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Seven people were killed in the 2022 mass shooting in Illinois. A doting grandfather who immigrated from Mexico to give his family a better life and two parents on a fun outing with their toddler were among the seven people shot and killed last year at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois. A 21-year-old gunman allegedly carried out the mass shooting in the leafy suburban Chicago town that, according to FBI statistics, hadn't had a murder in more than 20 years. MORE: There have been more mass shootings than days in 2023, database shows Five of the victims who were randomly shot died at the scene of the shooting, while one perished at a hospital, according to officials. One day after the massacre, a seventh victim succumbed to his injuries at Evanston Hospital, officials said. More than 30 people were wounded by the barrage of bullets that silenced the marching bands and prompted paradegoers to scramble for cover. Katherine Goldstein, 64 Katherine Goldstein (middle) is shown ...

Loved ones of those those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a "landmark" lawsuit. Loved ones of those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a "landmark" lawsuit Wednesday, alleging social media companies, firearm manufacturers and body-armor makers all helped the teenage killer "load that gun." The lawsuit, filed in the state Supreme Court in Buffalo, names several big tech companies as defendants, including Meta, the parent company of Facebook; Amazon, Instagram, Reddit and Google, the parent company of YouTube. Also named as defendants were Vintage Firearms, the Endicott, New York, gun dealer where mass shooter Payton Gendron legally purchased the semi-automatic Bushmaster XM-15 used in the rampage, and RMA Armament, the online company that sold Gendron his body armor. The family ...

Twenty-two years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified two more victims. Twenty-two years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified two more victims, the city announced Friday. The names are being withheld at the request of the families, but they are the 1,648th and 1,649th victims to be identified of the 2,753 people killed at the World Trade Center. These two victims are the first new World Trade Center identifications since September 2021. People visit the National September 11 Memorial ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Sept. 7, 2023, in New York City. Gary Hershorn/ABC News MORE: 'No words': 9/11 death toll continues to rise 22 years later Forty percent of those who died at the World Trade Center -- 1,104 victims -- remain unidentified. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner...

Police in Florida say a fight between two groups turned deadly when a shooting in a city street resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized TAMPA, Fla. -- A fight between two groups turned deadly in Florida when a shooting in a Tampa street during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized early Sunday morning, police said. One suspect is in custody and at least one more is being sought. At least two shooters opened fire just before 3 a.m. on the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue in the Ybor City area, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said during a press conference at the scene. The fight occurred in an area with several bars and clubs, and there were large numbers of late night revelers in the area at the time, Bercaw said. Police were not immediately sure if the people involved in the fight were inside any of the bars before the shooting. Tampa police spokeswoman Jonee Lewis said “hundreds” of people were out on the streets as numerous nightspots closed ea...

Following the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 dead on Wednesday night, authorities and family members have begun identifying the victims. Authorities and family members have begun identifying the 18 people who died in the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at a bowling alley and a local bar and restaurant, according to Maine State Police. Seven people were killed at Just-In-Time Recreation -- a bowling alley formerly known as Sparetime -- and eight people were killed in the billiards room at Schemengees Bar & Grille restaurant. An additional three victims died at the hospital, authorities said during a press conference on Thursday morning. Here's what we know about the victims so far: Police respond to an active shooter situation in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 25, 2023. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Tricia Asselin Tricia Asselin was confirmed as one of the victims who died at Just-in-Time Recreation, her brother, who asked not to be ...

Five people, including an 9-year-old boy, were killed in an "execution style" shooting at a Texas home by a suspect armed with an AR-15 style rifle, police said. Five people, including an 9-year-old boy, were killed Friday night at their Texas home by a neighbor who was armed with an AR-15-style rifle, police said. A manhunt was underway Sunday for the suspect, identified by authorities as 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza. The victims included three women, a teenager and a 9-year-old child. Two female victims were discovered in the bedroom lying on top of two surviving children, authorities told ABC News. Wilson Garcia, who owned the home, told ABC Houston station KTRK that his wife and son were among the victims . Here is what's known about the victims so far: Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21 In an interview with ABC News, Velasquez Alvarado is described by her longtime partner Jefrinson Josué Rivera as a "warrior." The two were together for six years. "She gav...

Funeral services are set for five of the six people killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack on what should have been a normal day of school NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for five of the six people killed in this week's school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy. Heartbreaking new details continued to emerge about the lives of the three adults and three 9-year-old students who police say were killed during the shooting Monday at The Covenant School. The children have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. Also killed were Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school ; Mike Hill, 61, a custodian; and Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher. A funeral service for Evelyn was scheduled f...

Several victims of Jen Shah's telemarketing scheme are speaking out for the first time publicly and among them is a 75-year-old retiree who lost $47,000 to the scam. Victims of Jen Shah's telemarketing scam are speaking out publicly for the first time after the "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. Trisha, a 75-year-old retiree who lives in North Carolina and who asked not to use her last name, told "Nightline" she was "shell-shocked" after the Federal Trade Commission told her she may have been a victim of the scam. "But it turned out to be true," she said. Trisha, a 75-year-old scam victim, is shown during an interview with ABC News. ABC News MORE: Inside 'Real Housewives' star Jen Shah's ongoing legal battle The decades long scheme involved telemarketers calling potential victim s and claiming to offer services like website building and Business coaching. Shah and her team sp...