London: teenager charged with murder after ‘indiscriminate’ drive-by shooting

16 Jan 2025
Tahjin Sommersall, 18, has been charged with the murder of Michelle Sadio, 44, who was fatally shot outside a church in Harlesden, London, on December 14. The shooting occurred during a wake for…

Gun crime in London rises by 30%

28 Nov 2024
Gun crime in London has surged by nearly 30%, impacting areas once considered safe. The recent shooting of an eight-year-old girl in Ladbroke Grove highlights the escalating violence linked to gang rivalries. Community…

USA: shot children need more than bullet holes healed

07 Sep 2023
Firearms are the most common cause of death for people under 17, outranking traffic accidents. Gun-related deaths amongst youths have doubled in ten years. Pew Research found gun deaths among under-18's in the…

Serbia: 13-year-old kills nine

04 May 2023
There is an awful silence hanging over the steep hill on which Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school sits. On 3 May, a 13-year-old entered the school, armed with two guns, and shot dead eight…

USA: senseless shootings

27 Apr 2023
Ralph was shot twice after he knocked on the door of the wrong home to collect his younger brothers. Doctors expressed shock that he survived. He has speech problems and has a long…

Ireland: cocaine and guns

15 Jul 2022
On 12 July the Gardaí seized €1.1m worth of cocaine and arrested three men at Dublin Airport with support from German and South American police and revenue officers. Investigations are still ongoing. The…

USA: Worker kills 12 colleagues

07 Jun 2019
A mass shooting is when two or more people are shot in one incident at one location at roughly the same time. Since 1 January 2019 Wikipedia reports 150 mass shootings, causing 161…

London: 'deeply troubling' rise in serious crime

18 May 2018
Serious crime soared in London in the past year, police figures have revealed, with the murder rate up by 44% and youth murder, personal robbery and home burglary all up by about a…

USA: gunman not recognised as dangerous

10 Nov 2017
On 5 November Devin Kelley killed 26 worshippers in a Texas church. Pray for the Sutherland Springs community trying to cope with the tragedy. Pastor Frank Pomeroy knew Kelley as ‘not a good…