'Random' shootings, car rampages, knife attacks etc.

[c.a.]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456930141850980355

German Federal Police on Saturday said there was a knife attack on a train in the southern German state of Bavaria resulting in several injuries.

The train was travelling near Neumarkt between the cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg at the time of the attack.

Bild newspaper said three people were injured, two seriously.

The attacker has been arrested, police said later, and the threat is over.

A police spokesman told BR24 public broadcaster that the details of the attack was unclear, but that police received a call around 9:20 a.m. (0820 UTC).

Bild said investigators are currently ruling out a terrorist background.

The train was then stopped near the town of Seubersdorf in the Upper Palatinate region of the state of Bavaria, police said.

A spokesman for German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said the railway line between the two cities has been shut down since about 9 a.m.

"At the moment, trains are being held back at suitable stations," the spokesman said.

mm/wmr (dpa, Reuters)

3 injured in knife attack in train in Germany, detained attacker is of Arab origin – reports

A knife attack occurred on Saturday morning on a train line connecting Regensburg and Nuremberg. It left three people injured, one of them seriously, according to local media.

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A knife attack occurred on Saturday morning on a train line connecting Regensburg and Nuremberg. It left three people injured, one of them seriously, according to local media.

The perpetrator was apprehended and identified as a 27-year-old man of Arab origin with a record of mental illness, the tabloid Bild reported.

The attack happened around 9:30am local time, the newspaper said. The Intercity Express (ICE) train was carrying around 300 passengers at the time of the incident. It was moved to a station in the municipality of Seubersdorf, southeast of Nuremberg.

Upper Palatinate district police are handling the investigation.

Police confirmed one arrest in the incident, but did not immediately confirm the number of victims or disclose their state.

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said the route between Nuremberg and Regensburg was temporarily closed.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456999879650250763

Cartel gunfire erupted on the beach of a high-end resort in Cancun, Mexico, on Thursday. Hundreds of tourists, including Americans, fled the beach area after a shootout between rival gangs left two drug dealers dead.

"Dozens and dozens of shots," eyewitness Troy Petenbrink told TODAY on Friday. "Everyone came running off the beach towards us. It was rather surreal."

Mike Sington, a guest at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun, tweeted, "I've never been so scared, literally shaking."

"I'm fine now, barricaded in my hotel room for the night, just trying to decompress," Sington said.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456367470567116801

Well, what do you expect? Cancun is located in the lawless Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where cartels have been fiercely battling each other to control the drug trade to tourists.

The attorney general's office for Quintana Roo said cartels faced off on the beach in Bahía Petempich that left two dead:

"About 15 people arrived on the beach to assassinate two men who had showed up saying they were the new dealers in the area," the head prosecutor of Quintana Roo state, Oscar Montes de Oca, told the Radio Formula station.

The cartel shootout is the latest incident frequent by American tourists. About two hours south in Tulum, a resort town popular with celebrities, Instagram influencers, and millennials, has been descending into a chaotic hellhole this year as cartels wage war against each other for control. Last week, two tourists were killed in a shootout, and three others were injured.

• "Crisis In Paradise" - Mexican Tourist Mecca Descends Into Chaos As Cartels Wage War During Spring Break
• Mexican Tourist Mecca Is Spiraling Out Of Control As Cartels Wage War

Remember, earlier this year, we posted exclusive photos of protests that show Tulum locals marching down the street holding a sign that read "Tourist You are NOT safe in Tulum."

In short, why risk your life for cheap cervezas and tacos as increasing cartel activity is becoming more prevalent at or near high-end resorts.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456048513226199041

Suspect arrested for attacking and racially abusing Oakland Chinatown Chamber President

A suspect has been arrested for attacking and racially abusing Oakland Chinatown Chamber President Carl Chan

www.weareresonate.com

6 May 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456535253603000340

 

[c.a.]

Like a CIA experiment.. (Footage from the event is disturbing)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1457022532125663234

Many Video Tweets
Update (1230ET): In a very strange turn of events, TMZ is reporting that the frenzy could have been a targeted attack:

A source connected to Astroworld tells TMZ, someone in the crowd went crazy and began injecting people with some sort of drug, which caused panic and then a surge.
The source says authorities are trying to determine if those who went into cardiac arrest were the ones injected. We're told one of those who died is a 10-year-old.
The source says it appears to be a targeted attack.
We have not confirmed this report, but the source is a key person involved in the festival.

And perhaps worst of all, some concert-goers climbed the stage and implored staff to "stop the show"...

As Tom Ozimek detailed earlier for The Epoch Times, police officials said at least eight people were killed and many others injured in a crush when fans surged toward the stage at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Nov. 5 while rapper Travis Scott was performing.

“This is a tragic night,” Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña told a news conference outside NRG Park, the event venue.
“Eight confirmed fatalities, and we had scores of individuals that were injured,” he added, describing what occurred as a “mass casualty incident.”

Around 50,000 fans were in attendance at the festival, Peña said, when at around 9 p.m. “the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries.”

“People began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic,” he said, adding that emergency response teams transported 17 people to area hospitals, with 11 of the victims in cardiac arrest.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said that some of those taken to hospital were as young as ten years old.

“Tonight’s focus … needs to be on the families and on the lives that we lost,” Hidalgo said. “Many of them extremely young, tragically young.”
“Our hearts are broken. People go to these events looking for a good time, a chance to unwind, to make memories,” Hidalgo said. “It’s not the kind of event you go to to find out about fatalities.”

Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park in Houston, on Nov. 5, 2021. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

The fire chief said the cause of death of the 8 deceased will not be officially known until the medical examiner has completed an investigation.

Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite who was near the front of the crowd and told reporters at the press conference that the surge happened suddenly and played out over the course “of just a few minutes.”

“Suddenly we had several people down on the ground, experiencing some type of cardiac arrest or some type of medical episode,” Satterwhite said.
“And so we immediately started doing CPR, and moving people right then, and that’s when I went and met with the promoters, and Live Nation, and they agreed to end early in the interest of public safety.”

The fire chief said that the event organizers had a “medical component” on hand to deal with emergencies, but “they were quickly overwhelmed when the crowd started falling out.”

Over 300 people were treated at an emergency field hospital set up at the venue, Peña said, with over 55 Houston Fire Department units later stepping in to provide assistance.

The show was canceled shortly after the incident, and the Houston Office of Emergency Management later announced that the Astroworld event had been canceled for Saturday.

“Please keep the eight victims and the hundreds injured in your thoughts and prayers,” the agency wrote in a tweet.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said “it’s very important that none of us speculate” about what caused the surge and to allow investigators to complete their work.

“Nobody has all the answers tonight,” he said. “We just don’t know. And we will find out. So, pray for these families.”

 

[Metrist]

Like a CIA experiment.. (Footage from the event is disturbing)

On the TMZ link, a picture shows the stage, and on the stage background is projected: 'See you on the other side'. Probably the lyrics to the song.

And even before the concert, during the day, crowds were storming the barriers to get in early.

 

[Metrist]

Here's a link to Astroworld Festival FAQ:

ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL 2021

NOVEMBER 5-6, LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX

www.astroworldfest.com

Apparently, it is like a carnival with rides and games as well as a concert. And admission is one time per ticket, so you can't leave and re-enter.

 

[Metrist]

One more detail I found from KHOU

Is there a COVID policy?​

Attendees must have a printed negative COVID-19 test or proof of full vaccination along with a valid state-issued ID.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/travsi-scott-astroworld-festival-2021/285-47ee8523-671c-42e9-92a9-e844d312d455

I'm thinking the unruliness may in part, be due to covid-19 restrictions.
On the astroworld FAQ page, I didn't see any reference to covid restrictions, and they give a detailed list of allowed items, rules, ect.

 

[Mikha'El]

Spoiler

Like a CIA experiment.. (Footage from the event is disturbing)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1457022532125663234

Many Video Tweets
Update (1230ET): In a very strange turn of events, TMZ is reporting that the frenzy could have been a targeted attack:


And perhaps worst of all, some concert-goers climbed the stage and implored staff to "stop the show"...

As Tom Ozimek detailed earlier for The Epoch Times, police officials said at least eight people were killed and many others injured in a crush when fans surged toward the stage at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Nov. 5 while rapper Travis Scott was performing.




Around 50,000 fans were in attendance at the festival, Peña said, when at around 9 p.m. “the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries.”


Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said that some of those taken to hospital were as young as ten years old.


Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park in Houston, on Nov. 5, 2021. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

The fire chief said the cause of death of the 8 deceased will not be officially known until the medical examiner has completed an investigation.

Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite who was near the front of the crowd and told reporters at the press conference that the surge happened suddenly and played out over the course “of just a few minutes.”


The fire chief said that the event organizers had a “medical component” on hand to deal with emergencies, but “they were quickly overwhelmed when the crowd started falling out.”

Over 300 people were treated at an emergency field hospital set up at the venue, Peña said, with over 55 Houston Fire Department units later stepping in to provide assistance.

The show was canceled shortly after the incident, and the Houston Office of Emergency Management later announced that the Astroworld event had been canceled for Saturday.


Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said “it’s very important that none of us speculate” about what caused the surge and to allow investigators to complete their work.

“Nobody has all the answers tonight,” he said. “We just don’t know. And we will find out. So, pray for these families.”

There are rumors going around that this was a Satanic rite.

It would be interesting to know if there were 4D STS forces at work here.

 

[Metrist]

Rap music seems like it is married to the fashion industry. The rap culture is fashion oriented, although it is stuff like hoodies, baggy pants, bling, shoes, ect.... and so it is always changing musical headliners the way the fashion industry makes models famous.

The music itself is centric to a fashion attitude and so it is not very memorable, but makes a lifestyle 'in fashion' thus fashion merchandize 'in style'.

And so fashion helps rap, and rap helps fashion. On their own, each has to struggle because the music isn't classical, and fashion must necessarily change, and it isn't practical. But as a team, the two combine to sell merchandize at inflated prices. With branding.

So it isn't just music, or fashion, but merchandizing. And with that comes a growing list of industries, wanting a piece of the action. But as rap has a gangster attitude, this is the means to succeed in this entertainment venue: gangsterism. And so rappers come and go in quick fashion, as they are eaten by larger prey - who are always the means to success, and give them fame in order to capitalize on it. And as a famous rapper, who's life span of fame is short, and his money and fame at its height, a incident like this concert tragedy is like a harvesting.

 

[c.a.]

Strange days!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1457882054805364737

Helicopter lands at Lincoln Memorial to airlift ‘shooting victim’ found near Reflecting Pool (VIDEOS)

At least one person required a medical evacuation at the Reflecting Pool outside Washington, DC’s Lincoln Memorial, with videos shot by eyewitnesses showing the airlift in action after a man reportedly sustained a serious injury.

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A heavy police and EMS presence was spotted near the pool after the helicopter took off, with officers later cordoning off the area as they interviewed witnesses. A witness who captured some of the footage making the rounds online said that, despite spending a significant amount of time in the area around the Lincoln Memorial before the evacuation, they had not heard any gunshots, leaving it unclear where the purported shooting took place.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1457864891759529988

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456418834068299776

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1457883947409428481

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1457920887307444227

 

[mabar]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1462560933369331714

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1462562816469217291

 

[mabar]

Crazy people out there

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1462565907327332352

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1462566178451120129

 

[mabar]

'Mass Casualty Event' Reported At Waukesha Christmas Parade After Car Plows Through Police Barricade, Shoots At Bystanders

A reported mass casualty event has been reported at the Waukesha, WI Christmas parade, after a red SUV allegedly broke through the police line, plowed through pedestrians, and began firing round out of the window. It is unclear at this time how many people have been injured or killed, however at least four people have been reported as having been hit and 'not moving.'

The driver has not been identified as of this writing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1462560009749995528

 

[Adobe]

Update (2015ET): A person of interest has been taken into custody following today's horrific attack at the Waukesha Christmas parade according to VOA News' Steve Herman.

The question now, as Laura Loomer noted overnight, is who exactly paid for Brooks' cash bail?

Here is the article:

Waukesha Massacre Suspect Charged With Five Counts Of Murder | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

[Mari]

Gunman kills four in Denver-area shooting spree before he is killed by police​

Gunman kills four in Denver-area shooting spree before he is killed by police

A lone gunman shot four people to death and wounded three, including a police officer, on Monday in a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at several locations and ended with police killing the suspect, authorities said.

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DENVER, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A lone gunman shot four people to death and wounded three, including a police officer, on Monday in a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at several locations and ended with police killing the suspect, authorities said.

Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the rampage, which began around 5 p.m. when the gunman shot and killed two women and wounded a man near downtown Denver, Police Chief Paul Pazen said a news briefing.


The suspect then fled in a car and fatally shot a man in east Denver's Cheesman Park neighborhood, before opening fire again in a west Denver community where no one was hit, Pazen said. According to Pazen, the suspect twice exchanged gunfire from his vehicle with Denver officers pursuing him, disabling a police cruiser.

From there, the gunman drove into the neighboring city of Lakewood, where he shot and killed a fourth person inside an unspecified business, according to Lakewood Police spokesman John Romero.


The gunman fled from Lakewood police when they attempted to pull him over and engaged in a running gun battle with officers before fleeing on foot and entering a hotel, where he shot and wounded a clerk, Romero said.

He then shot at police officers again, wounding one of them, before police shot him dead, Romero told reporters. Authorities did not publicly identify the suspect, and said circumstances leading to the shooting remained under investigation.


The conditions of the wounded officer and civilians were not immediately known, Romero said.

Anne Wilson, a shopper who was inside a cellular phone store in Lakewood when gunfire erupted nearby, told a Denver-based NBC-affiliate TV station she heard "seven or eight gunshots, and then like another set of maybe five more."

Wilson said she and other customers were quickly ushered by store employees into a back room behind security gates until the danger had passed. "It is scary, scary times we live in," she said.

 

[Gawan]

In Heidelberg, Germany shot a man in a lecture hall of the University of Heidelberg and several people got injured. The shooter himself is also dead. So far, motives and further circumstances are unknown. Imo it is only a matter of time that he maybe was against corona.

Several injured in shooting at German university, attacker dead

Four people have been injured in a shooting at a German university. Police have said that the lone wolf attacker is dead

www.rt.com

 

[c.a.]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496281652825260037

Gunman takes hostages at Amsterdam’s Apple Store – police

Dutch police have been deployed to a hostage incident involving at least one gunman in Amsterdam’s Apple Store

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A hostage situation is unfolding at an Apple Store in Amsterdam, with police closing off the nearby area and positioning armed officers outside. One local media outlet said eyewitnesses had reported hearing gunshots at the scene.

Footage shared on social media shows a large police presence in the area, with the surrounding streets apparently devoid of pedestrians. Some of the videos posted show a gunman inside the store gesturing while holding onto a possible hostage.

Unconfirmed reports from local media suggest the hostage-taker has demanded €2 million in bitcoin or else he will “blow up” the store. Employees reportedly remain trapped inside as the police presence outside the Apple store grows.

One clip, apparently filmed from a café across the street, shows a man in a dark hoodie holding a second individual by the neck with one hand and waving around a gun with the other. Police are shown in another video running to the scene to join officers already positioned across from the Apple Store, some with their weapons drawn.

“Due to a report at a shop on Leidseplein, police are now deployed there,” the city’s law enforcement agency said in a statement on Twitter. In a later update, it confirmed a hostage situation was ongoing and that specialist units were being brought in to help “get the situation under control.”

The store in question is in central Amsterdam’s Leidseplein – usually a busy hub of nightlife and entertainment. Police were called to the square at around 5.40pm local time to attend what was reported to be an armed robbery in progress.

According to Dutch outlet, Het Parool, the incident began when two masked men tried to leave the store. On seeing police nearby, they reportedly grabbed a bystander and went back into the Apple shop, taking the man inside as a hostage. Officers have since evacuated buildings close to the Apple Store, while visitors to cafes in the area have reportedly been told to stay away from the windows.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496248489612873733

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496242289768910852