A Catholic priest in the Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra State, Reverend Father Tobias Okonkwo, was tragically shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Thursday evening. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the incident occurred along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway around 7 p.m. Father Okonkwo, a pharmacist and manager of the Schools of Nursing, Midwifery, and Medical Laboratory at … Read more
A student opened fire at a private Christian school in Wisconsin, leaving six people injured and causing the deaths of a teacher and a teenage student. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes identified the shooter on Monday night as a 15-year-old female student from Abundant Life Christian School. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP Declares Ethiope East Federal Seat … Read more
Five people have been killed in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has surrendered to police, according to French media reports. Four of the victims—two security guards and two migrants—were shot dead along the Loon-Plage coastline near Dunkirk, security sources told French outlets. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs … Read more
At least 41 people, including women and children, were killed when unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles in Pakistan’s remote Kurram tribal district near the Afghan border. The attack, described by authorities as a “major tragedy,” has also left 16 others critically injured, with fears the death toll could rise. The convoy, … Read more
A mass shooting in Alabama has left at least four people dead and dozens injured, police reported on Saturday. “We believe multiple shooters fired several rounds at a crowd in the Five Points South district of Birmingham shortly after 11:00 p.m.,” police officer Truman Fitzgerald told local media. Officers discovered two men and a woman … Read more
Four armed men stormed the Okokomaiko community in the Ojo area of Lagos State over the weekend, killing a 20-year-old man. The attackers announced their presence with sporadic gunfire before pursuing their target, who fled into a building on Abeokuta Street. Despite his efforts to escape, the assailants caught up with him and shot him … Read more
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr. Ajagba Joseph, for allegedly attempting to murder a man he discovered at his concubine’s house. This was disclosed in a statement posted by the police on X.com on Wednesday. According to the statement, the incident occurred on August 23 when Joseph visited his lover’s … Read more
A woman is dead after being shot by her boyfriend in southwest Houston Sunday evening. Houston police responded to reports of a shooting at 11655 Briar Forest around 7: 50 p.m. Officers said they found a woman dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Her boyfriend was taken into custody. According to witnesses, the boyfriend shot … Read more
A 13-year-old boy opened fire at a school in Belgrade, Serbia, killing eight children and a security guard. The suspect had two guns in his possession and was a student at the school. He will not be held criminally responsible due to his age, and investigations are ongoing into how he obtained the weapons and … Read more
The FBI said they are hunting for a man accused of killing five of his neighbours in Texas after an argument about him practice-shooting nearby. Suspect Francisco Oropeza, 38, is “armed and dangerous”, an FBI agent said. He allegedly opened fire on his neighbours after they asked him to stop shooting because they were trying … Read more
The Spokesman for the Military Task Force confirmed that two persons were killed in Jos South community. Gunmen shot and killed people passing through the community; residents claimed four people died during the attacks which also left many injured. Authorities are yet to uncover the motive behind the killings. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
Police in North Carolina are searching for a man accused of shooting a six-year-old girl and her father after their basketball rolled into the suspect’s yard. Two other victims, a woman and a man, were also injured. Police said the suspect, 24-year-old Robert Louis Singletary, remains at large. Mr Singletary faces four counts of first-degree … Read more
Three persons injured and one killed in unprovoked gun violence at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso Texas. The shooting occurred at 5 p.m. based on statement by the State’s police. The Cielo Vista Mall shooting is another of the sporadic gun violence that has consistently ravaged the United States in recent times. EKO HOT … Read more
Investigators believe the boy killed himself by accident A two-year-old died in Texas after shooting himself with a gun he found in a family member’s backpack, officials said. This is the latest in a string of similar accidents by US children which have become tragically ordinary. The boy in the city of Waco sustained a … Read more
A one-year-old boy was killed and his mother wounded in a Chicago drive-by shooting that has stunned authorities accustomed to rampant gun violence in America’s third-largest city. The 22-year-old mother was driving home on Saturday afternoon when the attacker pulled up next to her car and fired around eight shots, striking the infant in the … Read more