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SOUTHPORT, N.C. — Authorities have identified the suspect in Saturday night’s mass shooting at the American Fish Company in the Southport Yacht Basin as 40-year-old Nigel Max Edge of Oak Island, North Carolina. Edge, a former U.S. Marine veteran, is accused of opening fire from a boat anchored on the Cape Fear River around 9:30 p.m., killing three people and injuring at least nine others. Witnesses say patrons were dining and socializing at the popular waterfront restaurant when shots suddenly rang out, creating chaos along the busy marina district. Investigators confirm that Edge, who was accompanied by a spotted dog...

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Multiple victims have been injured in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday, according to police. The shooter is down and there is no ongoing threat to the public, according to the Grand Blanc Township Police Department. The church is currently on fire. Police are urging the public to avoid the area as emergency response efforts continue.

Three people were killed and eight were injured when an alleged U.S. veteran who claimed he was suffering from PTSD fired into a dockside North Carolina restaurant, killing three people and leaving at least one other person fighting for their life. The suspect was named by the Southport Police Department as Nigel Max Edge, arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, with additional charges pending. “We believe that this was a targeted location,” Southport Police Chief Todd Coring stated...

Four churchgoers have died, with at least eight more injured and others potentially unaccounted for after a gunman set fire to a Mormon church in Michigan and began shooting at congregants. The shooter, who was killed by police at the scene, has been identified as 40-year-old Iraq War veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford. Sanford opened fire on hundreds of people, including children, who had gathered for a service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc about 10.25am on Sunday. Police confirmed in an 8pm press conference that two of the victims died from gunshot wounds, while...

A Florida man has been arrested in connection with a fire last week in a classroom at a Chabad in Florida, days before Rosh Hashanah. Blake Richard Hoover, 31, of Punta Gorda, was arrested by local police Monday and charged with arson and criminal mischief. Those charges were also enhanced with hate crime charges, according to the Punta Gorda Police Department. According to the criminal complaint, Hoover was identified after his mother, Kelly, saw reports of the blaze at the Chabad of Charlotte County in Punta Gorda, Florida, and thought that her son may be responsible. During the incident Friday...

BURTON, MI -- The gunman who killed at least four worshippers at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday unleashed an unprovoked, bitter critique of the Mormon faith just days before the deadly assault. Burton City Council candidate Kris Johns said he met Thomas Jacob Sanford, who police identified as the gunman, while campaigning door to door on East Atherton Road near Center Road on Sept. 22. ((SNIP)) After a few minutes of introductions, Johns said, Sanford steered the conversation directly to the Mormon church and did not turn back, repeatedly telling him...

This is the third press conference regarding the shooting at the Mount Blanc Michigan LDS Church

An active shooter situation has been reported in Southport, North Carolina, according to social media posts. Local residents are being advised to steer clear of the area as law enforcement investigates. Claims on Facebook suggest that multiple individuals have been injured, with one post reporting the sighting of six ambulances and a significant police presence. The city of Southport disclosed on Facebook that there were reports of an active shooter at the Southport Yacht Basin. "There is an unknown number of injuries. Avoid the area and remain in your homes. Please report any suspicious activity immediately to 911," the post...

AUSTIN, Texas — More than three decades after four teen girls were found dead inside a burned-down yogurt shop in North Austin, investigators say they finally know who killed them. Law enforcement sources confirmed to KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski that the 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders have been solved using genetic genealogy technology. The perpetrator has been identified as American serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers, who died by suicide in 1999. Brashers’s DNA profile has previously been connected with a 1990 murder in Greenville, South Carolina; the 1997 rape of a 14-year-old in Memphis; and the 1998 double murder of...

Elon Musk's transgender daughter Vivian Wilson made her debut on the runway at New York Fashion Week as she remains estranged from her father. Wilson wore a bright red dress with a purple sash reading 'Miss South Carolina' at the Alexis Bittar showcase at the Abrons Theater on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She spoke briefly about the experience for Bittar's Instagram account, as the designer explained the concept behind the show. 'Just debuted my SS26 Presentation. Theme MISS USA 1991: a dream sequence, it is a story about misogyny, unchecked predators, objectification and trans rights. There was a...

Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter Tyler Robinson was living with a transgender partner who was in the process of transitioning from a male to a female, a law enforcement source confirmed to The Post Saturday. That individual, who has yet to be identified by the authorities, is now fully cooperating with the FBI on its investigation into the fatal shooting of the conservative activist, the source added. The relationship was first reported by Fox News’ Brooke Singman. Text messages and other communications that the transgender individual traded with Robinson, 22, helped the feds nab the accused assassin. Federal and state authorities...

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - New information was released Monday about the Amish family involved in two deadly drownings over the weekend. Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell described this as a “spiritual delusion” which left dead the father and 4-year-old son. The victims have been identified as Marcus J. Miller, 45, and Vincen Miller, 4. The mother, 40, has been hospitalized for mental health treatment. Campbell said she is expected to be formally charged Tuesday with aggravated murder. The situation happened over the course of Saturday and Sunday while the family camped at Atwood Lake. Campbell said around 1 a.m....

Pet psychics in China who claim to help people communicate with their dead pets and find out if they have been reincarnated have sparked an online controversy. The psychics charge prices of 128 yuan (US$18) to allow owners to ask their pet five questions and 2,999 yuan (US$420) for an unlimited number of questions within six months, according to a news report by Jimu News. Finding out if their pet has been reincarnated costs between 899 yuan and 1,899 yuan (US$125 and US$260) depending on the circumstances. ... Anran joined the chat group, which had more than 400 members. She...

The FBI is on the hunt for a daring armed robbery crew that targeted an armored car in Blue Island on Friday afternoon. It happened outside U.S. Bank, 11960 Western Avenue, around 4:25 p.m. Three masked men displayed guns and stole cash and ATM currency cassettes from the armored car team. The FBI said the robbers were three Black men in their late teens to mid-20s. They all wore dark sweatpants, dark hoodies, dark face coverings, and light gray gloves. No injuries were reported during the robbery. FBI investigators are asking tipsters to contact them at 312-421-6700 or online at...

China's biggest hotpot chain Haidilao has offered to compensate more than 4,000 diners who visited one of its Shanghai branches, where two teens urinated into their hotpot broth. A video of the boys peeing into their broth pot while dining in a private room was widely shared online last month. It is not clear who might have filmed the incident. Police said the 17-year-olds, who were drunk at the time, were detained soon after the incident. There is no suggestion anyone consumed the affected broth. Haidilao has apologised to customers, saying it has replaced all hotpot equipment and dining utensils,...

NYC Gang Targets 49 Mini-Marts… Steals Every ATM Cash Jordan 1.13M subscribers Jan 21, 2025 A gang is on the loose in NYC and they're smashing their way into businesses... just to steal the ATMs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64pN348e15w

A Chinese man who killed at least 35 people last month by driving his car into a crowd was sentenced to death on Dec. 27, amid growing concerns over a recent wave of deadly attacks across the country.The driver, identified as Fan Weiqiu, acted out of anger stemming from “a broken marriage, personal frustrations, and dissatisfaction with the way financial assets were divided during his divorce,” according to a statement from the intermediate court in Zhuhai, a city in southern China.Fan pleaded guilty to endangering public safety through dangerous methods, according to the court’s announcement.The incident occurred on the evening...

The transport ministry ordered Japan Airlines Co. to clean up its act after a drinking episode involving a pilot and his co-pilot that was uncovered after an international flight. The ministry issued a business improvement recommendation, a form of administrative guidance, to the company on Dec. 27. According to the ministry and the company, the captain and his co-pilot began drinking at a restaurant on the day before an international flight from Australia to Japan and ended up consuming three times the company’s legal limit. It emerged they then later conspired to pretend that their alcohol intake was within the...

A documentary film is in the works about the ill-fated OceanGate Titan submersible, and it promises to tell the story behind the headlines about the underwater craft that imploded, killing all five of its passengers in June 2023. The film is directed by Aron Arngrimsson, who was the last person to see the Titan crew alive before the small crew set out on its doomed fatal trip to see the remains of the Titanic on June 18, 2023, the Hollywood Reporter reported. “He [Arngrimsson] exclusively tells the emotional experience of five Titan crew members, revealing the family stories behind the...