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Haiti gang opens fire on pastor-led march, kills several

Protesters led by a pastor marched through a gang-controlled area near the capital. Rights groups reporting on the incident blamed the pastor for leading protesters into such a dangerous situation.

Some of the protesters marching against the gang carried machetesImage: Odelyn Joseph/AP Photo/picture alliance

A powerful gang in Haiti opened fire on a pastor-led march through an area controlled by the gang near the capital Port-au-Prince, killing several of the marching parishioners.

The gang, which controls the northern Canaan suburb, fired at the protesters with machine guns. Local rights group CARDH said at least seven people were killed, with the group’s director Gedeon Jean expecting the death toll to rise.

Jean said that several people were wounded, with some churchgoers even kidnapped.

What do we know about the march?
Videos shared on social media showed some 100 people marching in Canaan. Many of the protesters donned yellow shirts associated with Pastor Marco’s religious group, while some were seen carrying sticks and machetes.

Journalists at the scene filmed the attack on the march in real time, Marie Yolène Gilles, director of human rights group Fondasyon Je Klere, told The Associated Press.

Unverified videos on social media showed people who appear to be hostages saying they thought the march was peaceful and were unaware it addressed the gang.

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/haiti-gang-opens-fire-on-pastor-led-march-kills-several/a-66640274

California shooting: Four killed, six hurt in Cook’s Corner bar

The shooting happened as patrons gathered for spaghetti night at Cook’s Corner bar

Four people have been killed and six others hurt in a shooting incident at a biker bar in southern California.

The gunman, identified on Thursday as a retired police officer, was among the four who died at Cook’s Corner in Orange County.

Two of the six who were injured are in critical condition, county fire chief Brian Fennessy said.

There have been more than 400 mass shootings in 2023 alone, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

The shooting took place at 19:00 local time (02:00 GMT) as the bar was offering an $8 (£6.30) spaghetti night and a rock music show, which were advertised on the bar’s Facebook page.

It is thought the incident may have started as a domestic incident between the gunman and his wife, CBS News reported citing a police source.

On Thursday, authorities named the suspect as John Snowling, a retired sergeant who worked with the Ventura Police Department in California until 2014.

At least one weapon was recovered from the scene, police said.

Orange County supervisor Katrina Foley said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she was “heartbroken to hear of another senseless mass shooting, this time in our own backyard”.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66603641

Mom killed, two kids seriously injured in NYC hammer attack

A mother was beaten to death with a hammer and her young son and daughter were left fighting for their lives Wednesday in a “horrific and senseless act of violence” at their Brooklyn rooming house, police officials said.

The 43-year-old woman and her battered children — a 5-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl — were found inside their cramped room on the second floor of the Sunset Park building shortly before 2 p.m. by cops responding to a 911 call about an assault in progress, the NYPD said.

The officers arrested a 47-year-old man who was trying to walk out of the building, at 52nd Street near 5th Avenue, when they arrived, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said at a news briefing.

The suspect — who had blood on him — lives in another room of the small three-bedroom apartment with his 9-year-old son, Chell said. Another person rents the third room.

“The incident I’m about to describe to you is a horrific and senseless act of violence which took the life of a married mother of two,” Chell told reporters.

“I think I can speak for all New Yorkers when I say our community, all our prayers are with this family at this time.”

A mother is dead and her young children are fighting for life at a local hospital after a hammer attack in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, sources tell The Post.
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A person of interest is in custody.
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Police recovered this hammer at the scene.
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Harrowing video obtained by The Post showed police officers carrying the bloodied kids out of the apartment.

The mom and her two kids were taken to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead and the two youngsters were in critical condition, according to cops.

A bloodied hammer was recovered by cops in the building.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/23/mom-killed-two-kids-seriously-injured-in-nyc-hammer-attack/

CA SHOP OWNER KILLED PRIDE FLAG RIPPED OFF STOREFRONT … Before Fatal Shooting

More details surrounding the senseless killing of a shop owner and mother of 9 … as her close friend says a man ripped down the shop’s pride flag before shooting and killing the woman.

Director Paul Feig, known for projects like “Bridesmaids,” “The Office,” and 2016’s “Ghostbusters,” expressed his pain online for the loss of his pal, Lauri Carleton — owner of Lake Arrowhead’s Mag,Pi, where she was killed Friday night.

Paul writes about the man who cops say shot her over the flag she had hanging outside her store … adding, “He ripped it down and when she confronted him about it he shot and killed her.”

He goes on to sing her praises as a fashion designer and a friend, saying she was a true ally of the LGBTQ+ community and asking folks to “keep moving forward with tolerance and love.”

Source: https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/20/killed-california-shop-owner-pride-flag-ripped-off-shot-dead/