Gun Shooting: News

India responds to Kolkata dancer Amarnath Ghosh's murder in US

The Indian government on Saturday announced that it has taken up the murder case of renowned Kuchipudi dancer Amarnath Ghosh with St. Louis Police for investigation.

Iowa shooting: Sixth-grader killed, several injured on first day back 

In yet another mass shooting incident in the United States (US), a 17-year-old student at an Iowa high school opened fire on the campus just minutes before classes resumed after the winter break.

Cause of Indian-origin family's death in US revealed

A murder-suicide involving an Indian-origin affluent family in Massachusetts has been confirmed after examining autopsy results.

06 Aug 2023

Washington DC

Washington: Mass shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 injured

At least three people died, while two others sustained serious injuries in a mass shooting incident in Washington, DC, of the United States (US) on Saturday evening (local time).

4 dead, over 25 injured in Baltimore mass shooting: Report

At least four individuals were killed and 25 others were injured after an unidentified person reportedly opened fire at a party in Baltimore, United States (US), early on Sunday (local time).

18 Jun 2023

Delhi

Delhi: 2 sisters shot dead over loan argument, 2 arrested

Two sisters were reportedly shot dead by a group of unidentified individuals in Southwest Delhi in the early hours of Sunday over an alleged argument over a loan given by their brother.

6 killed in Nashville school shooting, Biden calls it 'heartbreaking'

Six people, including three children, were killed after a 28-year-old former student opened fire at a school in Nashville, United States, on Monday, reported BBC.

2 wounded in California gurudwara shootout; hate crime ruled out

Two persons suffered gunshot wounds on Sunday at 2:30 pm (local time) at the Bradshaw Gurudwara in Sacramento, California, United States. Both were reportedly hospitalized in critical condition, while a suspect was arrested at night.

10 Mar 2023

Germany

Germany: 7 killed in shooting in Hamburg, gunman suspected dead

A deadly shooting left at least seven people dead and several others wounded at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in Germany's second-largest city of Hamburg on Thursday at around 9 pm (local time).

US: Georgia house party shooting leaves 2 dead, 6 injured

In yet another incident of gun violence in the United States, two people died while six sustained injuries in a shooting at a house party in Douglasville, 32km west of Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday night (local time).

26 Feb 2023

Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir: Kashmiri Pandit killed by terrorists in Pulwama

A Kashmiri Pandit was allegedly shot and killed in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday, in what is believed to be the latest targeted civilian killing in the region.

23 Feb 2023

Mass Shooting

Florida: Gunman returns to crime scene; kills TV reporter, child

In another mass shooting incident in the United States (US), a 19-year-old man allegedly killed a nine-year-old girl and a TV reporter during a shooting spree in Florida.

US: 3 killed, 5 injured in Michigan State University shooting

A gunman opened fire in two locations at the Michigan State University, United States (US), killing three people and injuring five others late on Monday.

12 Feb 2023

Uttar Pradesh

VHP leader shot after argument over Mohan Bhagwat's anti-Brahmin remarks

A Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader was reportedly shot in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad by a local Brahmin leader after a heated argument over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent alleged anti-Brahmin remarks.

30 Jan 2023

Odisha

Odisha: Cop who killed Naba Das suffers from mental illness

Gopalkrushna Das—the police officer who fatally shot Odisha's Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das on Sunday—has been suffering from mental illness for years, PTI reported.

30 Jan 2023

Odisha

Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das's last rites today

The last rites of Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das, who died after being fatally shot by a police officer on Sunday, will take place at his native place of Jharsuguda on Monday.

29 Jan 2023

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: Man kills wife, shoots himself after recording video

In a shocking incident, a leading businessperson in Madhya Pradesh's Panna allegedly shot himself on Saturday after killing his wife.

29 Jan 2023

Odisha

Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das shot by cop dies

Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das passed away on Sunday, hours after being fatally shot by a police officer near Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda district.

25 Jan 2023

Mass Shooting

US: 3 people die in shooting at Washington convenience store

In yet another mass shooting incident in the United States (US), three individuals lost their lives during a convenience store shooting in Washington on Tuesday.

US: 9 dead in 3 back-to-back shootings in California, Iowa

As many as nine people, including two students, were killed in three separate shooting incidents in California and Iowa states of the US on Monday.

California mass shooting: 72-year-old suspect shoots himself after police standoff

The 72-year-old suspect of the mass shooting in California, US, which left 10 dead and 10 injured late Saturday (local time) during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, reportedly shot and killed himself in a van after being surrounded by the police.

US: 6-year-old boy shoots school teacher inside classroom 

A six-year-old kid shot and injured a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia's Newport News city in the United States (US) on Friday, the police told news agency Reuters.

24 Dec 2022

Hollywood

US: Tory Lanez found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, aka Tory Lanez, was found guilty of shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion by a Los Angeles jury on Friday.

US: 3 killed, 2 injured in Virginia University shooting

A student allegedly opened fire on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, US, leaving three people dead and two injured late Sunday, the university police said.

13 Nov 2022

Punjab

Punjab government tightens gun regulations, bans public display of firearms

The Government of Punjab, in a bid to clamp down on the gun culture in the state, has tightened arms regulations.

US: Shooting outside bar in Philadelphia leaves 9 injured

According to United States (US) police, nine people were injured outside a bar in Philadelphia often addressed as Philly, the sixth largest city in the country.

29 Aug 2022

Detroit

Gun violence rocks US: 6 shot dead in separate incidents

Gun violence rocked the US on Sunday as six people were shot dead and three injured in separate incidents in Detroit and Houston.

18 Jul 2022

Mass Shooting

US: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting, gunman shot dead

In another incident of gun violence, three died and two were injured at a mall shooting in Indiana, US.

06 Jul 2022

Chicago

Chicago shooting suspect charged with murder, faces life imprisonment

Robert E "Bobby" Crimo III, the 21-year-old accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in Chicago was charged with seven counts of murder on Tuesday.

29 Jun 2022

Florida

US: 8-year-old boy shoots 1-year-old baby dead using father's gun

According to Florida police, an eight-year-old boy fatally shot a baby while injuring her toddler sister.

30 May 2022

Donald Trump

Texas school shooting: US to review police response to incident

The United States Department of Justice has announced it will investigate the police response to the mass shooting incident at a Uvalde school in Texas, which killed 19 students and two teachers last week.

28 May 2022

Donald Trump

Texas shooting: Donald Trump rejects call for tightening gun control

Former United States (US) President Donald Trump on Friday rejected calls for the stringent gun control measures in the country following the Texas school shooting incident.

25 May 2022

Texas

US: 19 children among 21 killed in Texas school shooting

In one of the worst school shootings in America, an 18-year-old gunman killed 21 people, including 19 children at a school in Texas that had students in grades second-fourth.

02 Sep 2021

Delhi Police

55-year-old woman shot at by son in Delhi's Mundka: Police

A 55-year-old woman has been admitted to a hospital in a critical condition after she was shot at allegedly by her 35-year-old son following a quarrel between them in outer Delhi's Mundka, police said on Thursday.

24 Aug 2021

Delhi

Eighteen-year-old shot dead at southwest Delhi restaurant

An 18-year-old service boy at a restaurant in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area has been shot dead by two people.

18 Jun 2021

World

At least five dead in prison violence in eastern Honduras

At least five people were killed when gunfire erupted inside a maximum-security prison in eastern Honduras, according to an official in the federal prosecutor's office who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

02 Mar 2021

World

Boy, 15, injured in Arkansas school shooting; classmate held

A 15-year-old boy shot and seriously injured a fellow student Monday morning at an Arkansas junior high school, and the suspect was detained in a juvenile detention facility, authorities said.

01 Feb 2021

California

US: Indian-origin law enforcement officer charged with staging shooting incident

An Indian-origin law enforcement officer, Sukhdeep Gill, who held the post of Deputy at Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office in California, was arrested on Friday for allegedly faking a shocking drive-by shooting incident last year, authorities have announced.