The DOJ charged five members of a Russian intelligence network with conspiring to kill a Washington-area dissident, recruiting a Brooklyn resident to conduct surveillance for $1,500 before offering $40,000 for the killing itself, with all five defendants at large in Russia.

A sword-wielding 18-year-old turned the first day of school into a crime scene at a Swedish secondary school in Fagersta, killing one and seriously injuring two before police shot and arrested him; motive remains unestablished and no ideological claim had been filed as of this report.

A sailor aboard the future USS Kennedy faces murder charges after killing a shipmate on in-port security duty, with prior firearm assault incidents documented in the charge sheet.

Five suspects were arrested in the targeted shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife, with evidence pointing to retaliation linked to a pending gang related criminal case.

Two National Guard soldiers were critically wounded in a targeted shooting near the White House, intensifying scrutiny of D.C.’s ongoing militarization and prompting calls for additional troop deployments.

Salwan Momika, the Iraqi refugee notorious for Quran burnings in Sweden, was shot dead in his home, sparking debates on free speech, security, and potential foreign involvement.