Shootings

11:24 AM PT -- Federal law enforcement tells CNN the suspect is dead.

Cops are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in the Detroit area.

Local outlet WXYZ-TV reports Temple Israel in West Bloomfield is being surrounded by a heavy police presence, and all schools and places of worship in the area have been advised to shelter in place.

According to WDIV-TV, police sources believe someone intentionally drove a truck into the building, which caught fire.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard gave an update ... "It appears at least one individual came to the temple, security saw him, engaged him in gunfire. ... We’re looking to see if there’s more than one person."

The Jewish Federation of Detroit issued a statement to WXYZ, saying, "We are aware of a security incident at Temple Israel. We are advising all Jewish organizations to go into lockout protocol -- nobody in or out of your building."

Schools in the area were locked down during the investigation.

West Bloomfield Township is located about 25 miles northwest of Detroit.

Two people were injured and a gunman is dead after a shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia on Thursday morning.

The university said a shooter "opened fire" a little before 11 AM at Constant Hall on the Norfolk campus.

School officials said the two injured people were taken to a local hospital, and WVEC-TV reported the hospital said the wounded were listed in critical condition.

The university issued an alert ... “Shortly before 10:49 a.m., a gunman in Constant Hall opened fire. Two people were injured. Old Dominion University Police, Norfolk Police, and emergency personnel responded immediately. The gunman is now deceased. The injured were transported to a local hospital.”

A student described the chaos to ABC News, saying ... "All of a sudden we heard a commotion. A lot of people rumbling, starting to get up. The guy next to me, we looked at each other, we started running, and that's when we heard, you know, gunshots."

It was unclear how the shooting suspect died.

TMZ Sports has obtained the mug shot of Daniel Di Vonne Parsons -- the man accused of killing pro football player Jordan Jones during an altercation outside of a Georgia bar.

Parsons, 25, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery after Jones was fatally shot outside of Saddle Bar in Acworth, Georgia, on March 7.

We spoke with the bar manager about the incident this week, who told us Jones, one of their security staffers, stepped in to break up a fight between a woman and Parsons, according to their surveillance video, which was handed over to police.

The woman accused of shooting at Rihanna's house while the singer was inside seems to have taken cops on a trip through Los Angeles after the incident ... according to just-released dispatch audio of her arrest.

In the recording, obtained by TMZ, cops appear to tail Ivanna Lisette Ortiz in a white Tesla Model 3 as she drove into the parking lot of a shopping center.

According to the audio ... it appears the suspect got out of the car, getting down on her knees as officers approached her vehicle.

The woman accused of firing shots into Rihanna's Los Angeles home was previously involuntarily committed under Florida's Baker Act and later lost custody of her 10-year-old child ... TMZ has learned.

Hal Roen, attorney for Ivanna Lisette Ortiz's ex-husband, Jed Nikko Valdez Sangalang, tells TMZ ... Ortiz was previously "Baker Acted" in Florida prior to 2023 ... meaning she was placed in a psychiatric facility against her will under state law, which permits up to 72 hour involuntary or voluntary psychiatric holds.

Roen describes her as "articulate" and "very believable," adding, "If you sit down with her, she's very convincing. But she does bizarre things," referencing the alleged Rihanna house incident Sunday.

Rihanna is not taking any chances following the terrifying shooting at her Los Angeles home because she was photographed getting on a flight and leaving town Monday afternoon.

Photographs show bags being loaded into vehicles and driven to Van Nuys Airport before the plane took off.

As you know ... authorities continue to investigate the shooting that took place at Rihanna's home Sunday while she was inside with her children.

Rihanna was home with her 3 kids at the time an assailant targeted their L.A.-area mansion with gunfire -- A$AP Rocky, the father of the kids, was also home.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... the singer was shacked up inside her house with the children she shares with A$AP -- namely RZA, Riot Rose, and Rocki Irish -- before all hell broke loose on Sunday afternoon.

The suspected shooter, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, allegedly fired off several shots from her vehicle at the residence ... but luckily RiRi and her youngsters were not injured, our sources said.

Authorities have released the name of the female suspect accused of firing gunshots into Rihanna's home on Sunday.

According to law enforcement sources, the suspect has been identified as 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz.

Ortiz was booked for attempted murder, with bail set at $10,225,000. She remains in custody.

A woman was taken into custody Sunday afternoon after firing multiple rounds from her vehicle toward Rihanna's house ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us the suspect -- described as a female around 30 years old -- drove up near the Los Angeles property and discharged several shots in the direction of the home. It's unclear what prompted the incident.

Our law enforcement sources tell us the singer was home at the time of the shooting but is okay. It's unclear whether A$AP Rocky and their children -- RZA, Riot Rose and Rocki -- were at the home at the time.

Here's what it looked like after a gunman opened fire inside a Texas bar over the weekend, killing three and injuring more than a dozen people ... some folks are hiding and some don't seem fazed.

TMZ obtained video from the aftermath of Saturday night's mass shooting at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden on Austin's West 6th Street ... and you see bar patrons cowering in fear, and hiding behind tables and columns.

At least a couple dudes were more interested in taking photos of themselves amid all the death and destruction than actually looking out for their safety ... you can see them boldly taking each other's photos in the middle of the room.

Paramedics rushing to the mass shooting in Austin, Texas early Sunday got blocked by a Waymo vehicle ... preventing EMS from rapidly responding to the crime scene to provide aid, according to a new report.

Austin's KXAN-TV reports ... Matthew Turnage ordered a Waymo using his Uber app around 2 AM after he left a club near Buford's Backyard Beer ... where 2 people had just been shot to death and 14 others injured. 

As the Waymo was trying to pick up Turnage and his friends, the self-driving taxi reportedly stopped in the middle of the street, blocking an ambulance and emergency service personnel from getting to Buford's quickly to help the victims.

Nipsey Hussle’s brother, Blacc Sam, was doing everything he could to get out of harm’s way as shots rang out near the opening of a restaurant founded by the late rapper … and the harrowing moment was caught on video.

In new footage -- obtained by TMZ -- a large crowd is seen scrambling outside a new Marathon Burger in Long Beach on Sunday afternoon. People sprint away at the sound of gunfire, while others take cover behind parked cars.

A videographer filming the chaotic scene captures Blacc Sam crouched alone behind a white sedan as police rush to the scene.

The Texas mass shooter who killed 2 people and injured 14 others had potential ties to terrorism ... as new footage has emerged showing the horrific aftermath of the attack, according to media reports.

Ndiaga Diagne -- a 53-year-old American citizen born in Senegal -- went on an early Sunday morning shooting rampage at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, TX ... leaving a trail of dead and wounded in his wake, police said.

Video surfaced online capturing the chaotic scene after the shooting, with paramedics giving CPR to victims on the ground.

A routine weekend on Austin's West 6th Street turned into a nightmare early Sunday when gunfire erupted, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured.

Buford's Backyard Beer Garden was packed near closing time with hundreds of people out for drinks and dancing when a male suspect opened fire just before 2 AM in the entertainment district near the University of Texas. 

Witnesses described an explosion of panic as shots rang out, sending crowds sprinting for cover. Emergency crews flooded the scene within a minute of the first 911 calls. 

The Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) is suspending all games after Monday's tragic shooting during a boys' co-op hockey game in Pawtucket.

Michael Lunney, the organization's executive director, released a statement on Tuesday, stating they will temporarily postpone all games out of respect for those affected by the "senseless act of violence."

"Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all those affected by this horrific event," Lunney said.

8:10PM PT -- The suspect in the Pawtucket ice rink shooting has been identified as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan -- who also went by the name Roberta Esposito -- Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves announced during a press conference Monday night.

Authorities have not released the names of the victims, but stated that the shooting was “targeted” and seemed to stem from a family-related dispute.

Video has surfaced of the fatal shooting during a hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island on Monday, showing the crowd and players rushing for cover after a gunman opened fire, in a terrifying display of violence.

The tragedy occurred around 2 PM at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, RI -- five miles northeast of Providence -- when a man began shooting during the Coventry and Blackstone Valley Schools' game.

CCTV captured the horrifying moment as shots began to ring out ... showing fans in the stands taking cover while players dove for safety in the box.

Players and referees rushed off the ice as fast as they could.