Tag: gunman
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Tragic! Gunman opens fire on wedding guests in Kano
A faceless gunman opened fire on youths riding horses during a wedding ceremony in Kano on Wednesday. The youth, who were said to be celebrating the wedding of one of their associates, were shot at and injured by the yet-to-be identified assassin. The victims, who suffered varying degrees of gunshot injuries, were rushed to the…
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49 killed, 20 injured as gunman opens fire on Mosque during prayers
A gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mosques in the country’s worst ever mass shooting which Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, condemned as terrorism. A gunman broadcast live footage on Facebook of the attack on one mosque in the city of Christchurch, mirroring the carnage played…
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Three dead, four injured as gunman opens fire in California bar
A mass shooting at a California bowling alley which has left three men dead and four more injured. Police in Torrance confirmed shots had rang out at Gable House Bowl. They found seven men with gunshot wounds and pronounced three dead at the scene. According to witnesses a fight inside the bar escalated which led…
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Gunman kills three people in French Christmas market, flees
A gunman on a security watch list killed three people and wounded a dozen others near the picturesque Christmas market in the historic French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before fleeing. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the shooter had evaded a police dragnet and was on the run, raising concerns of a follow-up attack.…
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Gunman kills city mayor
Mayor of the Philippine city of Tanauan, Antonio Halili, who made headlines two years ago for ordering drug suspects to parade in public, was shot dead by a sniper on Monday, media reported. According to ABS-CBN, the incident took place during a flag ceremony at Tanauan City Hall. The gunman, who was supposedly hiding in…
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Gunman storms Kaduna Christmas Carol venue, kills four, injures others
There was pandemonium in Kaduna on Friday night as a lone gunman invaded Godogodo Village while residents were holding a special Christmas Carol service killing at least four and injuring eight others. This was revealed in a statement by the spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, Colonel IK Ekpeyong. According to him, the gunman invaded Godogodo…
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Gunman robs, shoots female AIT reporter
An unknown gunman on Saturday shot a reporter with the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Miss Owe Patience, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The victim was reportedly shot at close range along Edepie area by her assailant, who dispossessed her of her mobile phones, cash and other valuables. Owei, who covers the Government House, was attacked at…
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BREAKING: Gunmen invade another Anambra church, kill policeman
Gunmen on Sunday struck at the Assemblies of God Church on the Oguta road Onitsha, Anambra State killing one policeman and a civilian., PUNCH reports. The church is located on Oguta road in Onitsha. The attack comes exactly a week after a Catholic church was attacked in the Ozubulu area of the state. According to…
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Rain of bullets in Anambra Church killings: ‘Death toll of bloody drug war rises to 11’
The death toll of the tragic Anambra Church killings at St Philip’s Catholic church, Ofufe Nza, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State, when a hooded gunman stormed the church and rained bullets on the congregants, has risen to 11, the police has confirmed. Recall TheNewsGuru had earlier published that eight people died,…
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Anambra church gun attack: Here is all you need to know
There has been a distortion in the reports on the identity of the actual killer, [gunman] or killers [gunmen] of eight worshippers on Sunday at St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Anambra state. When the first wave of news reports on incident hit the internet space, over four hours ago [12:00 pm], most news media…