forced off an airplane for asking passengers who appeared to her to be Latino whether they were drug mules, a niece of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bit, kicked and spit on Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies trying to detain her on Thanksgiving Day at Louis Armstrong International Airport, authorities said.

Shannon Epstein, 25, boarded the Spirit Airlines flight to New Jersey on Nov. 24 at about 6 a.m., and asked a family who were near her and whom she perceived to be Latino if they were "smuggling cocaine," said Capt. Jason Rivarde, a Sheriff's Office spokesperson. Airline workers requested Epstein be removed from the plane as she became increasingly irate, and the plane, which had started to taxi to the runway, returned to the gate, Rivarde said Friday.

When deputies arrived, Epstein refused to exit the jet bridge into the terminal, Rivarde said. When they tried to arrest her, she became "extremely combative," Rivarde said.

Six deputies hurt: In the scuffle, she injured six deputies, biting one on the arm and breaking the skin, and kicking another in the groin, Rivarde said. They were treated there by paramedics.
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