New York Terrorist Attack: Truck Driver Kills Eight in Lower Manhattan

Eight people were killed and about a dozen more were injured Tuesday when a motorist in a rented pickup truck deliberately drove down a bike path in lower Manhattan and mowed down several people before crashing into a school bus. Officials said it was a terrorist attack — the deadliest in New York City since Sept. 11, 2001. 

The man hopped out of the truck and shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," before firing a BB or pellet gun, four senior law enforcement sources told NBC News. A police officer on patrol in the area returned fire, hitting the suspect in the abdomen and ending the Halloween horror less than a mile from the World Trade Center.

Law enforcement sources said the man left a note in the truck claiming that he committed the attack for the Islamic State terrorist group, although it was not known whether he was imitating other IS-inspired road attacks in Europe or was under the group's control. 

"This was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror," Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a briefing. "We know this action was intended to test our spirit." 

The suspect was identified as a 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant named Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, who entered the United States in 2010, law enforcement officials said.

While police rushed the wounded suspect to Bellevue Hospital, six of the victims — all men — were pronounced dead at the scene, and two more died later, Police Commissioner James O'Neill said. 

"Today, there was a loss of innocent life in lower Manhattan," O'Neill said. "This is a tragedy of the greatest magnitude." 

O'Neill would not comment on whether the suspect lived in New York City or was a "radicalized American." Multiple law enforcement sources told NBC News that the suspect rented his truck from a Passaic, N.J., Home Depot and that his minivan was still parked there Tuesday evening.

Records revealed that Saipov had lived for a time in Paterson, New Jersey. The weapons investigators recovered turned out to be a pellet gun and a paintball gun. 

NYPD Officer Ryan Nash apprehended Saipov, according to a tweet from Councilman Joe Borelli. 

"I want to commend the response of our NYPD officer that was on post near the location who stopped the carnage moments after it began," O'Neill said. 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the attack appeared to be the work of a "lone wolf." 

"There's no evidence to suggest a wider plot," he said.

Argentina's foreign affairs minister said five of the victims were Argentine, and the group had been celebrating the 30th anniversary of a school graduation. The official identified them in a statement as Hernán Mendoza, Diego Angelini, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij and Hernán Ferruch. Belgium's foreign affairs ministry said one of the victims was a national of that country. A woman from Germany was injured in the attack, a spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry said. 

Kobiljon Matkarov, a friend of the suspect who said he met Saipov five years ago, when they both lived in Florida, told NBC News that "he is no terrorist." 

"He was a very happy guy," said Matkarov, who added that Saipov was married with kids and worked as a truck driver. "He liked the U.S." 

The attack began unfolding at 3:05 p.m. when the southbound truck veered onto a bike path on West Street near Houston Street. 

"He entered the bike path at Houston Street and exited the bike path when he collided with the bus at Chambers Street," O'Neill said.

Two adults and two children were in the bus, the commissioner said. 

"You could see cyclists and pedestrians badly injured," said MSNBC correspondent and producer Louis Burgdorf, who was outside a building where Canal Street meets the West Side Highway, which is north of Chambers and the highway. 

A witness, Tawhid Kabir Xisan, 20, said he saw a man running in the street carrying what appeared to be two guns near Chambers Street.

"He was just running around in the middle of the street," said Xisan, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College nearby. "I heard five to six gunshots, and then when the gunshots were happening, I didn't see what happened on the road because I was scared." 

When he looked up again, Xisan said, "I saw the guy that had the two guns on the ground. Three or four officers were holding him down." 

Initially, the incident was reported as a shooting near Chambers Street and the West Side Highway, which is near Public School 89.

Another witness told NBC New York that after smashing into the school bus a man got out of the truck "and started shooting up the place." 

"All the kids were in the courtyard of P.S. 89 and started running," another witness said. He said he went to the struck school bus and saw that one side was caved in, with one girl struck above a wheel well and two other children trapped by a window. 

"It was all blown out," he said. 

In Washington, White House officials said President Donald Trump was receiving "ongoing" briefings about the attack in his hometown. 

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of today's terrorist attack in New York City and their families," Trump said in a statement. "My Administration will provide its full support to the New York City Police Department, including through a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We offer our thanks to the first responders who stopped the suspect and rendered immediate aid to the victims of this cowardly attack. " 

As detectives continued to gather evidence and extra police were dispatched to the protect the thousands of revelers at the Halloween parade in Greenwich Village, the wrecked pickup sat surrounded by yellow police tape with its hazard lights blinking. 

Article Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/nyc-terrorist-attack/least-one-person-dead-incident-lower-manhattan-n816166

Las Vegas shooting: What we know

How the attack unfolded:

• At about 10:08 p.m. Sunday, the Route 91 Harvest festival, an outdoor country music concert, was interrupted by the sound of gunfire, witnesses said.

Police said the gunman fired on the crowd of about 22,000 people from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, several hundred feet southwest of the concert grounds.

• Country music singer Jason Aldean was performing when the gunshots began, according to witnesses' cell phone video.

• "The gunshots lasted for 10 to 15 minutes. It didn't stop," said witness Rachel de Kerf.

• Police say Paddock fired for nine to 11 minutes after the first 911 call came in.

• Paddock set up cameras inside his hotel suite and in the hallway. Police are not aware whether the devices were transmitting.

Investigation: Authorities identified the shooter as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada, a retired and twice-divorced accountant with no known children.

• Paddock was alive when officers first made contact with him outside suite 32135. After taking gunfire from him, police backed off and waited for SWAT teams to respond. A security guard was shot in the leg.

• Officers "breached the hotel room" where Paddock was and found him dead, police said. Authorities believe he killed himself.

• Police said they believe Paddock acted alone. 

• Police say they have not determined Paddock's motives. As such, they are not calling the shooting terrorism -- an attack on civilians to intimidate or coerce society for political purposes. "We have to establish what his motivation was first," said Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo, when asked why the shooting has not been labeled domestic terrorism.

The FBI says it has determined no connection with an international terrorist group.

• "We had no knowledge of this individual," Lombardo said of Paddock. "I don't know how it could have been prevented." 

• Twenty-three weapons were found in the hotel room, including multiple rifles, and some had scopes on them, authorities said.

• Lombardo says several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a material used to make explosives, were found in Paddock's car.

• Authorities searched Paddock's home in Mesquite and found at least 19 more firearms, as well as explosives, several thousand rounds of ammunition, and some electronic devices.

• The shooter had bought multiple firearms, several in California, a law enforcement official told CNN.

• So far, investigators believe the firearms were purchased legally. The suspicion, based on initial reports, is that at least one of the rifles used was altered in order to function as an automatic weapon, said the official. 

• The shooter had been at the Mandalay Bay hotel since September 28, authorities said. Hotel employees had been in his room prior to the shooting and did not notice anything amiss, according to Lombardo. 

• Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines, but officials don't know precisely when the transfer happened or whom the recipient was, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. The FBI is working with Filipino authorities to determine details, the official said.

Paddock's background:

• Besides being a retired accountant, Paddock was a real estate investor who owned apartments and houses. Investigators were looking at several properties in the Reno area associated with him.

Paddock graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1977, with a degree in business administration.

• After living for a time in Melbourne, Florida, Paddockmoved to Nevada in 2016, his brother, Eric Paddock, said.

• Stephen Paddock lived in Mesquite, Nevada, with his girlfriend, Marilou Danley, police said. She was out of the country during the shooting, and is not believed to have been involved, police said.

• Eric Paddock told CNN about Stephen: "He was my brother and it's like an asteroid fell out of the sky." He said the last time he spoke to his brother was when Stephen texted, asking how their mother was after she lost power when Hurricane Irma hit Florida.

• Eric Paddock said his brother had never shown violent tendencies, and had no affiliations with any terror or hate group. Paddock says he's still in the dark on why his brother would do this. 

• Stephen Paddock's father was a convicted bank robber who was on the FBI's most wanted list, from June 10, 1969, until May 5, 1977, the FBI said. Eric Paddock said his father, who was arrested in Oregon in 1978, died a few years ago.

Casualties:

• At least 58 dead and more than 500 people taken to area hospitals, authorities said.

• Throngs of blood donors lined up outside Las Vegas blood banks all day Monday. US blood banks currently have enough blood to meet the immediate medical needs of patients being treated in the aftermath of the shooting, according to a blood bank official.

• This is the deadliest shooting in modern US history. The 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, previously was the deadliest, with 49 killed.

• Victims include a nurse, a police records technician, a special education teacher, and a school office manager.

Reaction:

• Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a declaration of Emergency for Clark County, which allows state agencies to supplement local efforts.

• The Department of Homeland Security said there is no credible threat involving other public venues, but security could increase.

• President Donald Trump described the shooting as an "act of pure evil" and said he will visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with families of the victims.

• Trump and first lady Melania Trump led a moment of silence for Las Vegas from the White House on Monday.

• The Orlando Police Department, which investigated the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, tweeted its condolences to those affected by the Las Vegas shooting.

This article has been updated to reflect a change in the victim death toll.

Article Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting-what-we-know/index.html

1 dead, 14 wounded, including 14-year-old girl, in Chicago shootings

One man was killed and at least 14 people, including a 14-year-old girl, have been injured in shootings across the city between Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Chicago police said.

A 20-year-old man was shot to death and another man, 18, wounded in the 2300 block of East 102nd Street in the South Deering neighborhood on the Southeast Side about 8:10 p.m., police said in a media notification. The 20-year-old was found in a gangway with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The other man also suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and went in a private vehicle to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where he was in serious condition. A witness told police the 20-year-old was sitting in a car with someone at East 102nd Street and South Ogelsby Avenue and the 18-year-old was was walking toward the car, possibly to get in, when someone fired shots from a silver Chevy Impala traveling east on 102nd.

The man who was killed was identified as Marques Lewis, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 8:42 p.m.

The girl was in the 9300 block of South Jeffery Boulevard in the Pill Hill neighborhood about 7 p.m. when she was shot in the stomach, police said in a media notification. She was near a bus stop when someone inside a red car fired shots, police said. The girl was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.

Just before 7:45 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was shot in the 8900 block of South Phillips Avenue in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. He suffered a gunshot wound to the groin and his condition was stabilized at Advocate Trinity Hospital.

Police were also investigating a rifle attack that left a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his knee. The shooting happened just before 12:50 a.m. in the 9100 block of South Ada Street in the Brainerd neighborhood, police said. The man said he was standing outside when two gunmen opened fire. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

In other shootings:

-A 23-year-old man was shot multiple times in the stomach and lower body in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side just after 12:50 a.m. Thursday, police said. The man got into an argument with someone in the 5700 block of West Irving Park Road, and that person took out a gun and shot the man. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.

-On the West Side, a 46-year-old woman was shot in the abdomen and wrist in the Humboldt Park neighborhood about 10:50 p.m., police said. The woman was standing outside with her boyfriend in the 1000 block of North Lawndale Avenue when a man got out of a vehicle and shot her, police said. She was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

-Just before 6:50 p.m., a 17-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man were wounded in a shooting in the 4800 block of West Washington Boulevard in the Austin neighborhood, police said. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh and right leg. The boy was shot in the right hand and suffered a graze wound to the chest. They both were in good condition at Stroger Hospital. The two told police they were walking when they heard shots and realized they had been shot.

-In the Longwood Manor neighborhood, a 35-year-old man suffered four gunshot wounds to the chest and one to the shoulder in the 1200 block of West 96th Street about 6:30 p.m., police said in a media notification. Friends took him to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park and he was transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, in critical condition. Witnesses were at first uncooperative, but investigators later learned he had been sitting in a passenger seat in a parked car when someone came up on foot and shot him, police said.

-A 51-year-old man was shot in a robbery in the 9300 block of South Justine Avenue in the Brainerd neighborhood about 6:15 p.m., police said in a media notification. He was walking three people came up to him, announced a robbery and took his wallet, police said. One of the robbers shot the man in the upper left shoulder. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

-About 5:05 p.m. in the first block of North Lorel Avenue in the Austin neighborhood, a 31-year-old man was outside when a gunman walked up to him and fired shots, police said. He suffered gunshot wounds to the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital where his condition had stabilized.

-Just before 1:15 p.m in the 6600 block of South Halsted Street in the Englewood neighborhood, a 28-year-old man was shot and another man was hurt by broken glass, police said. The 28-year-old was wounded in the left thigh and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was in good condition.

-A little before 12:30 p.m., two men, ages 22 and 23, were shot in the 5200 block of West Adams Street in the Austin neighborhood. The older man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the leg and the younger man went to Loretto Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the foot. They were both treated and released, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a police spokesman. The two were sitting on a porch when someone came up and shot them, police said. Police originally had given Adams Street as the attack's address.

No one was in custody.

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London police chief: Parsons Green train bomb 'packed with shrapnel'

London (CNN)A homemade bomb that partially exploded on a London 

Underground train last week was "packed with shrapnel" and could 

have wreaked devastation, London's police chief said Friday.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the bomb could 

have caused much more damage if it had fully detonated.

"That was a very, very dangerous bomb. It partially detonated, it had 

a large quantity of explosive, and it was packed with shrapnel. So, it 

could have been so much worse," Dick told LBC, a London-based talk 

radio station.

Thirty people were injured when the bomb went off a week ago as a 

District Line train was halted above ground at Parsons Green station 

in a leafy area of southwest London.

Six men have been arrested in connection with the attack. Two were later released.

A 21-year-old man who was arrested Saturday and a 48-year-old man detained Wednesday were released Thursday "with no further action," according to a police statement. Four others remain in custody under the Terrorism Act.

The Met Police said searches were continuing at four addresses and were expected to continue for some days.

"This continues to be a fast-moving investigation," said Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command. "Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack."

Speaking to LBC, Dick said the police had foiled six terror plots "in the past several months," adding that the methods used by terrorists were always evolving.

"Different tactics will be used by different people at different times depending on what they want to achieve -- we have to be prepared for everything," she said.

The UK terror threat level was briefly raised to "critical" in the wake of last Friday's attack but has subsequently been lowered to "severe," meaning an attack is highly likely.

Article Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/22/europe/parsons-green-london-tube-attack/index.html

Deadly Barcelona attack is worst in a day of violence in Spain

Spain saw one of its most violent days in recent memory as a spate of incidents throughout the country appeared to be connected to a terror attack Thursday in Barcelona that left 13 people dead and more than 100 injured.

Authorities said they are working under the assumption that two other deadly events, a terrorist incident in the seaside city of Cambrils and a house explosion farther down the coast in Alcanar, were linked to the van attack in Barcelona that had ISIS taking credit.

Also Thursday, two police officers in Barcelona were hurt when they were hit by a car, but police were unsure whether that was related to the other incidents.

The deadly events began in the early evening with a van plowing through crowds on the renowned Las Ramblas avenue, a popular tourist section of Barcelona. Authorities said of the 80 people taken to hospitals, 15 were seriously hurt.

As police searched for the van driver, Spain's Prime Minister called it an act of "jihadi terrorism."

Here are the latest developments in a tragic day: 

• Two suspects -- one from Morocco, one from the Spanish enclave of Melilla -- were arrested in connection with the Barcelona attack, Catalan Police Chief Josep Lluis Trapero said.

• One suspect in the Barcelona attack is on the run. "The driver abandoned the van and escaped from the area," Trapero said. 

• About 115 kilometers to the southwest, there was a second attack early Friday. Catalan police tweeted that five suspected terrorists were killed in Cambrils. Emergency officials said six civilians and a police officer were injured. 

• One person was killed in an explosion at a house in Alcanar, around 200 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of Barcelona.

• Catalan police said early Friday they are "working under the hypothesis that the terrorists taken down in Cambrils were related to the events that took place in Barcelona and Alcanar." 

• A driver ran over two police officers at a security checkpoint in Barcelona, police said, and the driver was found near the city. The two officers suffered minor injuries and did not need hospital treatment, police said. It was unclear whether that incident was related to the terror attack. 

• ISIS' media wing, Amaq, said the perpetrators of the Barcelona attack were "soldiers of the Islamic State." However, ISIS has not explicitly claimed responsibility. 

The Barcelona attack was one of the most deadly in Spain since more than 190 people were killed in a March 2004 attack against commuter trains.

Terror in the streets of another European city

It was the latest in a series of attacks in Europe in which vehicles have been used to mow down pedestrians in public spaces. More than 100 people have died in similar attacks in Berlin, London and Nice.

Reports of the incident emerged on social media about 5 p.m. (11 a.m. ET). Photographs and videos showed people fleeing the area. About two hours later, police confirmed a terror attack.

As the incident unfolded, police told everyone in the vicinity of Plaça de Catalunya and Las Ramblas to remain indoors until told it was safe to go outside. Footage posted to social media by witnesses showed chaotic scenes with people lying in the street, apparently dead or injured.

Information about most of the victims has not been released, but one Belgian was killed in the attack, Belgian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jose de Pierpont said. 

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy spoke of his grief and offered condolences to the families of the victims. 

"I want to also express my solidarity with all of Spain to the city of Barcelona, today hit by jihadi terrorism, like other cities have been in the world," Rajoy said.

Witness reports gunshots

One witness told local media the situation was "very tense" and that all surrounding shops were evacuated. The witness said at least eight ambulances were at the scene. Emergency services said the area had been cordoned off and all public transportation stopped.

Another witness who was hiding in a shop nearby heard gunshots, according to state-run broadcaster TVE24. A third said he saw a van driving "around 80" kph, or 50 mph. He said "there is no doubt it was intentional," according to TVE24.

Ali Shirazinia, who was cycling alongside Las Ramblas at the time, told CNN he heard "a lot of screams" and saw the crowds split along the busy promenade.

Then he heard what sounded like the driver flooring the accelerator and saw a white van with blue markings come hurtling down the street. "It literally came right down the Ramblas and ran into people on every side," he said. 

"The Ramblas is full of pedestrians, street merchants, street performers, and I saw people flying into the air and everyone was running into the shops on either side of the Ramblas, a lot of people were shocked."

Tourist Susan McClean told CNN she saw a "tidal wave" of people running away from Las Ramblas after the incident.

She ducked into a nearby shop and the shutters were pulled down while police sped toward the scene.

"There was clearly a lot of distress," she said.

McClean said she returned to her hotel one street away after leaving the shop.

Two arrests, one deadly explosion

Two suspects who were arrested were taken into custody hundreds of kilometers apart.

One suspect was arrested in Alcanar, around 200 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of Barcelona.

Also in Alcanar, one person was killed in an explosion at a house, Trapero said, adding that incident was connected to the Barcelona attack. But Trapero didn't say whether the arrest and explosion were tied to each other.

He did say the victim is Spanish and was not on police radar.

The other Barcelona suspect was arrested in Ripoll, about 110 kilometers (68 miles) north of Barcelona and 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Alcanar.

Government officials respond

The Catalan regional government said it was holding an emergency meeting to discuss the incident.

To facilitate police operations, the Catalan emergency services urged people via Twitter to avoid going out or undertaking any other type of movement that was not "strictly necessary."

The Spanish royal family tweeted: "They are assassins, simply criminals who are not going to terrorize us. All of Spain is Barcelona. Las Ramblas will return to be everyone's."

The Union of Islamic Communities of Catalonia expressed "condemnation and repulse" for the Barcelona attack. 

"Faced with this criminal fact, the union of Islamic communities in Catalonia reiterates its full commitment to the fight against any type of terrorism, and it is expected that those responsible for these attacks may be detained and brought before the courts as early as possible," its statement said. 

Barcelona officials ordered all public events to be canceled, and metro and train stations in the area were closed.

NATO chief: We stand united

World leaders were quick to voice their condemnation of the attack and offer support to Barcelona via Twitter.

"My thoughts are with all those affected. We stand united in the fight against terrorism," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

US President Donald Trump said: "The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the attack in Barcelona "revolting," her spokesman tweeted. "We are mourning the victims of this disgusting attack in Barcelona -- in solidarity and friendship side by side with the Spanish."

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker branded the Barcelona attack "cowardly," adding: "We will never be cowed by such barbarism."

Las Ramblas is a predominantly pedestrianized street popular among tourists in Barcelona. Extending for about three-quarters of a mile through the center of the city, the tree-lined street is especially crowded in the summer, the height of tourist season.

The promenade passes by kiosks, flower sellers, pavement cafes and bars. It includes a number of the city's most popular sites.

Article Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/17/europe/barcelona-las-ramblas-van-hits-crowd/index.html

Shooting at Upscale Florida Mall Leaves Two Dead

(CNN)A former employee at a Florida gym opened fire on former co-workers during a dispute Saturday,leaving two people dead, officials said.

The shootings at the Equinox Fitness Club at the upscale Shops at Merrick Park mall in Coral Gables occurred after an argument between Abeku Wilson, the former employee, and Janine Ackerman, the general manager, police said.

Wilson was fired from the club on Saturday and escorted off the property. He later returned with a handgun, killing Ackerman, 35, and fitness manager Marios Hortis, 42. Another victim was critically wounded, police said.

Wilson, 33, then turned the gun on himself and died at the scene, police said.

"Our sense of loss is too profound for words," the club said in a statement on Sunday.

Police gather outside of the Shops at Merrick Park after a shooting. 

"Initially we thought it was an active shooter ... but there was a Coral Gables police officer at the mall at the time who was able to quickly determine it was a targeted shooting," said Miami-Dade Police Officer Alvaro Zabaleta.

The gunfire sent shoppers running for cover, according to witnesses. The mall was on lockdown for a time until police secured the scene. 

In videos posted on social media shortly after the shots rang out, an automated recording is heard: "Emergency -- evacuate or seek shelter." Sirens blare in the background. 

Tim Hartog, general manager of the Yard House restaurant, said the business was on lockdown.

Shots rang out at the Shops at Merrick Park mall in Coral Gables on Saturday. 

"We had everyone underneath tables and got everyone to the back," he said. "There's police everywhere." 

Susan Amat tweeted from the restaurant's kitchen: "Pray for safety for everyone at Merrick Park right now - everything is locked down - we're in kitchen of Yard House. Go Coral Gables Police!"

Anais Michelle said she was walking into the mall with her mother when she saw people coming down from the third level, some crying about a shooting at the gym. Michelle said they hid in the back of a store.

The shooting started about 1 p.m., witnesses told CNN affiliate WPLG. Police said the area was secure about 40 minutes later.

Article Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/us/florida-mall-shooting/index.html

Two arrested in Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting

Police offficers investigate the crime scene at a Cincinnati nightclub.

Jackie Davis, Deondre Davis' father, was by his son's bedside in the hospital when he learned he was one of the suspects. "We were so excited that they had (arrested) someone and to see my son's face come across was devastating," Davis told reporters outside the hospital. "I'm still puzzled on how my son is accused," he added.

Davis described his son as a "nice, well-rounded kid" who always smiles. 

According to his attorney, Carl Lewis, Deondre Davis is unresponsive, sedated and on a ventilator and is expected to undergo surgery on Friday.

"He's innocent until proven guilty," Lewis said. The attorney mentioned he had represented Davis in the past for "minor matters," such as traffic charges for allegedly driving without a license.

It was not clear whether Beckley has an attorney. He is scheduled for arraignment Friday.

The shooting was not related to terrorism, authorities said. But Cranley said that made little difference to clubgoers.

"If you were in that bar or restaurant and people start shooting in a crowded room, what difference does it make to you what the motivation of the shooter was?" Cranley said. "We live in a city and a country where you should be able to go out and have a good time and not be terrorized by gun violence."

Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac addresses reporters after Sunday morning's fatal shooting.

'A lot of chaos'

Cameo is in the former home of a gay bar called Adonis, which closed in 2012.

It is in the city's East End area, on the Ohio River Scenic Byway near Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport, where it sits amid used auto parts yards and marinas.

"We, including myself, are all asking how this could have happened," Jay Rodgers, Cameo's owner, said in a statement. He pledged the club would "continue to cooperate with the police investigation and assist in any way in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

Cameo hires off-duty police officers for extra security. Two officers were stationed at the club's entrance and another two in the parking lot, authorities said.

Officers in those situations are allowed to provide security only outside the clubs, Isaac said. Clubs are responsible for their internal security.

To get in, clubgoers had been searched with an electronic wand to detect hidden weapons. 

A man who was inside told CNN affiliate WLWT he heard the DJ calling for security, although the music hadn't stopped.

"It was just a lot of chaos, obviously, when the shots went off," Cincinnati Police Department Capt. Kimberly Williams said. "People (were) just trying to get out of harm's way." 

To leave the club, some patrons had to flee past injured people on the floor.

Police found a "chaotic crime scene" as they looked for witnesses, many of whom took off when the shooting started, said Cincinnati Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate.

The packed parking lot and the crowds trying to drive away hindered fire rescue teams, Assistant Fire Chief Roy Winston said.

Members of the ATF and local police work at the Cameo nightclub Sunday.

"You had a mass group of people leaving the scene," Winston said.

Some of the injured drove themselves to area hospitals, police said.

One patient was treated for a gunshot wound and released from Anderson Hospital, said Nanette Bentley, hospital spokeswoman. Another person walked into West Hospital with a non-gunshot injury and was treated and released, Bentley said.

'Just going to have a good time'

Cranley, the mayor, said his city is "deeply saddened by this tragedy" and urged community members to work together.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said his city is now one more community struck by "unacceptable" gun violence

"People were just going to have a good time and ended up getting shot," he said. "That is totally unacceptable."

He added, "This is a tragedy that has struck other communities and now it has struck Cincinnati. Our hearts are broken but our spirit is not."

The Cameo nightclub allows admission to anyone over age 18 on Friday nights. Saturday nights are for those who are 21 and above and promoted as "grown and sexy" night.

Cameo has a history of violent incidents, WLWT reported.

"We are aware of it. It (the club) has had some challenges in the past," Neudigate said.

Multiple assaults were reported at Cameo from 2014 to 2016, affiliate WXIX reported.

Article Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/26/us/ohio-nightclub-shooting/index.html

How the Westminster Attack Unfolded

London (CNN)London was struck by a terror attack on Wednesday that killed four people and left dozens injured in the city's deadliest attack in over a decade. Here's how it unfolded: 

Around 2:40 p.m. - Attacker strikes

The assailant drives a vehicle over Westminster Bridge into a crowd, injuring dozens, including three police officers.

The car drives on and crashes into perimeter railings surrounding the Houses of Parliament.

Attacker runs around the corner, approximately 50 meters, then through Parliament's gates, where he stabs an unarmed policeman.

Police open fire on attacker, who is shot dead.

London Ambulance Service receives reports of an incident on Westminster Bridge.

2:46 p.m. - Emergency response

First ambulance crew arrives at the scene. Prime Minister Theresa May is evacuated from Parliament around the same time.

2:47 p.m. - House of Commons is informed

The sitting House of Commons is suspended and Members of Parliament are also placed in lockdown.

David Lidington, Leader of the House of Commons, tells MPs a police officer was stabbed and the assailant appeared to have been shot. He adds that an air ambulance is removing casualties from scene. 

MPs are told to remain in the chamber and stay away from windows.

3:00 p.m. - Full lockdown 

Westminster is put on lockdown by police, including roads, Parliament buildings; the Westminster Underground station is also secured. TV images emerge of a car crashed into the railings.

3:32 p.m. - 'Terrorist incident' 

London Metropolitan Police calls the attack a "terrorist incident."

Authorities tell public to avoid the expanded area around Parliament. The gates of Buckingham Palace are closed as well as Downing Street and Horse Guards Parade. 

The London Eye Ferris wheel, a sightseeing destination on the South Bank, is suspended with tourists still inside the capsules.

5:19 p.m. - Woman pulled from Thames

A woman is pulled from the River Thames alive but with injuries, she was found near Westminster Bridge, where the attack occurred, a Port of London Authority spokesman tells CNN. 

5:50 p.m. - Three deaths confirmed

Three people have died, Britain's most senior counter-terrorism police officer Mark Rowley announces in a news conference. He confirms the attacker was also killed. 

"Our strength as a city is our ability to stand together at such terrible times," Rowley says. "My thoughts are with all those who have been affected by today's attack -- and as a service we have lost one of our own as he acted to protect the public and his colleagues.

"This is a day that we had planned for -- that we all hoped would never happen -- but sadly it is now a reality."

5:50 p.m. - Parliament evacuated

Hundreds of people are evacuated from Parliament to nearby Westminster Abbey, Britain's Press Association news agency reports. A Metropolitan Police superintendent says it will take around 90 minutes to process everyone. Authorities add that people will be assessed to see if they have any information.

6:23 p.m. - Parliament defiant

UK Parliament tweets that both the House of Commons and House of Lords will open and sit as usual on Thursday despite the attack.

7:25 p.m. - Lockdown lifted 

MP Stephen McPartland tweets: "We have just been released from Parliament." The House of Commons later confirms to CNN that the Palace of Westminster is no longer in lockdown.

8:53 p.m. - UK PM speaks

Prime Minister Theresa May condemns "sick and depraved terrorist attack," in a briefing. She makes her remarks after meeting with COBRA, the UK's emergency cabinet committee.

10:29 p.m. - Slain cop identified

Mark Rowley announces that the death toll has risen to four, including one police officer, and 40 were injured in the attack. He later revises the death toll back to three.

He announces the officer killed was Keith Palmer, 48, a husband and father and a 15-year veteran. 

At Scotland Yard, headquarters of London's police force, flags were flying at half-staff on Wednesday evening, in honor of Palmer and the other victims.

THURSDAY 6:03 a.m. - Seven arrested in police raids

Police raided an apartment in Birmingham and other locations overnight, Britain's Press Association reports early on Thursday morning. 

Seven people were arrested at six addresses following enquiries in London and Birmingham, acting deputy police commissioner Mark Rowley tells journalists. Rowley adds that police believe the attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism.

9:26 a.m. - First victim identified 

Aysha Frade is identified as one of the victims killed in the attack near Parliament Square, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry in Spain tells CNN. 

The 43-year-old British teacher with Spanish origins, had been living in London for several years with her Portuguese husband, according to Ramon Garcia Vasquez, the mayor of the Spanish town of Betanzos.

2:08 p.m. - Utah man also died in attack

American tourist Kurt Cochran is identified by family and his church as the second victims who died in the London attack. Cochran was in London celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife Melissa. 

His wife suffered a broken leg and rib as well as a cut to her head but she is expected to recover from her injuries, her brother Clint wrote on social media. 

12:39 p.m. - ISIS claims responsibility 

ISIS claims responsibility for Wednesday's Westminster attack but does not offer evidence of any connections to the assailant. ISIS-affiliated news agency, Amaq, reports that the attacker was a "soldier of Islamic State." 

CNN Terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said the language used by ISIS doesn't necessarily mean that the group is claiming it had connections to the attacker. He says this type of language has been used in the past by the group for attacks it believes it helped inspire. 

3:33 p.m. - Police name attacker 

London Metropolitan Police formally identify the perpetrator as 52-year-old Khalid Masood. 

A statement says Masood, who was born in Kent, a county in the south-east, had previous convictions for violence. It adds that he is thought to have been living in the West Midlands in central England. 

He has never been convicted of any terrorism offenses, according to the police statement. Speaking before Masood was named, Prime Minster Theresa May said the attacker was known to authorities for links to violent extremism. 

He was investigated "some years ago" by security services, but was regarded as a "peripheral figure," May said in the House of Commons. 

9.17 p.m. - Death toll rises to 4

A man who was being treated at a local hospital has become the fourth fatality of the rampage, according to London Metropolitan Police.

The 75-year-old man had been receiving medical treatment following the attack and his life support was withdrawn this evening, said police.