Posted: April 20, 2017 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: France, Mediasphere, Terrorism | Tags: 2011 Norway attacks, Champs-Élysées, Gunman, Jihadism, Paris, Paris Shooting, Police officer, Shooting, Twitter |
A gunman has shot two police officers dead before being killed himself in an attack in the Champs-Elysees shopping district, Paris police say.
Paris police spokeswoman Johanna Primevert told reporters the attacker targeted police guarding the area near the Franklin D Roosevelt metro stop on Thursday night (local time) at the centre of the avenue, which is popular with tourists.
One police officer was killed on the scene and one died later from his wounds, police sources said.
The person who fired on police was also killed and a police source said the attacker was known to security services.
[Video: Police swarm Champs-Elysees in Paris after officers shot by gunman – ABC News]
French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said police officers were targeted in the shooting, but it is too early to say what the motive was.
A police union on Twitter said the first officer killed had been shot by an attacker driving past as the officer’s car was stopped at a red light.
Witnesses reported a helicopter flying low over central Paris, apparently part of a follow-up police operation.
Authorities called on the public to avoid the area.
Photo: A police officer stands guard after the fatal shooting fellow officers. (AP: Thibault Camus)
New shots were fired near Champs Elysees avenue, more than an hour after the original shooting a police source said.
The counter-terrorism office has opened an investigation into the shooting, the prosecutor’s office said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 18, 2017 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Religion, Terrorism | Tags: Allahu Akbar, Ballistic trauma, Fresno, Gunman, Islamism, Islamofacism, Jihadism, Los Angeles, murder, Terrorism |
From today’s LA Times:
…In less than a minute, Dyer said, 16 shots were fired at the four different locations.
Moments later, a PG&E pickup truck arrived at police headquarters at Fresno and M streets to report his passenger had been shot by a gunman who approached them, he said. Dyer said the attack was unprovoked.
The gunman then walked westbound on East Mildreda Avenue from Van Ness, where he came across a resident. He then opened fire on the resident, the chief said. The resident was not struck by the gunfire.
The gunman continued walking on Mildreda and approached Fulton Street, where he encountered a man. The gunman fired several rounds at the man, killing him, Dyer said.
At this point, the chief said, the gunman unloaded his .357 revolver, dropped the shell casings and reloaded his gun.
He then headed toward Catholic Charities in the 100 block of North Fulton Street and opened fire on a man in the parking lot, striking and killing him, Dyer said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 17, 2016 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, Terrorism | Tags: Baton Rouge, Cop Killer, Gavin Long, Gunman |
The Baton Rouge gunman, whom the authorities identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, Mo., was a Marine veteran who had served in Iraq.
Yvonne Carlock, the deputy public affairs officer for the United States Marines, provided these details of Mr. Long’s military service:
Rank: Sergeant
Date of Rank: July 1, 2008
Dates of Service: Aug. 22, 2005 to Aug. 21, 2010
Military Occupational Specialty: 0651, Data Network Specialist
Awards:
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal;
Iraq Campaign Medal;
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (3rd Award);
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
National Defense Service Medal;
Navy Unit Commendation Medal
Place Entered Service: Kansas City, Mo.
Deployments: Iraq: June 2008 to January 2009
Duty Assignments:
Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot San Diego;
School of Infantry, Camp Pendleton, Calif.;
Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan;
Marine Aircraft Group 38, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego
Source: The New York Times
Posted: October 1, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: Ann Coulter, Antisemitism, Chris Harper Mercer, Christian, Cult, Gunman, Irish Republican Army, Jews, Oregon Massacre, Oregon Shooting, The Daily Beast |
The Daily Beast reports:
…Mercer reportedly demanded to know victims’ religions before opening killing them, according to witnesses and authorities.
A MySpace account belonging to Christopher Harper-Mercer is registered to Torrance, California. Harper-Mercer and his mother previously lived in Torrance before moving to an apartment in Winchester, Oregon, where neighbors tell The Daily Beast there is a heavy police presence currently.
The MySpace page features a photo of Harper-Mercer holding a gun and smiling into the camera. The profile includes images of pro-Irish Republican Army propaganda….(read more)
Source: The Daily Beast
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