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Chicago man suspected of planning mass shooting against Hindus had white supremacist manifesto

Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, was arrested on Sunday after an individual reported receiving concerning electronic communications from him, Palatine police said.

A Chicago Police officer sits in his car as he monitors the area along Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18, 2021.
A municipal policeman speaks on the phone in front of Joseph-Lakanal middle school after a headmaster was injured by a hunting rifle shot and a teenager was arrested in Aubagne, southern France, on October 12, 2026.

Fourteen-year-old student opens fire with hunting rifle at French school, wounding two

Children look at the scene of a knife attack at a vocational school in the town of Ostroleka, some 120 km north of Warsaw on October 7, 2026. Officers have arrested a 19-year-old man after eight people were wounded in a knife attack at a high school in Poland.

Poland's second school knife attack in two days kills one, raises copycat fears

Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on June 29, 2012.

Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas


Thai teenager charged with murder over mall shooting spree

Charged with murder as well as gun crimes • Two were killed, five wounded • Mass shootings are rare in Thailand, though gun violence is common

 Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to members of media inside the luxury Siam Paragon shopping mall after Thai police arrested a teenage gunman who is suspected of killing foreigners and wounding other people in a shooting, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 4, 2023.

Three people killed in 'racially motivated' shooting in Jacksonville

"It's unjust that we can't even walk on the sidewalk because we're not safe in any stores," a Jacksonville city council member stated.

Emergency personnel surround a Dollar General store after a white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime in Jacksonville, Florida, US. August 26, 2023

White supremacist arrested after threatening synagogue shooter’s jury 

US attorney William Ihlenfeld emphasized that threatening or intimidating jury members or witnesses will be met with a strong response.

 Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018.

Pittsburgh jury votes to sentence Tree of Life synagogue killer to death

In the sentencing phase, prosecutors have argued that Bowers had the necessary intent and premeditation to qualify for the death penalty.

Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, October 27, 2018.

Is antisemitism always delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s penalty could hinge on answer

The government, on the other hand, is pressing for the death penalty and making the case that Bowers was animated by hate, not delusions.

 Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018.

Rash of mass shootings kills 10 in US ahead of July 4 holiday

Just four days into July, three different cities in the US have experienced mass shootings so far this month.

 Police deploy at the scene of a mass shooting near Slugger Field baseball stadium in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. April, 10, 2023.