WASHINGTON: Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence. The gunman, who was not immediately identified, was fatally shot by police after a car chase, officials said. The incident took place in the city of Shreveport, in northwestern Louisiana. &quot;This is a rather extensive crime scene spanning between two residences,&quot; police Corporal Chris Bordelon told a press conference, adding that a third residence was also part of the scene being combed by investigators. The victims ranged in age from one to 14, Bordelon said. &quot;Some of the children inside were his descendants,&quot; he added. Two other people were struck by gunfire, but their conditions were not immediately known. The suspect carjacked a vehicle and led police on a chase before officers opened fire and the assailant was killed. &quot;We do believe him to be the only individual that fired gunshots at these locations,&quot; Bordelon said, calling the incident a &quot;domestic disturbance.&quot; The United States, where firearms are readily available, is a frequent scene of gun violence, with thousands of people killed every year. &quot;It&#39;s a terrible morning in Shreveport and we all mourn with the victims,&quot; Mayor Tom Arceneaux said at the press conference.

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Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence

Eight children dead in US domestic violence shooting: police

A 14-year-old armed with five guns opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing nine people, wounding 13, and sparking scenes of mayhem as students jumped out of windows to escape. The attack in the southern province of Kahramanmaras was Turkiye&#39;s second such incident in as many days, shocking a country where school shootings are a rare occurrence. Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci confirmed nine deaths, with 13 wounded &mdash; six in intensive care, three of them in a critical condition. The minister described the attacker as an &quot;eighth-grade student aged 14.&quot; &quot;A student came to school with guns that we believe belonged to his father in his backpack. He entered two classrooms and opened fire randomly, causing injuries and deaths,&quot; Kahramanmaras province governor Mukerrem Unluer told reporters earlier in the day. Dramatic video footage filmed by a resident of a nearby building and verified by AFP shows students jumping from a first-floor window of the school to escape the gunfire, while dozens of others flee through the courtyard. About 15 gunshots can be heard in the one-and-a-half-minute video. Unluer said the attacker was the son of a former police officer, armed with five guns and seven magazines. He died during the incident. &quot;He shot himself. It is not yet clear whether this was suicide or happened amid the chaos,&quot; he said. Police detained the shooter&#39;s father, Ugur Mersinli, and his mother, the official Anadolu news agency reported. Footage released by DHA private news agency showed a victim in a body bag, as well as parents of students rushing to the scene, some in tears, in the southern province&#39;s main city, Kahramanmaras. The interior and education ministers travelled to the city, while Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said prosecutors had launched an immediate investigation into the shooting. &#39;I am worried&#39;&nbsp;&quot;My child witnessed the scene and said, &#39;Dad, my friend got hurt.&#39; He didn&#39;t see the other children. There was a lot of blood inside. Thank God, I managed to get my child out of there,&quot; Omer Erdag, a parent, told AFP. &quot;Of course, I&#39;m worried. How am I going to bring my kids to this school again?&quot; he asked. &quot;My God help us. It&#39;s terrible,&quot; local resident Zuleyha Bosca said. &quot;Do these violent video games cause psychological problems in children? What exactly is the issue? We don&#39;t know.&quot; Dozens of teachers&#39; unions members rallied outside the education ministry in the capital Ankara on Wednesday, carrying banners that read: &quot;We will not surrender our schools to violence&quot;. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: &quot;In this tragic attack, we unfortunately lost our bright young children and a devoted educator&quot;. He said the incident would be &quot;thoroughly clarified in all its aspects,&quot; in a message on X, while warning that the pain from this attack should &quot;not be politicized.&quot; &#39;Vulnerability&#39;&nbsp;The shooting came a day after an ex-student opened fire with a shotgun at his former high school in Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, in the southeast of the country. That gunman wounded 16 people before killing himself in a showdown with police. Ten students were among the casualties. Police detained one suspect after Tuesday&#39;s attack and suspended four officials from duty. The school was ordered closed for four days. Main opposition CHP leader Ozgur Ozel called for broader security measures. &quot;At this point, it is clearly evident that violence in schools can no longer be explained by isolated incidents,&quot; he wrote on X. &quot;This issue has turned into a growing and deepening security vulnerability,&quot; he said. Measures such as ensuring full control at school entrances and exits, increasing the number of security personnel, strengthening camera systems, intensifying police patrols around schools, and keeping emergency crisis plans ready are now essential, he added. &quot;The security of schools is entrusted to our state. No negligence or deficiency in this regard can be excused anymore,&quot; Ozel said. School shootings in Turkiye had been rare until this week. In May 2024, a former student killed a private high school principal in Istanbul with a firearm five months after he was expelled. Turkiye&nbsp;has strict gun laws that require licensing, registration, mental and criminal background checks, and severe penalties for illegal possession.

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The attack in the southern province of Kahramanmaras province was Turkiye's second such incident in as many days, shocking a country where school shootings are a rare occurrence.

Teenager kills nine, wounds 13 in Turkiye school shooting

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The incident occurred at a school and home in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. The suspect, described by police as a 'female in a dress with brown hair,' was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.


Canada PM Carney says nation 'mourns' with Tumbler Ridge after mass shooting

NEW YORK:&nbsp;A gunman killed two people and critically wounded eight others on Saturday afternoon at prestigious Brown University, authorities said, urging people in the area to remain in lockdown as the attacker was still at large.&nbsp;&quot;I can confirm that there are two individuals who have died this afternoon, and there are another eight in critical status, though stable,&quot; Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Brett Smiley told a news conference.&nbsp;The shooting took place at the Barus and Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments, on the Ivy League university campus.&nbsp;Multiple exams had been scheduled to take place in the building at the time of the shooting, the university said.&nbsp;Law enforcement described the suspect as a man dressed all in black.&nbsp;&quot;We&#39;re utilizing every resource possible to find this suspect. The shelter in place is still in order and I urge people to take that very seriously. Please do not come to the area,&quot; Deputy Police Chief Timothy O&#39;Hara said.&nbsp;The gunman was last seen leaving the building, and no weapon had been recovered, authorities said.&nbsp;Brown sent an emergency alert at 4:22 pm (2122 GMT) reporting &quot;an active shooter near Barus and Holley Engineering.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice,&quot; it said.&nbsp;Law enforcement and first responders swarmed the scene, with local news station WPRI reporting clothing and blood on the sidewalk.&nbsp;The FBI was providing &quot;all capabilities necessary,&quot; Director Kash Patel said on X.&nbsp;Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also responding.&nbsp;Katie Sun told the Brown Daily Herald student newspaper she was studying in a nearby building when she heard gunfire. She ran to her dorm, leaving all her belongings behind.&nbsp;&quot;It was honestly quite terrifying. The shots seemed like they were coming from ... where the classrooms are,&quot; she said.&nbsp;US President Donald Trump had been briefed on the shooting.&nbsp;&quot;What a terrible thing it is,&quot; he said. &quot;All we can do right now is pray for the victims.&quot;&nbsp;Brown University in Providence, near Boston, has about 11,000 students.&nbsp;The shooting is the latest in a long line of school attacks in the US, where attempts to restrict easy access to firearms face political deadlock.

President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the shooting, confirms the FBI is on scene, and offers prayers for victims families. The gunman was last seen leaving the building, and no weapon had been recovered

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