Baton Rouge police chief says attack unfolded after argument inside food court at Mall of LouisianaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAt least 10 people were injured and transported to the hospital Thursday when two groups exchanged gunfire inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, according to police.Several of the people involved ran off as a large police presence responded. Continue reading...
Suspect was fatally shot, Shreveport police say, after children ranging from 18 months to 14 years were killedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAt least eight people are dead and others are wounded after a mass murder reported in the Louisiana city of Shreveport, according to local police.Police said that among the victims were children ranging in age from 18 months to 14 years. Two other women were reportedly shot in the head but survived – and a third person, described as a young boy, was injured while jumping from a roof. Continue reading...
Park police chief says officer was ‘ambushed’ by two gunmen who fired as officer drove in unmarked vehicleA US park police officer was seriously wounded Monday evening in a shooting in Washington DC in what the park police chief called an ambush.Park police chief Scott Brecht said in a press briefing that the unidentified officer was “ambushed” by two gunmen who fired at the officer as he drove by in an unmarked vehicle. The officer was working on a park police investigation when he was shot. The chief declined to give specifics of the investigation. Continue reading...
Israeli air defence systems fail to intercept at least two projectiles during attacks on cities of Arad and Dimona Middle East crisis live – latest updatesIranian ballistic missile barrages wounded about 100 people in southern Israel on Saturday, striking the cities of Arad and Dimona after air defence systems failed to intercept at least two projectiles.Among the injured were a 12-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, both reported to be in serious condition. Continue reading...
Details from US Central Command come as 13 US service members and more than 1,300 Iranians have been killedAt least 200 US troops have been injured in the US-Israeli war on Iran, a US military spokesperson said on Monday.“Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 200 US service members have been wounded,” US Central Command spokesperson Cpt Tim Hawkins told the Guardian via email. Continue reading...