After Cho left the scene at West Ambler Johnston Hall he changed out of his bloodied clothes, logged onto his computer, deleted all of his emails and removed his hard drive. Even later, he stopped at a post office and mailed a package of his writings and videotapes to NBC News. Then, over 2 hours after the initial shootings, Cho entered Norris Hall with chains to lock the front doors, a knife, two handguns and ammunition. Once in Norris Hall, Cho killed 5 faculty members and 25 more students before killing himself as police finally were able to access the building. During the more than 2 hours between the killings at West Ambler and Norris Halls, Cho walked across the campus, mailed
All over the world people were crying, churches all over held special observances and media sources provided minute by minute updates like never before. People to this day can tell you where and they were at the exact moment that they heard President Kennedy was dead. As the presidential limousine passed the book depository in Dealey Plaza and continued down Elm Street, shots were fired at Kennedy. Most of the witnesses recall hearing three shots fired. One shot entered his upper back, penetrated his neck, and exited his throat.
Felisha Khooblall Criminology – Reaction Paper “Tracy Thurman Case” The Tracy Thurman Case was in the 1980s. Between November of 1982 and June 1983, Tracy Thurman was stalked and attacked by her estranged husband Charles Thurman. She was brutally attacked by Charles, stabbing her multiple times, kicking her and stomping on her skull. Due to the amount of damage done to her, she was turned into a quadriplegic. During the attack, the police allowed her husband to wander around for 25 minutes and watched as he continued to attack her.
On April 18, 2013, three days after the bombings, images of the suspects were released on live TV and newspapers. The man-hunt for the two terrorists began, as the two suspects fled and did whatnot it took to escape. On the same day the images were released of suspects, the suspects killed an MIT police officer, car-jacked an SUV, and exchanged gun-fire with the police of Watertown, Massachusetts – to try and elude capture. The older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 years old, died in the exchange of gun-fire with the Watertown, Boston Police. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19 years old, was captured by police, and was in critical condition therefore was treated to the hospital.
Neighbors reported that at some time before commiting the crimes that placed him on the Most Wanted list, Diggs began drinking and he was heard to be arguing with his wife. A newspaper of account of time tells the story like this: At 7 o'clock on the morning of May 26, 1949, James Eddie Diggs shot and killed his wife, Ruth, and their two sons James Jr., 6, and Alfonso, 4, at their home in Norfolk, Va. There were no signs of a struggle and police have been unable to establish a clear motive. However, shortly before the triple killing Diggs began to drink to excess and to seek the company of women. The whereabouts of Diggs were unknown for nearly a week after the slayings, but on May 31, 1949 he was identified as the man who, when the auto in which he was riding was halted at Hamlet, N. C., drew a revolver and critically wounded officer Rex Howell.
The civilians of El Mozote were imprisoned without resistance by the Atlacati Battalion. The Atlacati was a infantry specialized in counter warfare. After being locked in their homes, on December 11 they were put in groups and executed. The army killed 200 to 1000 civilians. Among these that were executed also included many women and children.
Manson’s Manipulation, Brainwashing, and The Beatles On the morning of August 9, 1969, three LAPD officers arrived at 10050 Cielo Drive (Bugliosi). A ghastly scene awaited them. In the driveway, in a parked car, the body of Steven Parent was found. He was shot four times and stabbed once. Resting about twenty feet past the front door of the house, Voytek Frykowski had been shot twice, beaten over the head thirteen times, and stabbed fifty-one times.
On April 16, 2007, a senior at Virginia Tech named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people and wounded 17 others on the campus before committing suicide. On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises. 12 people were killed and 58 others were injured. Most recently, on December 14, 2012, a man named Adam Lanza shot 20 children and six staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. These are only a few of the mass shootings that have occurred recently in the past and have sparked debate about the controversial topic of gun control.
In light of recent events in Ferguson, MO, Mike Brown, an eighteen year old St. Louis native was gunned down by a Ferguson police officer. This case of potential police brutality caused riots to rage in the city of Ferguson, MO. Rioters burned down a gas station and burglarized many small businesses in the area. Could all of this been stopped with one simple solution? Numerous stories arose from the shooting.
Then, everything goes in to slow motion as the man tosses a tear gas grenade in to the crowd, and fires wildly in to the air. Now, open your eyes. I think it’s a safe bet to assume that everyone knows how the story goes from here. James Holmes goes on a shooting spree, armed with an assault rifle, shotgun, and two pistols, ultimately killing 12 people, and injuring 70 before being apprehended by police outside the theater. Nine minutes goes by before the first 911 call is received, and police respond in 90 seconds.