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Chicago, IL, April 26, 2004 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) lauded today's conviction of Matthew Hale, leader of the former World Church of the Creator (now known as the Creativity Movement), on charges he solicited the murder of a federal judge and for obstruction of justice. "We applaud United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and F.B.I. Special Agent in Charge Thomas Kneir for having the diligence and courage to aggressively pursue the prosecution of this unrepentant racist, who has shown nothing but scorn for our nation's system of justice," said Richard S. Hirschhaut, ADL Chicago Regional Director. "We also congratulate Assistant...

\ A shooting Monday at a bank building in downtown Louisville killed five people and injured at least six others, police said. The suspected shooter was also dead, police said. Connor Sturgeon, the shooter from Louisville, is a 25-year-old man. He was reportedly a worker at the Old National Bank Louisville Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters that officers who arrived on the scene “found active gunshots inside the location at the time.” According to the report of Intel Point Alert, Gunman is 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who reportedly texted a friend before shooting saying he was...

At least 10 people were shot during a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama on Friday night. According to Mobile Police, the victims ranged in age from 15 to 18-years-old. Five of the victims were in critical condition when taken to the hospital, but none of them had life-threatening injuries, WKRG-TV reported. Police arrested 17-year-old Deangelo Parnell in connection with the shooting. He is being charged with nine counts of attempted murder, WKRG-TV reported.

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. -- Several people were reported shot at the LA Fitness gym in Bridgeville, emergency officials confirmed for WTAE Channel 4 Action News. The reports came in shortly after 8:15 p.m. that authorities were called to the gym at the Great Southern Shopping Center at 1155 Washington Pike. Emergency officials said as many as 15 people may have been involved, but their conditions were not immediately known. Witnesses told WTAE Channel 4 Action News that the victims shot in the gym were in a class in the aerobics center at the time of the shooting. Former WTAE Channel 4...

(CNN) -- Authorities are at the scene of a building in Binghamton, New York, where there are "multiple" shooting victims and hostages are being held, a county spokesman said. Broome County Director of Emergency Services Brett Chellis said there is an "active" shooting situation at the American Civic Association, and that several law enforcement agencies are at the scene. Chellis did not provide numbers of victims or hostages, and had no further details. According to the United Way of Broome County Web site, the civic association assists immigrants and refugees with immigration and personal counseling, resettlement, citizenship, family reunification.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – Nine people including the suspected gunman were killed in a shooting spree and car chase in southern Alabama on Tuesday, the FBI said. The shooting began in Samson, a small town in the southeastern part of the state and ended in Geneva, Alabama, the county seat about 12 miles away, according to the FBI and local police. "There were nine dead," said Angela Tobon, spokeswoman for the FBI in Mobile, Alabama, the nearest large city. "He (the shooter) encountered law enforcement ... and he exchanged shots as he was shooting the entire way." Two of the...

Atlanta Killings Suspect Pleads Not Guilty ATLANTA - Courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges including four shooting deaths. A 54-count indictment has accused Nichols of murder, kidnapping, escape and other charges related to the March 11 shootings at the downtown Fulton County Courthouse. A judge and court reporter were killed inside a courtroom. Outside, a sheriff's deputy was killed and a federal agent was killed north of downtown. Nichols, 33, was arrested in suburban Gwinnett County 26 hours after the shootings started. He was on trial on a rape charge at the time of the...

Witness: Shooting Spree Suspect Was in Tears April 09, 2005 LAUREL, Del. — For hours before an outburst of gunfire that killed two people in two states, Allison Lamont Norman (search) was broken down in tears of anguish, a witness said. "He fell on the floor and said 'Help me, help me,"' Teresa DeShields, mother of his girlfriend, Kisha, said Friday. "He just lay there, moaning and groaning." Norman, 22, was charged with murder after the series of shootings Thursday that killed two people and wounded four others along a 13-mile stretch from Laurel (search) to Salisbury, Md. He was...

Help For Hunting Victims Families November 22, 2004 A fund has been set up for the families of survivors and victims of the hunter shootings in Sawyer County. Contributions can be sent to: Rice Lake Hunters Survivors and Victims Funds Dairy State Bank 16 S. Main Street Rice Lake, WI 54868 Five hunters were shot and killed and three others wounded Sunday after a confrontation with a deer who apparently entered private property. The 36-year-old St. Paul man is being held in the Sawyer County jail at Hayward.

Deadly Shooting Spree Update November 22, 2004 Andrew Fefer The Sawyer County sheriff says there are thousands of acres of public land in that area available for hunting, but the dispute took place at midday Sunday on four-hundred acres of private land. When the landowner saw 36-year-old Chai Vang in a tree stand without permission, he radioed to his hunting party. "He stated over the radio he was going to go and ask the persons to leave," said Sheriff Jim Meier. "He approached the person and asked him to leave at which time the landowners and occupants of the cabin...

TORONTO - A man from New Brunswick who called off a shooting spree after a chance encounter with a friendly dog appeared in court in Toronto on Thursday to face several weapons charges. The 43-year-old man, who turned himself in to police on Wednesday afternoon, said he'd loaded his car with guns and ammunition in New Brunswick before setting out with plans of randomly shooting people in Toronto. On arriving in east-end Toronto, the man reportedly went into a nearby park to load his weapons. There, he told police, a playful dog approached him. That encounter apparently changed his mind....