14 Killed at N.Y. Immigration Center

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2009 A gunman blocked the back door to a Binghamton, N.Y., immigration office before opening fire on a citizenship class, killing 13 people and seriously wounding four others before taking his own life, according to local officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

India: Gunman Asks For Pakistan’s Help

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2008 India has presented Pakistan with a letter it says comes from the lone surviving gunman from last month's terror attacks in Mumbai. Indian authorities say the attackers were from Pakistan and the gunman in custody has asked for help from Islamabad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

9 Dead in Shooting at Omaha Mall

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2007 A gunman who opened fire at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday afternoon turned his gun on himself after killing eight people and wounding nine others, according to local authorities. At a news briefing following the shooting at the Von Maur department store, Sgt. Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said the person believed to be the gunman was dead and his identity had not yet been confirmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shooting at Cleveland High School

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2007 A gunman went on a shooting rampage in a high school in downtown Cleveland on Wednesday. The gunman, who aimed shots at several people before killing himself, had apparently made threats at SuccessTech Academy last week. According to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, three teenagers and two adults were injured. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Field Trip From Hell

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2007 A school in Tennessee recently staged a drill with a fake gunman during a week-long field trip that left students terrified and in tears. The sixth-graders were told a teacher dressed in a hooded sweatshirt was a shooter on the loose and that it was not a drill. The school's principal said the incident "involved poor judgment." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Fear at Virginia Tech

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2007 Just 48 hours after Monday's tragedy, Virginia Tech students and faculty were jolted Wednesday morning by another scare. The AP reported that a police SWAT team descended upon an administrative building on campus to investigate a potential bomb threat linked to gunman Cho Seung-Hui, who killed himself Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Virginia Tech Gunman ID’d

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 A day after the deadly shootings at Virginia Tech that killed 33 people, police have released the identity of the gunman. He was 23-year-old senior Cho Seung-Hui, a "loner," according to a campus official, who moved to the U.S. from South Korea 14 years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Massacre at Virginia Tech

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2007 Students were under lockdown at Virginia Tech on Monday after a gunman opened fire in two buildings on the Blacksburg campus, killing at least 32 people (according to the Associated Press) and wounding at least 15 others before he shot himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )