BALTIMORE - At least one person was killed and six injured in a shooting on Sunday (April 28) evening in West Baltimore, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said. According to CNN, the authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying the gunman and more potential victims. The person who died ran behind a nearby church and collapsed, Mr Harrison said in a news conference. But the shooting was not connected to the church, despite earlier reports. A man approached an intersection where two cookouts were taking place on opposite sides of the street and started "firing indiscriminately into the crowd", said Mr Harrison, according to CNN. It appears that the gunman targeted one or more people in the crowd, he said. Investigators are trying to determine if the two cookouts were connected. "We know that many people were out here," Mr Harrison said. "It is only with the community's help that we will be able to identify those responsible." Acting Mayor Bernard Young echoed … [Read more...] about 1 dead, 6 injured after gunman opens fire at two cookouts in Baltimore: Police
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Fire kills two inmates, injures guard at Alaska village jail
ANCHORAGE: A fire, apparently started by an inmate, engulfed a jail in an Alaska village on Sunday, killing two prisoners and badly injuring a guard, authorities said.The jail in the remote Yup'ik community of Napakiak went up in flames after a prisoner set fire to a mattress, according to a guard at the jail, the Alaska State Troopers said.The prisoner and his cellmate were killed, and a guard who tried to free them suffered "significant injuries," the state troopers said in a news release.The two bodies were found after the fire was extinguished and will be sent to the state medical examiner's office in Anchorage for autopsies and identifications, the release said.Napakiak is home to about 360 people, most of them engaging in a traditional Yup'ik lifestyle. The village is on the Kuskokwim River, about 645km west of Anchorage. Like most rural Alaska villages, Napakiak lacks outside road access.The injured guard was flown out of the community for treatment, state troopers said. A … [Read more...] about Fire kills two inmates, injures guard at Alaska village jail
Commander overseeing Guantanamo Bay fired: US Southern Command
WASHINGTON: The US admiral in charge of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba has been fired "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," US Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday (Apr 28).Rear Admiral John Ring was removed from the post on Saturday, the brief statement said, without giving details about why.Jose Ruiz, a spokesman for Southern Command, which oversees Guantanamo, told Reuters the decision was the result of a month-long investigation completed earlier in April, but declined to provide specifics.The firing was first reported by The New York Times.Ring had led Guantanamo since April 2018. General John Hussey, formerly the centre's deputy commander, will now lead it in an acting capacity, the statement said."This change in leadership will not interrupt the safe, humane, legal care and custody provided to the detainee population at GTMO," Southern Command said in its statement.The Guantanamo detention centre, opened by Republican President … [Read more...] about Commander overseeing Guantanamo Bay fired: US Southern Command
US commander overseeing Guantanamo Bay fired
WASHINGTON: The US admiral in charge of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba has been fired “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” US Southern Command said in a statement yesterday. Rear Admiral John Ring was removed from the post on Saturday, the brief statement said, without giving details about why. Jose Ruiz, a spokesman for Southern Command, which oversees Guantanamo, told Reuters the decision was the result of a monthlong investigation completed earlier in April, but declined to provide specifics. The firing was first reported by The New York Times. Ring had led Guantanamo since April 2018. General John Hussey, formerly the center’s deputy commander, will now lead it in an acting capacity, the statement said. “This change in leadership will not interrupt the safe, humane, legal care and custody provided to the detainee population at GTMO,“ Southern Command said in its statement. The Guantanamo detention centre, opened by … [Read more...] about US commander overseeing Guantanamo Bay fired
Rabbi praises off-duty border agent who fired at California synagogue shooter
SAN DIEGO: The rabbi wounded in Saturday’s deadly shooting at his California synagogue praised an off-duty US Customs and Border Patrol agent who fired at the fleeing suspect. “I had spoken to him in the past about coming to the synagogue armed because he’s trained, and I want trained security as much as possible,” Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein told CNN, speaking from a local hospital. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t afford to have an armed security officer at every service, so whenever we had extra help, we were grateful for it.” The agent, who has not been identified, had recently discovered his Jewish heritage and travelled more than 160 km each way to visit the synagogue from his home in El Centro, a city on the border with Mexico, the rabbi said. The sheriff of San Diego County, Bill Gore, told reporters on Saturday the officer fired as the gunman was fleeing, missing the suspect but hitting his car. One woman was killed and three others wounded, … [Read more...] about Rabbi praises off-duty border agent who fired at California synagogue shooter