On Sunday morning, Imam Sayed Elnakib of the Omar Mosque in Paterson, New Jersey was attacked while leading prayer. The suspect, Serif Zorba, 32, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident and the local community has expressed shock and outrage, vowing to not let this act of violence define them. Imam Elnakib is in stable condition.
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Five people are dead and six others injured after a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky on Monday morning. The Louisville Metro Police Department responded to an active shooter and exchanged shots with the shooter, who is now dead. Six people were brought to the hospital and the police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
Lori Vallow Daybell is facing charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and grand theft in connection with the deaths of her two children and the disappearance of her husband's ex-wife. The case has gained attention due to its claims of apocalyptic religious beliefs and the prosecution's plan to call up to 60 witnesses. Jury selection began on April 3 at the Ada County courthouse in Boise, Idaho, and the trial is expected to last several weeks.
Bonnie Gooch, a 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions, is facing a new felony charge after allegedly handing a teller a note demanding "13,000 small bills" during a recent Missouri heist. If convicted, she could face up to seven years in prison. The case is still under investigation and no further information has been released.
On Sunday, an avalanche in the French Alps near Mont Blanc killed six people and injured one. Video footage shared by Reuters showed clouds of snow rolling down the mountainside. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin deployed emergency workers to the scene and one person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries. The local authorities of Haute-Savoie are investigating the cause of the avalanche.
U.S. Marshals and the Lake County Sheriff's Office have arrested 16-year-old Tahj Brewton in connection with the shooting deaths of three teenagers in Central Florida. Brewton was taken into custody on Saturday in Groveland, Florida and was wanted on outstanding warrants for carjacking with a firearm, aggravated assault, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fleeing or attempt to elude a law enforcement officer, and tampering with an electronic monitoring device. The Marion County Sheriff's Office had offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to Brewton's capture.
A 58-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition Sunday morning after being bitten by a shark while surfing off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii. Surfers nearby had already applied a tourniquet to the victim's wound before EMS and the Honolulu Fire Department arrived to administer life-saving treatment. Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources advises people to be aware of their surroundings while in the ocean and to avoid swimming or surfing near schools of fish.
Rutgers faculty and staff unions representing 9,000 members are set to strike on Monday, making it the first educator strike in the university's history. The strike will impact full-time and part-time union employees, and is in response to demands for salary increases, improved job security for adjunct faculty, and guaranteed funding for graduate students. The unions are willing to continue negotiations in order to reach a fair agreement, but the strike is set to begin Monday morning.