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Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead By Suicide, ID'd As 48-Year-Old Former Student: Cops Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead By Suicide, ID'd As 48-Year-Old Former Student: Cops
Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead By Suicide, ID'd As 48-Year-Old Former Student: Cops The suspect in both the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor has been found dead by suicide, officials announced Thursday night, Dec. 18.  He was identified in an affidavit (attached at the bottom of this news article), and signed Thursday in Rhode Island as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown University student and a national of Portugal, whose last known address was in Miami, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at a press conference. His body was found in a storage unit in New Hampshire, the New York Times reports, citi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Internet Sleuths Claim To ID Brown Shooting Suspect, Officials Try To Shut Them Down Internet Sleuths Claim To ID Brown Shooting Suspect, Officials Try To Shut Them Down
Internet Sleuths Claim To ID Brown Shooting Suspect, Officials Try To Shut Them Down Authorities and Brown University officials are warning the public against online speculation after internet sleuths claimed they had identified the suspect in a deadly mass shooting tied to the Ivy League college. The claims began circulating after Brown removed webpages that included an individual’s name, prompting theories online that the person was connected to the case. When reached by Daily Voice, Brown University spokesman Brian Clark said the pages were removed to protect a member of the campus community from being targeted. “In the aftermath of the shooting, we’ve seen harmful doxx…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘My Heart Is Shattered’: Melania Trump Pushes Threat-Assessment Action After School Shooting ‘My Heart Is Shattered’: Melania Trump Pushes Threat-Assessment Action After School Shooting
‘My Heart Is Shattered’: Melania Trump Pushes Threat-Assessment Action After School Shooting First Lady Melania Trump condemned the deadly Minneapolis school shooting as “senseless and depraved,” sharing condolences for grieving families and urging earlier intervention to stop would-be attackers. “My heart is shattered for the families and friends of the victims of today’s senseless and depraved violent act," the first lady posted on X late Wednesday night, Aug. 27. "There is nothing that anyone can say to make your grief go away, but please know that you are not alone. My thoughts, love, and deepest sympathy are with you during this dreadful time.” In a separate, earlier post…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Final Victim ID'd In NYC's Deadliest Shooting In 25 Years Final Victim ID'd In NYC's Deadliest Shooting In 25 Years
Final Victim ID'd In NYC's Deadliest Shooting In 25 Years tA security officer working in the lobby of one of midtown Manhattan's most prestigious skyscrapers has been the final victim identified following the deadliest shooting in New York City in 25 years. Aland Etienne was ID'd as one of four people shot and killed by a gunman who took his own life during the rampage. Union 32BJ described the 46-year-old Etienne him as a "New York hero" in announcing the news of his death on Tuesday, July 29.  The incident happened early Wednesday evening, July 28, on the 33rd floor at 345 Park Ave., which includes the NFL headquarters.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Mass Shooting At CT Mall: Suspect In Custody After 5 Injured, Cops Say (UPDATE) Mass Shooting At CT Mall: Suspect In Custody After 5 Injured, Cops Say (UPDATE)
Mass Shooting At CT Mall: Suspect In Custody After 5 Injured, Cops Say (Update) Five people were shot and a suspect is in custody after gunfire broke out Tuesday afternoon, May 27 at the Brass Mill Center Mall in Waterbury, police said. Waterbury Police officers responded to reports of shots fired at approximately 4:43 p.m. on May 27, at the Brass Mill Center, located at 495 Union Street, according to a statement from the Waterbury Police Department. Officers found five adult victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All were taken to local hospitals and were reported to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police said the shooting “was not a random act of vi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Of 45-Year-Old Father Killed In Florida State Mass Shooting Hires Attorneys Family Of 45-Year-Old Father Killed In Florida State Mass Shooting Hires Attorneys
Family Of 45-Year-Old Father Killed In Florida State Mass Shooting Hires Attorneys The family of one of the two men killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University has hired attorneys. Tiru Chabba, a 45-year-old father of two, was one of the men killed in the incident that happened just before noon on Thursday, April 17. Chabba, a resident of Greenville, South Carolina, was on the FSU campus in his role regional vice president of Aramark Collegiate Hospitality, a campus vendor when 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner opened fire shortly before noon. The other fatal victim has been ID'd as Robert Morales, age 57, a high school football coach who worked at FSU…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stepson Of Sheriff's Deputy ID'd As Suspect In Deadly Mass Shooting At Florida State University Stepson Of Sheriff's Deputy ID'd As Suspect In Deadly Mass Shooting At Florida State University
Stepson Of Sheriff's Deputy ID'd As Suspect In Deadly Mass Shooting At Florida State University This story has been updated. The stepson of a longtime sheriff's deputy has been identified as the suspect in a mass shooting at Florida State University that left two people dead and six others injured. The 20-year-old suspect, identified as Phoenix Ikner, was apprehended shortly after the incident happened around noon Thursday, April 17, at one of the busiest places on campus, in the area of the student union, prompting a shelter-in-place alert. Ikner was shot by responding officers. Click here for a new, updated story: Family Of 45-Year-Old Father Killed In Florida Stat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Accused Of Making Violent Threats Against Trump Man Accused Of Making Violent Threats Against Trump
Man Accused Of Making Violent Threats Against Trump A man accused of threatening to kill President Trump has been apprehended following a tip to federal authorities. The investigation began on Inauguration Day on Monday, Jan. 20, after a tip to the FBI National Threat Operations Center reported violent online posts targeting the former president.  Federal agents traced the posts to Shannon Depararro Atkins, age 46, of West Palm Beach, Florida, near Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. Atkins was arrested just before 7:30 p.m.  Friday, Jan. 24 near his home after being pulled over in a white 2013 BMW 750Li, said Public Informat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Mass Shooting Outside NY Venue Occurred During Memorial For Teen Who Was Shot To Death Mass Shooting Outside NY Venue Occurred During Memorial For Teen Who Was Shot To Death
Mass Shooting Outside NY Venue Occurred During Memorial For Teen Who Was Shot To Death Authorities released new details in a mass shooting outside a New York music venue late on New Year's Day that injured nearly a dozen victims. The shooting occurred in Queens, at the Amazura event venue near 143rd Street and 91st Avenue in Jamaica, at around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1. NYPD officials said several people were waiting to enter the venue when three to four gunmen opened fire, hitting six female and four male victims. All of the victims were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive, police said. At the time shots rang out, the venue was hosting a memorial service …

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by Michael Mashburn