#ChapelHillShooting #MuslimLivesMatter - Man Charged For Shooting Death of 3 Muslim Students

#ChapelHillShooting - Police have arrested Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, and charged him with the murder of three Muslim students at an apartment near the Chapel Hill campus at the University of North Carolina. The three victims are Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; Yusor Mohammad, 21; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19. Barakat and Yusor Mohammad had been married for just one month; Razan Abu-Salha was Yusor's sister. All three had been shot in the head, and all were students.

Shortly after the shootings, Hicks turned himself into police, however, authorities aren’t yet saying what the shooter's motivation may have been.

2-Year-Old Kills Mother In Idaho Walmart By Accidentally Shooting Her

A woman has been shot dead by a 2-year-old in a Wal-Mart store in Idaho. The 29-year-old was shopping with four children in the store in Hayden, when the two-year-old reached into her handbag and fired the weapon, shooting her dead.

Initial reports suggested the woman was the boy's mother, but the police have said it is as yet unclear how the two are related.

Another Police Officer Killed In Florida After 2 Shot Dead In New York Yesterday

Sad to report that a father of five and former New York City policeman now working as a Tarpon Springs police officer has been killed in a shooting early this morning. Authorities confirm that a suspect has been taken into custody.

Named as Charles "Charlie K" Kondek, the officer was fatally shot around 3 a.m. as released by the Tarpon Springs Police Department on their Facebook page just an hour ago. The department said;

"our hearts and prayers go out to the Kondek Family and our deepest sympathy."

Six Dead In Pennsylvania Shootings - Gunman Still At Large

Six people have been shot dead and three wounded in three locations near Philadelphia, officials in Pennsylvania say.

Montgomery County law enforcement are seeking the suspected gunman, who they named as Bradley William Stone, 35. They say he may be armed and dangerous, telling residents to remain indoors.

The victims are all said to have a familial relationship to Mr Stone, who has been described as having red hair and wearing military fatigues. He also reportedly uses a cane or a walking stick.

BREAKING: Police In Oregon Say Three Shot At Portland High School

A shooter wounded two boys and a girl outside an alternative high school Friday in what may be a gang-related attack, Portland police said.

The victims are believed to be students at Rosemary Anderson High School, which serves about 190 at-risk students, Sgt. Pete Simpson said. The three were conscious and breathing when they were taken to the hospital, he said.

The shooting was reported after noon and happened at a corner outside the school, Simpson said. The assailant fled, and the students ran back to the school for help, he said.

#PrayForFSU - Student Saved From Shooter's Bullet By Backpack Of Books

Jason Derfuss, a student at Florida State University was one of the targets of a shooter who police killed this morning at the school. But Jason is unharmed and he is thanking God for saving him from the shooter's bullet.

Jason says he was leaving Strozier Library, and was barely 5 ft away from the man when the shooting happened. Luckily, Jason was carrying his backpack and it was full of the books he’d just checked out from the library.

#PrayForPilchuck - Another School Shooting At Marysville-Pilchuck High School, North Seattle!

#MPHS Marysville-Pilchuck High School is on the alert after someone opened fire in the school cafeteria during school hours as the students were having lunch.

Elliot Rodger Kills Six People and Himself Because He Felt Rejected By Women

Elliot Rodger is the 22 year old son of Peter Rodger, the assistant director of the Hollywood film franchise The Hunger Games. Elliot Rodger, who claimed to be a virgin, but not for lack of trying, went on a shooting rampage while driving his black BMW near the University of California, Santa Barbara. He ended up killing 6 people and shot himself after exchanging gun fire with the police.

20 Children Dead in Connecticut School Shooting

You think you've seen the worst that can happen, and then a day like this comes and breaks your heart all over again. Just last week in our backyard (Portland in neighboring state, Oregon), a gunman killed two people and then himself at a shopping mall. Today, the violence is targeted at children, while they were in school, and all these just a few weeks, days to Christmas. What is really going on?

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A heavily armed gunman opened fire at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing 26 people including 20 children in the latest in a series of shooting rampages across the United States this year, U.S. media reported.

The gunman was dead inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, state police Lieutenant Paul Vance told a news conference.

Vance said there were 28 deaths in Connecticut - 20 children and seven adults from the school and another person connected to the suspect at a house in Newtown. The total included the shooter, who media said was a 24-year-old man. The New York Times reported that the gunman killed himself at the scene.