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Friday 31 March 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# Gunman

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# Hero's welcome
Sergeant-at-Arms who shot Canadian gunman gets standing ovation
Kevin Vickers was given a hero’s welcome in the Canadian Parliament today.
# Brussels
Belgium police release chilling footage of attack on Jewish Museum
Four people died in the incident.
# Shooting
Jewish community in Belgium on high alert after attack that left four dead
A fourth person has died in hospital after the attack yesterday on the Jewish Museum in Brussels.
# Gunman
Man for court over handgun robbery at all-night petrol station
Gardaí had a gun pointed at them as they responded to the call-out at daybreak yesterday.
# Kansas
'Neo-Nazi' gunman kills three at US Jewish sites on eve of Passover
The suspect was heard yelling “Heil Hitler” as police officers escorted him away.
# Shooting
Third person arrested over fatal Dublin shooting
The 41-year-old victim was shot dead yesterday evening by a lone gunman.
# Released
Man arrested over Offaly shooting of two released without charge
The man in his early 20′s had been held at Tullamore Garda Station, gardai say a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
# yale gunman
Investigation at Yale University after reports of gunman ‘on or near’ campus
The university’s emergency authorities have advised students “shelter in place until further notice”.
# Mass Shooting
Washington Navy Yard shooter was former serviceman, police confirm
Thirteen people, including gunman Aaron Alexis, were killed in today’s mass shooting at a Washington DC naval base.
# Shooting
13 people, including baby, shot dead in Serbian village: report
A man aged in his 60s has shot six men, six women and a baby in a village near the Serbian capital.
# United States
Four killed in back-to-back shootings in NY state
Police believe the suspected gunman set fire to his apartment before embarking on the shooting spree, killing four people.
# Queensland
Australian police arrest gunman involved in shopping centre threat
The suspect was shot with rubber bullets and has been taken to hospital.
# Massachusetts
Authorities: Report of gunman at MIT was a hoax
It had been reported that a gunman was on the campus, which was then put into lockdown.
# sandy hook
Sandy Hook massacre survivors back to class today
The children will not return to Sandy Hook, but will instead attend a disused school in a nearby town.
# Shooting
Four dead, including gunman, in Pennsylvania shooting
Three state troopers were also injured in the incident which left three men and one woman dead.
# Alabama
Gunman wounds 3 at Alabama hospital
The gunman was fatally shot by police and detectives are still working to determine why he was in the hospital.
# Shooting
Police confirm 20 children killed in Connecticut shooting
The shooter was pronounced dead at the scene and it is reported that he took his own life.
# Shooting
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to Coolock shooting
The shooting took place at 9.40pm last night when it is understood a lone gunman fired two shots from a shotgun at the house.
# Shooting
Three dead, including gunman, in New Jersey supermarket shooting
The shooting took place two hours before the store opened while staff were stocking shelves.
# India
Death penalty confirmed for sole surviving Mumbai attacks gunman
Mohammad Kasab is expected to lodge a final appeal for clemency with the new President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
# Texas
Gunman arrested after Texas shootings dies
The gunman was reported to have shot a number of people near the A&M University campus this afternoon.
# RIP
Colorado shooting victims being laid to rest in Ohio, Texas
Matt McQuinn, who dived in front of his girlfriend during the shooting, and Jessica Ghawi, who survived another random shooting just months earlier, will both be laid to rest today.
# Colorado
Colorado suspect 'was seeing university psychiatrist' before massacre
A court in Colorado has seen disputes over whether medical privilege covers contact between James Holmes and his doctor.
# Colorado
Colorado suspected gunman 'can't remember' shooting spree
Alleged killer James Holmes is repeatedly asking guards why he is in prison – claiming that he has no memory of the shooting which took place in a packed Colorado cinema last week.
# Aurora
'He wasn't giving anyone a chance to get out' - witnesses recall Colorado cinema shooting
One witness has said he saw a little girl who had been shot.
# Shooting
Finland: Gunman kills 1, injures 8, in 'random' shooting
An 18-year-old man has been arrested over the fatal gun attack, which police say had no immediately discernible motive.
# France
France: Gunman's brother charged over murders
Abdelkader Merah, 29, is suspected of complicity in murder, theft, and involvement in terrorism in connection with the deaths of seven people in France.
# France
Toulouse gunman’s 29-year-old brother charged with murder and terrorism
French authorities have said they believe Abdelkader Merah was involved in his brother Mohamed’s shooting spree which left seven people dead.
# France
Latest: French police 'want to capture suspect alive' in armed siege
Three officers have been shot and injured after surrounding the suspected school gunman, who claims links to al-Qaeda.
# Greece
Gunman holds two people hostage in northern Greek factory
Two other men who were injured by the gunman have been taken to hospital.
# Alan McNally
Brother of man shot in pub was killed three years ago
Gardaí trying to locate gunman and possible accomplice for this morning’s shooting of Alan McNally.
# Virginia Tech
Police say Virginia Tech gunman acted alone
Investigators are still trying to find out why the gunman ambushed the officer, Deriek W. Crouse before taking his own life.
# US
Gunman opens fire at FedEx facility in Chicago - reports
Report was phoned in but police are now investigating.
# California
Gunman kills 8 in Southern California salon shooting
A man opened fire at a busy California hair salon yesterday, killing eight people and critically injuring one other.
# Shooting
Man shot, gunman escapes on bicycle
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in Ballyfermot, Dublin, this afternoon. Gardaí say that the gunman escaped the scene on a bicycle.
# Mexico
Two Americans shot by gunman at Mexican border
The two men were killed while waiting in line at a border crossing in Tijuana in the early hours of Monday morning.
# Gabrielle Gifford
US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot point blank at public meeting
The congresswoman remains in a critical condition after being shot point blank in the head in Arizona; a total of 18 people were injured in the attack and six people have been reported dead – including a nine-year-old girl.