Springfield Police released the identity of the man who incited panic in a Walmart, Thursday, when he entered the building dressed in body armor and carrying a rifle. The 20-year-old suspect is Dmitriy Andreychenko. Andreychenko has been charged with making a terrorist threat in the second degree. Dimitriy N. Andreychenko charged with making a terrorist threat…
Whitney Tipton Republish Reprint House Democrats on Monday set aside $50 million in their initial labor, health and education bill to study gun violence, ending a 20-year congressional hold on the subject. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will split the money to study firearm injury…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Earlier this week a Florida man says his dog shot his girlfriend. See more about this bizarre story in the video below: From Action News Jacksonville: “A man on Jacksonville’s Westside told the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office his dog, Diesel, shot his girlfriend. It might sound like an extreme version of “my dog ate…
By Juliegrace Brufke Two people were shot dead at a nightclub in Fort Myers Florida early Monday morning, and at least 15 were injured. The attack occurred during “teen night” at local nightclub Club Blu around 12:30 a.m. Police have detained two suspects for questioning, but a motive has not yet been determined. Lee Memorial Hospital issued a…
By Eric Lieberman Five people honoring a loved one who was killed in a shooting were shot themselves in Baltimore Monday evening. Jermaine Scofield was one of three people killed, and one of four people shot, early Sunday morning around the 1800 block of W. North Avenue, according to NY Daily News. Police said about…
By Blake Neff Newly-released footage shows the incredible heroism of a Seattle Pacific University (SPU) student, who took down a school shooter in 2014 while armed only with pepper spray. One student was killed and two others were hurt in the SPU shooting, but it could have been far worse if not for the actions…
By Kevin Daley Prominent media sources breathlessly reported that Omar Mateen brandished an AR-15 during his deadly rampage at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando that left 50 dead. Though those false reports were later corrected — Mateen actually used a Sig Sauer MCX — the terror attack has renewed debate as to the legal status of…
By Casey Harper Authorities say an Indiana teen who allegedly went on a four-day killing spree was inspired by “The Purge,” a 2013 movie where people can legally kill and commit crimes for 12 hours to get it out of their system. Jonathan Cruz, 19, allegedly killed three people from May 12 through 15, Fox 59…
By Steve Birr A seven-year-old girl is fighting for her life after an unexplained shooting in Washington, D.C., as she and her family were returning from dinner, in what residents describe as a troubling trend of local violence. The incident occurred as the family walked down the 2900 block of Knox Place in Southeast D.C. at roughly…
There Isn’t Just One Thing: There’s A Dozen Things You Should Know by Avens O’Brien Following the shooting at Umpqua Community College, the reactions have been, as they always are, predictable. It comes from all sources: guns bans, mental health screenings, article after article telling us what we can do to fix the horrors of…