In the early morning hours around 4:20 a.m., a male individual fell victim to a violent attack in Harlem, New York. This incident occurred in the vicinity of West 137th Street and Lenox Avenue where he suffered from severe injuries as a result of being slashed in the neck near a local convenience outlet.
There was a shocking event that occurred recently on Bourbon Street in New Orleans during New Year’s celebrations. An identified individual, driving a truck, barged into the crowd causing massive havoc and fatalities. To the dismay of everyone, the driver held an ISIS flag, signifying his affiliation with the group.
The driver, identified to be an ex U.S. Army serviceman who had transitioned to Islam in the recent years, was shot by local law enforcement to neutralize the threat. The unfortunate incident led to the death of 15 innocent souls and left more than 30 severely injured.
The perpetrator of this devastating New Year’s attack was later named as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen born and brought up in Texas. His profile revealed that he was a 42-year-old Army veteran, as shared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In separate news related to New York City, there was another dreadful incident this month when a woman was set ablaze on a subway train. The victim of this heinous crime later succumbed to her injuries. Local police authorities have confirmed and informed of her identity.
In a case which sparked widespread attention due to its similarities with the plot of the novel ‘Gone Girl’, a Northern California woman was taken hostage and sexually assaulted. The criminal behind this dreadful incident has now been connected with two other home invasion sexual assaults committed 15 years ago.
Further adding to the series of violent acts, an unidentified man was killed by authorities last month when they tried to serve him an indictment related to federal firearm charges. However, further investigations have tied him to a murder case involving an 18-year-old woman from Ohio, which had lain unsolved for more than four decades.
Elsewhere in North Bend, a couple is living in fear and anticipation of an arrest following a shocking incident that happened while they were commuting on I-405 near Renton. Unknown to them, their SUV became the target of a shooting incident which resulted in their vehicle’s window getting shattered.
The same North Bend pair from the afore-mentioned incident continues to live in hope of the law catching up with the person at fault. The incident involving their SUV’s window being shattered by an unknown shooter on I-405 left them shaken and praying for justice.
In a separate, unrelated act of violence, the local police handling Assumption University affairs received a report of a group of five individuals who allegedly mobilized a large ‘mob’ of about 30 co-students. This group acted with a shared purpose in luring, chasing, and attacking a man on the university campus.
An 18-year-old female found herself in custody of Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies in an unfortunate series of events. After attending a party, she was involved in a car accident around 3:30 a.m., where she allegedly struck another female with her vehicle.
In international news, Palestinian bodybuilder Moazaz Obaiyat’s life dramatically altered after his incarceration by Israeli authorities. After spending nine months in Israeli custody, he returned home but with the devastating repercussion of being unable to walk independently, a harsh contrast to his once muscular and strong physique.