Nine-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead at Home in Liverpool
A gunman chasing another man fatally shot a nine-year-old girl inside her home in Liverpool, England on Aug. 22 evening. A gunman shot a girl identified as Olivia Pratt-Korbel in … Read more
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Somali Military Forces End al-Shabab siege of Mogadishu’s Hayat Hotel
Somali military forces have ended a 30-hour siege and killed the al-Shabab terrorists who took over a hotel in the country’s capital cit of Mogadishu, according to military officials,. The … Read more
Three Men Indicted in 2018 Prison Killing of Boston Mob Boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Federal authorities charged three men on Aug. 17 for the 2018 prison killing of infamous Boston mob boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger. The United States Attorney’s Office for Northern West Virginia … Read more
Mexico’s President Urges Calm Amid Ongoing Mexican Cartel Violence
Mexican President André Manuel López Obrador led the calls for calm following the carnage caused by the drug cartels that rocked the country for many days. During an address from … Read more
El Salvador Gang Crackdown Nets 50K Arrests
El Salvador police announced it had detained 50,000 gang members under the administration’s “emergency regime” launched in March. The detainees belonged to notorious gangs, including Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), the Surenos … Read more
Body of 14th Journalist Murdered in 2022 Found in Northwest Mexico
Independent journalist Juan Arjon Lopez, 62, was found dead in northwestern Mexico, a week after he went missing. Arjon published crime focused news to a Facebook page. He is the … Read more
Ecuadorian President Declares State of Emergency in the Country’s Second-Largest City
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of emergency in Guayaquil, the country’s second-largest city after a recent bombing in the area. Security Secretary Diego Ordonez confirmed that the … Read more
Ecuadorian Gangs Blamed for Guayaquil Bombing
Officials from Ecuador’s government attribute organized crime to a tragic explosion that occurred in the port city of Guayaquil. The blast on Sunday left at least five people dead and … Read more
US State Department Warns Citizens to Shelter in Place as Cartel Terrorism Rocks Tijuana
The US State Department has told government employees and citizens that are currently in Tijuana to shelter in place as cartel terrorism continues to escalate. “The U.S. Consulate General Tijuana … Read more
Mexico’s CJNG Cartel Opens Fire on Guatemala’s Presidential Convoy
Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) opened fire on Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei’s convoy during a tour in a small town that borders Mexico and Guatemala. The shootout started as … Read more