The officers and a bystander were gunned down outside a property in Queensland, and the assailants were later killed by the police, officials said.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
A Gunman Kills 3 Women in Rome, Shocking the City
A man opened fire during a condominium meeting killing three women and wounding four people, shocking a country not accustomed to random acts of mass violence.
German Police Block Off Parts of Dresden After Standoff With Gunman
The police said they believed that the suspect, whom they identified as a 40-year-old German citizen, had shot his mother before moving on to the center of the city.
Fringe Group Suspected in German Plot Got a Lift From QAnon
The Reichsbürger movement accused of plotting to overthrow Germany’s government picked up momentum from conspiracy theories that grew during the pandemic.
Brussels Terrorist Attack Trial Opens, Reviving Painful Memories
The proceedings against 10 men linked to the 2016 bombings at an airport and a subway station are the largest ever organized in Belgium and are expected to last up to eight months.
Canadian Man Charged in Rebecca Contois’s Murder Accused of 3 More Killings
The suspect was accused of killing three Indigenous women and another unidentified woman, all of whom had gone missing in Winnipeg.
Apartheid-Era Assassin in South Africa Is Stabbed Days Before Release Date
Janusz Walus, who killed the charismatic anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, was stabbed just before he was due to be freed on parole, in a ruling that ignited anger in South Africa. He survived.
UK Acknowledges Signs of Race Disparity Over Joint Enterprise Cases
The government recognition that “joint enterprise” prosecutions may “affect some groups disproportionately,” an apparent first, followed a Times investigation.
In France, Victims’ Fund Struggles to Heal Terrorism’s Traumas
At the trial over the 2016 terrorist attack in Nice, bereaved family members and survivors vent frustration at a cumbersome process to obtain compensation.
How Britain’s Crackdown on Gangs Disproportionately Targets Young Black Men
A murder-conspiracy case in northwestern England tells the story of Britain’s crackdown on gangs, which disproportionately targets young Black men.