Ukrainian authorities say they prevented Russia-directed school attacks involving minors recruited via Telegram/TikTok, including an IED-plus-follow-on-violence plot in Kirovohrad and an earlier-stage weapons shipment plan in Odesa, alongside a broader pattern of teen recruitment for terror-style operations.

A Baton Rouge teenager was fatally shot and five others injured in a food court brawl at the Mall of Louisiana on April 23; one suspect is in custody and a second remains at large.

A prearranged juvenile fight at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem escalated to a mass shooting on April 20, killing a 17-year-old and 16-year-old and wounding five others. Multiple suspects remain outstanding. NCSBI and WSPD investigating.

Shamar Elkins, 31, killed eight children ages 3 to 11, including seven of his own, in Shreveport, Louisiana on April 19. Elkins was fatally shot by police following a carjacking attempt. No terrorism nexus; the attack is being investigated as domestic violence. It is the deadliest mass shooting in the United States since January 2024.

A rare mass shooting in Kyiv escalated into a supermarket hostage siege, leaving at least six dead before police killed the Moscow-born suspect after failed negotiations, with investigators now probing motive, citizenship, and the circumstances of a legally registered automatic weapon.

Florida AG Uthmeier has subpoenaed OpenAI in the first state-level investigation into AI platform facilitation of a mass shooting. Court records confirm 270+ ChatGPT interactions by the FSU suspect, including operational firearm queries three minutes before the attack; civil litigation and potential product liability claims are advancing in parallel.