Shootings

Mentalist Oz Pearlman is recounting the heart-stopping moments from inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, describing the moments after chaos erupted, and how close he was to the President when it all went down.

Pearlman says everything seemed normal as he was doing a big reveal for one of his tricks ... until sudden commotion broke out across the room.

At first, he wasn’t even sure what he was hearing, telling CNN, “I thought maybe it was a medical emergency,” adding that initial confusion quickly turned into fear when he realized what he heard sounded like gunshots.

The suspect tied to the shocking security breach and shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was spotted being taken away in an ambulance, moments after being placed into custody.

The chaotic scene unfolded in Washington, D.C., when an armed individual -- identified as California resident Cole Allen -- made it past security and triggered a massive response inside the esteemed event.

New images show Allen inside an ambulance parked outside the Washington Hilton hotel shortly after the incident Saturday night.

Offset is shaking off a brush with death ... saying he's back on the grind after getting shot.

The rapper sat down with Andy Bachman on the "Creators Inc. Podcast" and they talked about his recent shooting incident in Florida.

Offset did the interview in Los Angeles ... and he's also done a concert since the shooting ... and he explained how it was no big deal for him to get back to regular life.

10 people were injured in a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana Thursday, and police were still searching for shooting suspects in the afternoon.

Baton Rouge Police said the shooting looked a "targeted" incident "between two groups of people." Police said an argument broke out between the two groups, and people began "shooting at each other" ... but police clarified there was "no more active shooting going on."

Some of the victims may be innocent bystanders not involved in the altercation, according to police. At least six victims were hospitalized, according to WAFB-TV ... two people were listed in critical condition.

Authorities said the shooting happened near the food court at the Baton Rouge mall, and a video circulating on social media appears to show someone lying on the floor near a Sbarro. The mall was immediately evacuated.

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A former beauty queen from Mexico was found shot to death in her apartment ... and, according to local reports, authorities are looking into two of her family members.

Carolina Flores Gomez was found with a gunshot wound to her head Wednesday, April 15, according to Reporte Indigo.

Authorities told the outlet they believed Gomez was killed Wednesday.

A young PBS employee’s life was cut short in a brutal shooting -- and cops say the man behind it was someone she once loved and trusted.

Ivy Unruh -- a 25-year-old engineer for PBS Kansas and a U.S. Marine veteran -- was gunned down outside her Wichita apartment early Friday morning ... allegedly by her estranged husband.

Police say Unruh was shot in the upper body around 8 AM and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. She fought for days, but ultimately died Monday from her injuries.

29-year-old Joshua Orlando -- identified as her estranged husband -- called 911 to report the shooting himself, according to the Wichita Police Department. When officers arrived, they arrested him at the scene and recovered a firearm.

A day at one of Mexico’s most iconic landmarks turned deadly in a flash -- gunfire erupted at the famed Teotihuacán pyramids and sent tourists into full-blown panic.

Authorities say a gunman opened fire Monday near the Pyramid of the Moon ... killing a Canadian woman and injuring at least 13 others before turning the weapon on himself.

Officials identified the suspect as Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, who they claim climbed up to the mezzanine level of the pyramid around 11 AM and began firing. A witness told Reuters they had just come down from the structure when they heard what sounded like “pops,” followed by a stampede of visitors scrambling to get out of harm’s way.

A devastating mass shooting in Louisiana has left eight children dead and a community reeling.

Shreveport Police say officers responded Sunday morning to reports of a domestic disturbance. In total, 10 people were shot ... eight of them children, ranging in age from just 1 to 14 years old.

Authorities say the suspected gunman fled the scene, carjacked a vehicle nearby and led officers on a chase. Police opened fire during the pursuit, and the suspect was killed.

A violent scene just steps from the University of Iowa turned chaotic early Sunday when a massive brawl suddenly erupted into gunfire, leaving three students wounded.

Cops say they were called to Iowa City's Pedestrian Mall for a large fight ... but things escalated fast when shots rang out in the middle of the melee.

Video from the scene shows dozens of people throwing punches before panic sets in, with crowds sprinting in every direction as gunfire erupts.

Bianca Huntley -- a mother of 2 whose family says she was pregnant with her third child -- was killed in Atlanta earlier this week while sitting in rush hour traffic.

According to 11 Alive -- a local outlet based in the ATL area -- cops responded to a report of a woman shot on the I-75 freeway, traveling northbound, just after 6 PM on April 14.

Huntley was found shot, but still alive, in her white BMW SUV. First responders rushed her to the hospital ... where she later died of her injuries.

Chilling security video shows the exact moment an Oklahoma high school principal explodes out of an office and tackles an armed gunman -- a takedown that ends with the heroic principal getting shot in the leg.

Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore went into full hero mode ... charging 20-year-old armed suspect Victor Lee Hawkins from behind, slamming him onto a bench, and ripping a handgun from his grip as terrified students scatter.

Check out video from inside the school ... which shows Hawkins lurking in the hallway with his firearms.

Offset's shooting is no longer a local case in Florida ... the case has gone federal with the FBI now investigating, and releasing a bunch of photos of suspects and getaway vehicles.

The FBI in Miami just issued a statement with photos showing the alleged perpetrators and their two Chevrolet SUVs, one of which is a matte gray Tahoe and the other is a black Suburban.

In the pics, one dude is jabbering on his cellphone while another is walking around one of the SUVs, and other snaps show the suspects interacting with each other. An FBI official confirmed to TMZ ... the photos are related to last week's Offset shooting.

Rapper Offset had a warrant for his arrest recalled mere weeks before he was shot outside a Florida casino ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, an L.A. County Superior Court judge recalled a warrant issued for Offset -- legal name Kiari Cephus -- on February 26.

The warrant had been issued in late January after Offset failed to appear at an arraignment ... the bond was set at $20,000. Offset showed up in court weeks later with a lawyer and pleaded not guilty to the battery charge.

Cardi B has put her bitter divorce battle aside after Offset was shot ... reaching out to her estranged husband as he recovered in a Florida hospital ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the "Bodak Yellow" rapper contacted Offset shortly after Monday's shooting outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

We're told Cardi, who's currently on tour, checked in on Offset following the scary incident ... despite the two still being in the middle of a contentious split.

Rickey Thenarse, a former Nebraska football player who had a cup of coffee in the NFL, was shot in the stomach in South Los Angeles on Friday and rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, TMZ Sports has learned.

Thankfully, Thenarse received medical attention quickly ... and is expected to be okay.

It's unclear exactly what led up to the violent incident, but sources tell us Thenarse had been in the middle of a love triangle involving his girlfriend and the father of her child ... which seems to have come to a head last week.

According to law enforcement sources, two people -- a man and a woman -- were spotted fleeing the scene in a black SUV.

Lauren Kanarek -- the woman who survived a shooting by her trainer, Olympic equestrian Michael Barisone -- says she's suffered three times because of the incident ... when she was shot, when he was acquitted, and now, as a streaming giant is telling her story ... according to an open letter she just published.

Barisone was found not guilty by reason of insanity for firing the bullets that nearly killed Kanarek ... and as the incident is being retold in the documentary "Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill," Kanarek claims the film's production company Propagate "distorted the truth in the interest of ratings."

In the letter, titled "The Systems Failed Me, But I Will Not Let Them Silence Me," Kanarek says, point-blank, "On August 7, 2019, a man I knew and once respected drew a gun and shot me twice in the chest at point-blank range. That man was Michael Barisone, my former trainer in the equestrian sport of dressage."