Boy, eight, and mother in critical condition as nine people injured in shooting at Detroit waterpark
An eight-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was shot in the head at a waterpark in Michigan – with eight other people injured.
His mother is also in a critical condition, while his four-year-old brother is in a stable condition with a leg wound, after a gunman opened fire in a Detroit suburb on Saturday.
Another other six victims, who are all aged 30 or over, including a husband and wife and a 78-year-old man, are said to be in a stable condition.
Police tracked the suspected gunman, described as a 42-year-old white man, to a home, where they sent a drone inside to find he had died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
The shooting happened at just after 5pm at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, an area of a city park where people can play in fountains of water.
Police respond to a shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad. Pic: WXYZ/AP
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said the attack appeared to be random, with the gunman driving up to the park, walking to the water recreation area and firing up to 28 times, stopping multiple times to reload.
“People were falling, getting hit, trying to run,” he said. “Terrible things that unfortunately all of us in our law enforcement business have seen way too much.”
The sheriff said the gunman, who at least one witness said was using two handguns, was “apparently in no rush” and “just calmly walked back to his car”.
An officer arrived at the scene within two minutes of the 911 call, he said, with the first deputies providing first aid including tourniquets.
A handgun and three empty magazines were recovered from the scene, the sheriff said.
Police were able to quickly come up with a likely address, and a car matching the suspect’s was discovered at the residence.
Sheriff Bouchard said the quick actions of police may have prevented a “second chapter” to the shooting as he showed a photo of a semiautomatic rifle on a table inside the home.
Officials secure the scene. Pic Katy Kildee/Detroit News/AP
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Another handgun, believed to have been used by the suspect to take his own life, was also found inside.
The suspect, who is believed to have lived with his mother, did not live in Rochester Hills and it is not yet known why he went to the park or what his motive may have been.
Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett said he “started to cry” when he arrived at the scene because it is supposed to be a place where people gather and have fun.
The shooting was a reminder “that we live in a fragile place,” he said, while Sheriff Bouchard called it “a gut punch” for the county.
“Our most fervent hope, at least at his point, is that all of the injured victims have speedy recoveries,” he said.
“None of us… anticipated going into Father’s Day weekend with this kind of tragedy that families will be deeply affected by forever.”
US authorities have agreed to drop their demand for Julian Assange to be extradited from the UK after reaching a plea deal with the WikiLeaks founder.
In return for pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, Assange will be sentenced to time served, 62 months – the time he has already spent in a British prison.
Once the guilty plea is accepted by a judge, the 52-year-old will be free to return to Australia, the country of his birth.
American prosecutors had alleged that Assange put lives at risk when he helped former US army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks put online in 2010.
He then spent years hiding out in the Ecuadorian embassy before his arrest in May 2019.
He has since been held at Belmarsh maximum security prison in south London.
Assange in a police van after being arrested in London in 2019. Pic: Reuters
Assange is expected to return to Australia after his plea and sentencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday morning, local time in Saipan, the largest island in the Mariana Islands.
The hearing is taking place there because of Assange’s opposition to travelling to one of the 49 US states and the court’s proximity to Australia.
A cargo ship that crashed into a US bridge and caused it to collapse – killing six people – has left Baltimore after undergoing repairs.
The Dali sailed out of the city on Monday morning, local time, heading for Virginia, nearly three months after hitting a supporting column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Six construction workers died after the collision, which investigators have said was caused by a power failure.
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The vessel was refloated and guided back to port in May after spending two months stuck in the wreckage with a massive steel truss draped across its damaged bow.
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation found the ship experienced two power outages in the hours before it left the Port of Baltimore.
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It lost power again and veered off course before crashing into the bridge.
The NTSB is still investigating what caused the electrical failures while a criminal investigation has been launched by the FBI.
The ship’s crew, who had been forced to stay in the country afterwards, have been allowed to leave, provided they were available to give evidence, thanks to an agreement confirmed by a federal judge.
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Earlier on Monday, four tugboats helped the 984ft (300m) craft get moving shortly before 8.30am.
The Dali is scheduled to go directly to Virginia International Gateway where around 1,500 cargo containers will be offloaded to reduce draft, the US Coast Guard said in a statement.
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From there, the vessel is scheduled to sail for Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminal for further salvage and repairs from damage caused during the bridge collapse.
The Dali was sailing under its own power with a full crew of 22 and six salvage experts, according to the coast guard, which is overseeing the voyage and providing a 500-yard (457m) safety zone around it.
Pic: AP/NTSB
Earlier this month, officials announced the reopening of the Fort McHenry federal channel, after clearing wreckage from the channel, which measures 700ft (213m) by 50ft (15m).
Officials have said they hope to rebuild the bridge by 2028.
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The economic fallout from the collision has been severe, with thousands of longshoremen, truckers and small business owners suffering.
Authorities have prioritised reopening the port and restoring its traffic to normal capacity in hopes of easing the damage to local industry.
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Pirates Of The Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry dies after being attacked by shark while surfing in Hawaii
A lifeguard who appeared in the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie has died after being attacked by a shark off Oahu in Hawaii.
Tamayo Perry, 49, who has also starred in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Blue Crush, was attacked near Goat Island on Sunday afternoon, Honolulu’s emergency services said.
The incident was reported by a caller who said they had seen a man suffering from what appeared to be shark bites.
Emergency services arrived at the scene on Malaekahana Beach just before 1pm local time.
Rescuers brought Mr Perry – an Ocean Safety lifeguard and surfing instructor – to shore by jet ski and paramedics assisted with the death pronouncement, Shayne Enright, of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, said.
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Mr Perry, who worked as a lifeguard on the North Shore, began his career with the Ocean Safety department in July 2016, Mr Enright said.
He appeared in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Ocean Safety personnel posted shark warnings in the area following the attack.
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Acting Honolulu Ocean Safety chief Kurt Lager said Mr Perry was “a lifeguard loved by all”.
“He’s well known on the North Shore. He’s a professional surfer known worldwide,” Mr Lager said.
“Tamayo’s personality was infectious and as much as people loved him, he loved everyone else more.”
“Tamayo was a legendary waterman and highly respected,” Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi said, calling Mr Perry’s death “a tragic loss”.
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