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Authorities say Brown University shooting suspect was found dead

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The man believed to have killed two students in a mass shooting at Brown University and to have fatally shot an MIT physicist in Boston was found dead in New Hampshire, authorities said, ending a multistate manhunt that gripped two of the nation’s top universities. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez identified the suspect as Claudio Neves-Valente, 48, a Portuguese national and student at Brown. Perez said Neves-Valente “took his own life tonight” and was discovered at a storage unit in New Hampshire…

FBI broadens nationwide manhunt for Brown University shooting suspect

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Authorities on Monday released surveillance footage and appealed for the public’s help identifying a masked suspect in the Brown University shooting that killed two students and wounded eight others, as the manhunt entered another day and a shaken campus remained on edge. Investigators said they have not identified the gunman who opened fire with a 9mm handgun inside a classroom in Brown’s engineering and physics building on Saturday, then slipped away as police converged on the scene. The victims were…

U.S. court holds hearing for suspect in alleged Charlie Kirk murder case

Utah — The man accused of killing right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk made his first in-person appearance in a Utah courtroom, a case that has riveted national attention for its political overtones and possible death-penalty stakes. Tyler Robinson, 22, appeared calm as attorneys for both sides conferred over procedural matters expected to shape what observers say could become one of the most closely watched trials in recent years. Robinson wore a light shirt and tie. A judge had previously ruled he did not have to…

Jigjiga Police Arrest Suspect Over Secret-Video Blackmail of Somali Women

JIGJIGA, Ethiopia — Police in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State have arrested a man accused of secretly recording Somali women and attempting to extort them with explicit videos obtained through social media, authorities said Monday. The suspect, identified by police as Ayuub, is originally from Mogadishu and has lived in several European countries, including Italy and Austria. He was detained in Jigjiga after multiple women reported that he recorded them without their knowledge and later threatened to release the footage…

What investigators have revealed about the National Guard shooting suspect

An Afghan national who worked alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan is the man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House, U.S. officials said, in an attack Washington has labeled an "act of terror." The two soldiers were critically injured and transported to surgery; authorities said the suspect will face assault charges and could be charged with murder if either dies. Officials identified the suspect as Mr. Lakanwal and said he arrived in the United States under the large-scale resettlement…

Portland Police Arrest Third Suspect in 2022 Murder of Somali Immigrant, Father of Eight

Portland police arrest third suspect in 2022 killing of Uber driver and father of eight PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police have arrested a third suspect in the 2022 shooting death of Shaani Mohamed, a Somali immigrant, Uber driver and father of eight whose killing rattled the city’s Somali community. Police said 41-year-old Shaperryia L. Lambert was taken into custody Wednesday in Northeast Portland and charged with second-degree murder. According to court records, investigators allege Lambert was involved in an attempted…

Somali security forces apprehend suspect in Beled Hawo over alleged terror plot

Somali forces arrest suspect said to be planting landmines in border town Beled Hawo, Somalia — Security forces in Somalia’s Gedo region say they have detained a man accused of attempting to lay two landmines along a busy route in the border district of Beled Hawo, averting what officials believe could have been a deadly attack on civilians and military convoys. The late-night arrest on Tuesday, confirmed by the Somali National Army’s media unit, came during a targeted operation as patrols swept through the district’s main…

Leading suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance freed from prison

German man long identified as the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case released from prison Christian Brueckner, the 49-year-old German man long named by British investigators as the prime suspect in the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, has been released from a German prison after serving a seven-year sentence, German authorities confirmed on Thursday. Brueckner had been serving time for the 2005 rape of an elderly woman at her home in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz — the same Portuguese town where…

Kenyan Officials Connect Eastleigh Triple Homicide Suspect to Another Nairobi Murder

Snapshot of a Mystery: On a brisk October day in 2024, security cameras caught glimpses of Hashim Dagane Muhumed, already notorious in Nairobi circles, carting away two hefty bags from a Lavington apartment. The authorities suspect these bags held grim secrets—the dismembered pieces of Deka Abdinoor Gorone, the woman he was growing ever more notorious for allegedly killing. This chilling footage has added gasoline to the investigation and sparked a fierce debate around safety and justice in Nairobi. Source: DCI Kenya "In…

DCI Requests Public Assistance to Identify Key Suspect in Eastleigh Triple Homicide Investigation

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives are reaching out to the public for assistance in apprehending the main suspect in the tragic slaying of three women in Eastleigh.DCI reports reveal that surveillance footage captured Hashim Muhumed's car picking up the victims from their Eastleigh residence last week. The car was later linked to the crime scene. Hours after the abduction, the unfortunate victims were discovered lifeless at different spots. "The vehicle was located abandoned near the ENA Coach stage…