Sep 23, 2026
A Vermont jury convicted a man of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home in November 2023. The jury rejected an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was hearing voices.
An armed man pushed through a crowd and knocked down two elderly people while attempting to confront Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair in Ohio on Sunday. The suspect, who was carrying two handguns and brass knuckles, was arrested by troopers and pleaded not guilty to assault and inducing panic charges.
A high school student wearing a body camera shot and killed a fellow student before taking his own life in a livestreamed attack at Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in the southern Philippines. The suspect carried two pistols during the Tuesday incident.
Five people were wounded, one critically, in an early-morning shooting at Virginia State University involving multiple suspects. A 19-year-old was later arrested after being found hiding in a dormitory closet. The campus was placed under lockdown.
A 14-year-old student killed at least nine people, including his grandparents, in a shooting rampage at a high school and home outside Bangkok. A 12-year-old girl died from her injuries the day after the attack, marking Thailand's worst mass killing in nearly four years.
A teenage student shot and killed his grandparents at their home before opening fire at a high school in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok, killing three teachers and three students. The suspected attacker also died, bringing the total death toll to at least seven or eight people, with 15 others wounded.
Three people were killed and five wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, in a mass shooting at Seattle's popular Bite of Seattle food festival near the Space Needle. One suspect is in custody while police search for a second.
Two student suspects opened fire at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Philippines, killing three students and wounding seven others in what authorities describe as a bullying-related attack. Both suspects were taken into custody following the rare school shooting incident.
A shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood left three people dead, including a police officer—the first Montreal officer killed in the line of duty in nearly 25 years—a civilian, and the suspect. Police Chief Fady Dagher confirmed the threat has been neutralized and shelter-in-place orders lifted.
Toronto police have identified a 'multilayered' gun-for-hire network responsible for dozens of shootings across the Greater Toronto Area, including attacks on the U.S. consulate in March, Jewish schools and synagogues, and waste management facilities. Police Chief Myron Demkiw indicated that youth are being hired to carry out these crimes.
A Toronto police officer was fatally shot Thursday by a 19-year-old suspect while executing a search warrant related to an investigation into shots fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto in March. The teen will be charged with first-degree murder.
A Boston Children's Hospital study found youth-perpetrated firearm homicides rose 41% from 2018 to 2022, with states having stronger firearm laws showing significantly lower rates of youth-perpetrated gun violence.
A gunman opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological site, killing a Canadian woman and injuring at least four others before taking his own life. The attack occurred at one of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations.