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Police: Shooting in Newark wounds 9; all expected to survive
Nine people, including a teenager, were wounded Thursday evening in gunfire outside a neighborhood grocery shop in Newark, police said.
All of the victims are expected to survive and police are searching for a vehicle believed to have been involved in the shooting, Acting Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave told reporters at the scene.
Five of the victims, including a 17-year-old, brought themselves to a hospital. Four other victims were taken to a hospital by emergency responders, Malave said.
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Officers responded to the residential neighborhood at about 6:19 p.m. after an alert from the city's ShotSpotter system, which can detect gunfire. Police were looking for a white Honda Pilot that was stolen in Jersey City, Malave said.
It wasn't immediately clear how many people were shooting or why the gunfire started.
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4 injured as truck overturns near Padma Bridge
Four people were injured when an onion-laden truck overturned on the viaduct road of Padma Bridge at Mawa point in Munshiganj district on Monday, said police.
The identities of the injured could not be known immediately.
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Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Padma Bridge North side Police Station said accident occurred in the afternoon when the Dhaka-bound onion-laden truck turned turtle and crashed with a fence of the bridge after being hit by another jeep on the viaduct of Padma Bridge, leaving four people including tis driver injured.
The injured were taken to Srinagar Upazila Health Complex.
Police arrested Abdur Razzak, 28, the driver of the jeep in this connection.
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Vehicular movement on the Padma Bridge came to a halt for some time due to the accident.
Bhola Clash: 20 including 7 cops injured
At least 20 people, seven of them policemen, were injured in a clash between villagers over occupying land at Char Chotkimara area of Bhola sadar upazila Thursday, police said.
The injured police members are Sub-Inspector (SI) of Veduria Police Investigation Center Inzamul Hossain, 29, members of Char Chatkimara Police Camp Arif ,25, Alim 24, Sagor ,24, Pial Roga ,24, Shri Sujoy,24 and Shafiur 25.
Four injured cops were admitted to Bhola sadar hospital, said Enayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Bhola Sadar Police Station.
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According to the police, Rubel Kazi, a resident of Sreepur along with villagers, armed with weapons, went to Char Chatkimara area of Bhola and started to build houses there. When the locals resosted them, the supporters of Rubel swooped on them that triggered a clash between them.
On information, police rushed to the spot and tried to control the situation, but they also came under attack.
Police fired 28 rounds in the air to bring the situation under control, added the OC.
Locals claimed that Rubel has been trying to grab land from Bheduria village for a long time. Centring this, several clashes took place earlier. This clash also took place centring the issue.
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Police filed a case against 24 people at Bhola sadar police station on Thursday night.
On Friday, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested twelve people for their alleged involvement in the clash, said the officer.
17 prisoners, 2 cops injured as bus hits prison van in Keraniganj
A speeding bus lost control and hit a prison van, leaving 17 prisoners and two cops injured in front of Keraniganj Central Jail in Dhaka, police said on Tuesday.
The accident occurred around 7:30 pm on Monday at Rajendrapur on Dhaka-Mawa highway when the van changed its lane to enter the jail premises, said Shahjaman, officer-in-charge of South Keraniganj police station.
The van was transporting 37 old and new prisoners back to the jail after their court appearance in Dhaka city, said Shahjaman.
All the injured were from the prison van, he said.
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Seriously injured prisoners Atikur,22, Atul,24, Munna,25, Murad,40, and Rumi,42, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, he said.
Besides 12 other prisoners were given primary treatment at the jail hospital while the two cops were taken to Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital.
The OC did not provide details about what happened to the bus.
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3 killed, 15 injured as inter-city bus crashes into bridge in Dinajpur
Three people including a woman were killed and 15 others were injured as an inter-city bus lost control and crashed against a bridge at Bankkali in Dinajpur.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, police said.
The accident occurred at around 8.30 pm on Monday.
Kotwali police sub-inspector Mahbub said a coach of Ahsan Paribahan, on its way to Dhaka from Thakurgaon, lost control after one of its front wheels punctured at Bankkali area of Dinajpur district headquarters.
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It then rammed into the railing of a bridge, leaving several of its passengers injured.
They were rushed to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital where two people were declared dead. Later a woman died while undergoing treatment, SI Mahbub said.
Seriously injured 15 people were being treated at the hospital, he added.
15 injured, 5 with bullets, during AL factioonal clash in Munshiganj
Some 15 people were injured with five suffering bullet injuries on Monday during a clash between two groups of Awami League supporters over gaining the upper hand in ten villages of Mollakandi Union Parishad in Munshiganj sadar upazila.
The injured with bullet shots were identified as Sirajul Bepari, 65, of Munshikandi village, Hanif Molla, 38, and Kamal Hossain, 28, of Kangshapura village, Motin Dhali, 30, of Chardumuria village, and Mohammad Hossain,16, of Rajarchar village.
“Of them Sirajul and Hanif have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment while others were admitted to Munshiganj General Hospital. Other injured are also being treated at different hospitals in the upazila," said Abu Bakkar Siddique, officer-in-Charge of Munshiganj Sadar police station.
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The clash spread over the villages of Maheshpur, East Makhati, Maddhyam Makhati, Rajarchar, Chardumuria, Chaitar Char Amghata, Munshikandi and Beherkandi on Monday, said police.
The clash started over an election related feud between the supporters of Mohsina Haque Kalpana, former chairman and Women Affairs Secretary of upazila Awami League and Ripan Patwary, present chairman and joint Secretary of upazila AL.
Mohsina Haque Kalpana said it was a preplanned attack by Ripon’s group on her supporters with guns, cocktails and sticks. “They attacked to ensure one-sided voting in the upcoming election of Makhati GC High School’s managing committee.”
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However, Ripon Patwary denied the allegation saying it was Mohsina’s supporters who were involved in the aggression.
OC Abu Bakkar Siddique said, “The clash started after Ripon’s supporters attacked. At least five houses were vandalized during the clash; later police took control of the situation. Additional police troops have been deployed in the area.”
13 industrial cops hurt in Ctg road crash
Thirteen industrial police members were injured as a police van carrying them was hit by a bus near Sagorika area in the port city on Saturday.
The injured were identified as Shamim Hossain,22, Jashim,23, Rimi,22, Manik,24, Salauddin, 22, Shaikat, 22, Mahabul, 26, Shajib,21, Jannat,22, Rumpa,21, Masud,23, Md Jashim,23,Uinpre, 22, said Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-Charge of Pahartali police station in Chattogram.
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The injured are currently being treated at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, he said.
The police members were heading toward the office of Superintendent of Police at Khulshi from Kattali when a local bus hit it it around 9 am.
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“The bus was seized immediately after the accident but its driver managed to flee. Efforts are on to arrest him,” said the OC.
1 killed, 3 injured in Barguna road crash
A 40-year-old man was killed and another three injured as a three-wheeler carrying goods overturned at Pazrabhanga in Barguna Sadar upazila, police said on Friday.
Deceased, Selim Gharami of Madartali village, was travelling by the three-wheeler.
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Ali Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Barguna Sadar Police Station said that the incident occurred at around 9 pm on Thursday as the speeding three-wheeler hit a speed breaker and lost control. It overturned into a roadside field killing Selim on the spot and injuring three others.
One injured has been sent to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in critical condition, he said.
The driver of the three-wheeler escaped , the OC added
Fisherman injured in tiger attack in the Sundarbans
A fisherman was injured by a Royal Bengal Tiger on the Bhola river in Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans on Sunday morning.
Abu Saleh Akon, 45, son of Amir Ali of Bajikarkhand village in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district, survived the attack. He has been making his living by fishing in the Sundarbans for almost 30 years.
He is currently undergoing treatment at Mongla Upazila Health Complex.
According to family sources, Abu Saleh and Md Hanif went to catch fish and crabs in the rivers and canals of the Sundarbans when a tiger attacked Abu Saleh while he was netting in Amurbunia area of Bhola river around 8am. At one point, Abu Saleh jumped into the river and the tiger left him and returned to the forest.
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Later, Hanif rescued him and rushed him to the Health Complex.
Faisal Hossain Swarna, a doctor at the Health Complex, said there are several marks created by tiger's paws and teeth on the fisherman’s body. “But he is out of danger now.”
However, Jahangir Alam, Jiudhara station officer of Chandpai range in the eastern part of the Sundarbans, said that Abu Saleh had entered the forest without permission from the Forest Department.
“It was not possible for the Forest Department to provide any assistance to the fisherman as he entered the forest without permission.”
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Muhammad Belayet Hossain, divisional forest officer (DFO) of the Eastern Division of the Sundarbans, said the matter is being investigated.
At least 50 fishermen and beekeepers from Sharankhola, Morelganj and Mongla upazilas adjacent to the Sundarbans in Bagerhat got injured in tiger attacks in 20 years. Some have lost their eyes in these attacks.
12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained
Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack.
Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. He said at least one of those three people fired a weapon.
“We don’t believe this was random,” Holbrook said. “We believe they knew each other and something led to the gunfire.”
Authorities said no fatalities have been reported but that eight of the victims were taken to the hospital. Of those eight, two were in critical condition and six were in stable condition, Holbrook said. The victims ranged in age from 15 to 73, he said.
Daniel Johnson said he and his family were visiting from Alabama and were eating in the food court when they first heard shots ring out and started seeing people running.
Johnson said people were screaming for their children and spouses, knocking over tables in the food court as they fled.
“Everybody was trying to get outside,” Johnson said. “When I was coming out, you could see baby strollers turned over, people’s phones and left keys. It was kind of a hectic situation.”
Johnson said he gathered his wife, daughter and son and began heading toward the exit after letting the crowd clear out for a bit.
“My biggest thing was — and not to sound selfish — was to make sure that our family was OK and to get them out safely because this is not something that we love to do for Easter weekend.”
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Heavy police presence continued in the area hours after the shooting, though officers began letting more traffic through the streets surrounding the shopping centers and strip malls that are usually packed on weekends. Officers were also stationed outside a nearby hotel designated as a reunification area for people at the scene of the shooting and their families.
Workers from a couple of stores remained clustered in the mostly empty parking lot Saturday evening, waiting for police to let them back inside to retrieve their car keys and personal belongings so they could leave. They said they did not hear or see anything during the shooting but followed the mall’s alert system and were evacuated by police shortly after. They declined to give their names, citing company policies.
“Today’s isolated, senseless act of violence is extremely upsetting and our thoughts are with everyone impacted," Columbiana Centre said in a statement. "We are grateful for the quick response and continued support of our security team and our partners in law enforcement.”
The shooting is the latest in a rash of shootings at or near malls across the country.
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head Wednesday outside Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal Mall. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Officials said he was with a group of boys when they got into a dispute with a second group.
On Tuesday, a Southern California shoe store owner mistakenly shot a 9-year-old girl while firing at two shoplifters at the Mall of Victor Valley, police said.
And earlier this month, police said six people were killed and 12 others wounded in Sacramento, California, during a gunfight between rival gangs as bars closed in a busy area near the Downtown Commons shopping mall and the state Capitol.