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-12 posts tagged "Shooting"
Nola Wallace | Friday, August 14, 2020
This summer, our timelines flooded with COVID data, press briefings and George Floyd. His story, the camera footage and the public’s outcry rocked the world. Not only did it spark a modern-day civil rights movement, but it also jumpstarted an important discussion on the injustices of the modern day criminal justice system. As much as
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, July 14, 2020
A man was shot in the arm Monday night after two suspects demanded his belongings on Notre Dame Avenue, south of Napoleon St., the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) said in an email. The two male suspects approached the victim from a vehicle. NDPD and the South Bend Police Department (SBPD) have been corresponding about
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, June 23, 2019
One person died and up to ten others were injured in a shooting at Kelly’s Pub — located at 1150 E. Mishawaka Ave. on South Bend’s east side — early Sunday morning, according to a report from the South Bend Tribune. “One person has died and there are multiple others injured,” the police said in the
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 1, 2019
South Bend police are currently investigating an early morning shooting on Notre Dame Avenue that left two Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) students injured, according to a report from ABC57 News. Police said that a group of men came to the house and threatened party attendees, then fired shots into the house, according to a
Claire Rafford | Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Students, faculty and members of the Notre Dame community gathered at Main Building on Tuesday at noon to pray for the 11 victims of Saturday’s shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Rabbi Karen Companez of Temple Beth-El in South Bend opened the service with a speech condemning the act of violence and calling for
Jackie O'Brien | Tuesday, August 28, 2018
On Sunday, two innocent people were shot dead at a Madden video-gaming event in Jacksonville, Florida, before the shooter proceeded to kill himself. An unspeakable tragedy to be sure, and yet many don’t know it happened. It hit the breaking news tabs of our major news sources until the death count was confirmed and it
Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 26, 2018
A shooting occurred near the Five Guys on Eddy Street Commons early Sunday morning according to a report from the South Bend Tribune. One person was wounded and walked to the hospital with a potential gunshot wound. The injury was “non-life-threatening,” according to the report. A large crowd was present nearby when the shooting occurred,
Gary Caruso | Thursday, August 31, 2017
Slightly after 7 o’clock one overcast morning in mid-June, the U.S. Capitol Hill Police Communications Command Center heard two words broadcast from an unidentified female officer: “Shots fired.” It was the worst of any possible scenario for the center — not knowing who reported an active shooter, who was the intended target, its location nor
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, October 30, 2014
A shooting at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of South Bend Avenue on Wednesday evening left one man dead and another wounded, according to a report in the South Bend Tribune. The suspect in the incident remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said Thursday. Police named Brian Rankin, 28,
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, October 16, 2014
You may have heard that a student of Holy Cross College was a victim of a recent shooting on Notre Dame Ave. You may have heard through news or social media or your friends. But you most certainly did not hear from the University or from the Notre Dame Security Police. This lack of action betrays