Tag: shootings
More and more shootings in smaller cities – more often fatal outcome
Gang shootings have long been a metropolitan phenomenon. But in recent years, the number of shootings in small and medium-sized cities has increased. This year alone, half of all firearms…
This year, a record number of shootings have already taken place – and they are spreading to smaller cities.
This year, a record number of shootings have already taken place – and they are spreading to smaller cities. More places may be affected, but Magnus Sjöberg, head of the…
Number, places, age of the perpetrators… Mass shootings in the United States in three infographics
In the United States, the same pattern recurs after each mass killing. Horror and emotion give way to an urgent return to the debate on the restriction of the carrying…
confusion after reported shootings in the capital’s city center
The situation is very confused, this Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in Bissau. Shootings were reported in the city center near the country’s institutions. Explosions that caused a start of panic.…
Kaboré arrested, shootings, mutinies … What we know about the tensions in Burkina Faso
Plagued by jihadist violence, Burkina Faso had a particularly tense day on Sunday. Shots were heard in particular near the residence of the president, in power since 2015 and re-elected…