Shootings Archives

Manhunt underway for 57-year-old Vance Boelter: Minnesota lawmaker, husband killed; second legislator wounded in politically motivated shootings

A 57-year-old man is being sought by authorities in connection with two politically motivated shootings that targeted Minnesota lawmakers early Saturday, killing former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injuring Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, officials told the Associated Press.Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as Vance Boelter, according to two […]

Colombia rocked by bombings, shootings in southwest: 7 killed, 28 injured; fears rise of return to 90s-style guerrilla violence

A wave of 24 coordinated bombings and gun attacks killed at least 7 people and injured 28 others in southwestern Colombia on Tuesday, as authorities blamed dissident guerrilla fighters for what security experts are calling a “well-coordinated offensive.”Police posts, municipal buildings, and civilian areas in Cali — Colombia’s third-largest city — and nearby towns including […]