Former Republican candidate detained in shootings that targeted the houses of Democratic lawmakers

 The guy who Albuquerque police believe to be the "mastermind" behind a recent spate of shootings that targeted the houses of Democratic politicians was detained on Monday.

The suspect, Republican Solomon Pena, ran unsuccessfully for office in November. He has often claimed that the election was rigged and he appears to have been present at the violence in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021.

APD's SWAT team surrounded a condominium building close to the ABQ BioPark Zoo at around 3 p.m. to carry out a search warrant. Drones soared overhead as they made announcements for Pena, who they claimed might be carrying a gun, to surrender.

Police Chief Harold Medina reported Monday night that within an hour, officers had apprehended Pena, who is accused of hiring four individuals to fire shots at the residences of two county commissioners and two state lawmakers. Additionally, according to the investigators, Pena was present for at least one of the shootings.

Jose Trujillo, one of the four men Pena is accused of recruiting, is facing federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms, although the other suspects' names were withheld at first.

Pena, who was a candidate for the House District 14 seat but lost, asserted on social media that he ought to have won. In November, he went unannouncedly to the houses of three of the targeted officials and complained that the election was invalid.

Mayor Tim Keller stated during a news conference that "APD basically found what we had all feared and what we had assumed — that these shootings were indeed politically motivated." They were dangerous assaults on democracy in general as much as on these particular people.

Republican House Leader Ryan Lane and Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham both released comments praising law enforcement and denouncing violence.

According to Lujan Grisham, "violence against any elected person or their family has no place in our society or our democracy, and I have faith that the legal system will hold those guilty for such crimes fully and fairly accountable."

Lane mentioned Pena's criminal record, which was a contentious topic during the campaign, and expressed the gratitude of the New Mexico House Republicans that no one was hurt in the shootings.

This is another another instance of a convicted criminal obtaining a firearm illegally that they are not allowed to own or carry and utilising it to hurt the public, according to Lane.

Democrat targets

Early in January, APD reported that it was looking into a number of shootings that had targeted the houses of Democratic elected figures in the city.

They claimed that on December 4, eight bullets struck the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa in Southeast Albuquerque, and a week later, on December 11, more than 12 rounds struck the home of County Commissioner Debbie O'Malley in North Valley.

On January 3, three bullets entered the bedroom of state representative Linda Lopez's 10-year-old daughter as she slept after shots rang out at her home in Southwest Albuquerque.

State Representative Javier Martnez, who is running for speaker of the House and represents District 11 in Southwest Albuquerque, noticed that his home had also been shot at after hearing about the inquiry. On December 8, he heard gunfire outside his house, and he believes that's when the shooting took place.

Gunshots were also heard near Ral Torrez's campaign office as he ran for state attorney general as well as the office of state senator Antonio "Moe" Maestas. However, a department spokesman stated on Monday that there is currently no evidence connecting Pena and his alleged accomplices to those shootings.

The Jaguars' victory after falling behind 27-0 was the NFL's fifth-largest comeback.

 On Saturday night in Jacksonville, the Jaguars overcame a 27-0 first-half deficit to win 31-30 on a field goal with seconds remaining, the fifth-largest comeback in NFL history.

In the past month, two of the top five comebacks in NFL history have occurred: The largest comeback in NFL history occurred on December 17, when the Colts led the Vikings 33-0 at the half before the Vikings came back to win 39-36 in overtime.

The largest comeback in NFL history before the Vikings-Colts game was a 32-point victory over the Bills in OT on January 3, 1993, after the Houston Oilers had taken an early 35-3 lead.

There have also been two 28-point comebacks in the NFL. On January 4, 2014, the Colts were down 38-10 to the Chiefs in a playoff game, but they rallied to win 45-44. Additionally, on December 7, 1980, Joe Montana and the 49ers came back to defeat the Saints 38-35 despite Archie Manning and the Saints having a 35-7 halftime advantage.

The Jaguars' comeback now ranks among the greatest comebacks in NFL history, with those previous games.

Crowned as Miss Universe is Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel.

 On Saturday night, R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States was named the 71st Miss Universe.

Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andrena Martnez from the Dominican Republic lost out to Gabriel, who last year made history by becoming the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA.

In New Orleans, Louisiana, 84 ladies from around the world competed for the title in the pageant.

The tournament ended on Saturday night, with eliminations reducing the number of competitors until only the final two remained.

She was questioned when Gabriel made it into the Top 5 "Mothers and married women are now eligible to compete this year thanks to a recent inclusive adjustment made by Miss Universe. What other modification would you like to see, and why?"

In her response, Gabriel expressed her desire for the contest's age restrictions to be raised.

"Given that I am 28 years old, I would like to see a rise in age. The oldest age to compete is that one. And I consider it to be lovely. If not now, when? is one of my favourite quotations. Because I feel that age does not determine who we are as women. It's not tomorrow or yesterday; it's right now. Time to act is now "She spoke.

Gabriel, a model, fashion designer, and sewing instructor from Houston, places a high value on the environment.

Earlier in the pageant, Gabriel wore a red-orange cape that she had coloured herself and was designed to seem like a phoenix rising, with the phrase "if not now, then when." Her father's counsel to act on one's ambitions, dreams, and desires served as the basis for the words.

The Top 3 contestants were questioned on how, if they won the crown, they would work to promote Miss Universe as an empowering and progressive organisation during the competition's final question and answer session.

By reducing pollution and using recycled materials in the creation of garments, Gabriel stressed her desire to be a "transformational leader" and a force for good in the fashion business.

"I give sewing lessons to women who have escaped domestic abuse and human trafficking. I say this because it is crucial to invest in others, in our community, and in using your special skill to change the world "Gabriel uttered.

Every one of us possesses something unique, and when we sow those seeds in the lives of others, we transform them and use it as a catalyst for change.

After businesswoman and champion for transgender rights Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million in October, JKN Global Group PCL, a media distribution firm with headquarters in Thailand, conducted the competition for the first time this year.

Jakkaphong, the first female owner of the pageant, has been outspoken about her experiences as a transgender woman.

She appeared on stage to commemorate Thailand's Anna Sueangam-devotion iam's to social justice by presenting her with the ImpactWayv Challenge winner.

A tribute to her poor beginnings and her parents' jobs as garbage collectors, Miss Thailand had caused waves during the preliminary stages of the contest wearing a garment constructed of soda tabs.

Gabriel's identity was incorrect in an earlier draught of this article. She became Miss USA for the first time as a Filipino-American.

The domestic box office for "Avatar: The Way of Water" surpasses $538 million.

 Avatar: The Way of Water is seeking to clinch its fifth weekend at the top of the domestic box office with another solid weekend-to-weekend hold over the holiday season. The epic science-fiction sequel's cumulative domestic gross is now $538 million with a $7 million fifth Friday. It's not holding up as well, but it's still outperforming the first Avatar, which had made about $500 million by the same point.

By Sunday, the movie will have made more than $550 million domestically, and by the end of the extended four-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, it is anticipated to have reached $566 million. The Way of Water is expected to increase by roughly $29 million over the typical three-day weekend and $36 million over the four-day holiday period, just 36% less than the previous weekend. The movie has raked in almost $1.7 billion worldwide, making it the most successful release of 2022.

While it is currently behind Top Gun: Maverick domestically ($718 million), the long-awaited sequel, it will surpass The Lion King remake's lifetime earnings ($543 million) by Sunday, moving it up to number 13 on the all-time list. The movie recently surpassed The Dark Knight ($535 million) to take over the 14th spot in domestic box office history.

The second place will go to Universal's M3GAN, which is holding remarkably well for a horror film thanks to excellent reviews and enthusiastic word-of-mouth. After a second Friday gross of $4.8 million, the sci-fi-tinged creepy doll movie is projecting a three-day total of about $17.5 million, with a strong 42% weekend-to-weekend decline. The movie is anticipated to collect more than $20 million over the extended four-day window, bringing its overall domestic gross to just under $60 million. That's a commendable outcome for a movie that supposedly only cost $12 million to make, and it adds another bragging right for Jason Blum's Blumhouse Pictures.

Older viewers are supporting Sony's A Man Called Otto, which stars Tom Hanks in the title character and is an adaptation of the best-selling Swedish book. Hanks recently starred alongside an older target audience in the musical drama Elvis. With a $4 million opening day in broad release, the movie is anticipated to earn $14 million during the long weekend, bringing its domestic running total to more than $20 million. Surprisingly, by Monday, A Man Called Otto will have outperformed star-studded Babylon from filmmaker Damien Chazelle.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, another release from Universal, will take the number four position. Released over a decade after the original Puss in Boots, which itself was a spinoff to the hit Shrek franchise, the sequel added $3 million on its fourth Friday, and is looking at a $16 million four-day finish. But most notably, the film will pass the $100 million mark domestically some time in the next few days. The top five was rounded out by the latest Gerard Butler action vehicle, Plane — a movie whose meme-ability can only be challenged by M3GAN. With $3.5 million on Friday, the movie is looking at a four-day finish between $10.5 million and $11.7 million. With a reported production cost of around $20 million.

The Way of Water won't even come close to matching its predecessor, which is still the highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide, but it is doing well thanks to a lack of rivals and sincere viewer enthusiasm, so its performance will last for at least a few more weeks. Visit this page to watch our interview with Hanks, and follow Collider for additional news.

Using his mother's gun, a 6-year-old shot a teacher in Virginia. The incident demonstrates how weak secure storage regulations exist nationwide.

 A week after a six-year-old boy in Newport News, Virginia, stole a gun from his house, carried it to school, and shot his teacher, residents and authorities are still trying to figure out how the child obtained access to a loaded rifle.

Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones told CNN that the city must address a number of issues, including "how a 6-year-old was able to carry a pistol (and) know how to use it in such a premeditated fashion... The guilty parties will answer for their actions. I can guarantee that.

Police are looking for explanations as they look into the circumstances leading up to the incident on January 6 at Richneck Elementary school, which left a 25-year-old elementary school teacher named Abigail Zwerner wounded. According to the city's police chief, Steve Drew, Zwerner has been listed in stable condition since Saturday despite the fact that her injuries were previously considered life-threatening.

The youngster, who was taken into custody right away after the shooting, was being checked at a hospital and was subject to a temporary detention order, according to police on Monday. The mother of the child, who may be charged at the conclusion of the investigation, legally acquired the gun that was reportedly used in the incident, according to Drew.

According to a CNN analysis, it was the first shooting at a US school in 2023, highlighting the urgent need for tighter, more uniform legislation nationally requiring adults to safely store their firearms out of the reach of children and anyone who are not permitted to use them. It also demonstrates a lack of public education regarding gun owners' obligations to store their weapons securely stored away from ammo, according to the experts.

According to a paper published on Tuesday by the RAND Corporation, a public policy research group, evidence reveals that secure storage and child access restriction legislation are helpful in lowering shootings among youth. The research urges states lacking such legislation to take them into consideration in order to lower the number of juvenile suicides, homicides, and unintentional injuries and fatalities involving firearms.

According to Cassandra Crifasi, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who researches the impact of gun laws, "unsecured firearms in homes and cars are feeding our much bigger and much more prevalent gun violence epidemic in the US."

In addition to keeping yourself and your family members safe at home, she advised, "it's vital to frame the issue as making sure that the firearms you possess don't fall into the hands of those who shouldn't have them and might use them to harm other people."

School shootings, which are now more frequent in the US than any other nation, have a traumatising impact on many communities across the nation. According to a CNN study, there were 60 shootings at K–12 schools in 2022.

However, shootings at schools with a suspect so young is rather uncommon. There have been three prior incidents where the suspect was as young as six, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, which analyses shootings in American schools going back to 1970. These incidents occurred in 2000, 2011 and 2021.

According to data by Everytown for Gun Safety, a prominent non-profit group specialising in gun violence prevention, hundreds of kids in the US still have access to firearms every year and mistakenly shot themselves or another person. According to data from Everytown, there were 301 unintentional kid shootings in 2022, which led to 133 fatalities and 180 injuries nationwide.

An eight-year-old kid accidently shot two children while playing with his father's rifle in Florida last June, killing a one-year-old girl and injuring another. Sheriff Chip Simmons of Escambia County said the father left his gun in what he believed to be a secure holster in the room's closet. Then, in July, in Arkansas, a five-year-old kid accidentally shot and killed an eight-year-old boy, according to investigators.

Experts argue the strictest laws have punishments.

Safe storage regulations and child access prevention laws varied significantly from state to state in terms of their specific provisions.

Secure storage rules often specify requirements for how the firearm must be stored, including whether it must be loaded, unloaded, or isolated from ammunition. Child access prevention laws are more flexible, generally saying gun owners must not knowingly store their guns in a place where a child could gain access to them, according to Crifasi.

It's a slightly more accommodating regulation in that it might let a gun owner keep a gun however best suits their needs, according to Crifasi. "You're not necessarily breaking the law as long as you don't willfully believe a child may acquire that gun," she said.

She continued, "The issue with many child access prevention legislation is that there isn't enough explicit advice on how guns should be housed in a way that is safe and secure.

According to research by Everytown, eight states have regulations requiring owners to safeguard their firearms, while 23 states and Washington, DC, have laws governing how firearms should be stored. According to Everytown, there are child access prevention statutes in 15 states and Washington, DC, which usually indicate that someone will be held responsible if they did not safely store a handgun accessible by a kid.

Most recently, Illinois approved a law last year requiring the Department of Public Health to establish and administer a safe gun storage public awareness programme. More states are exploring some kind of secure storage legislation.

A loaded, unsecured firearm that is left by an adult in a situation where it could imperil a kid under the age of 14 is considered a misdemeanour in Virginia. The law also states that it is forbidden for anyone to let a child under the age of 12 to operate a firearm without their knowledge.

Rarely, parents of children who have access to firearms in the home are prosecuted. For instance, CNN previously reported that a Florida mother of three was charged with manslaughter last June after her two-year-old son fatally shot his father in their house while he was in possession of an unlocked firearm.

When an unauthorised person, such as a youngster, obtains access to a person's firearms and uses them to hurt themselves or another person, very few people are actually held liable, according to Crifasi. People being accused and sentenced to fines or even jail time is incredibly uncommon.

According to paediatrician and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Restriction Lois Kaye Lee, research demonstrates that the most stringent legislation for secure storage or kid access prevention are also the most successful.

According to Lee, one of the authors of the 2019 study, states that hold gun owners criminally accountable for any infraction have lower rates of firearm mortality among children under the age of 14.

"In some states, like Virginia, they are misdemeanours, whereas in other states they are crimes. When examining firearm deaths among youngsters, the penalties and amount of restriction are different, and that seems to matter, at least according to our findings, Lee said.

Experts feel that public education is essential.

Public knowledge and education on secure storage of firearms is a crucial component of all gun safety laws, including those preventing child access and requiring secure storage, according to experts.

Because of the politics surrounding firearms, Annie Andrews, a professor of paediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina and an authority on preventing gun violence, said, "We don't have any robustly funded public education campaigns so that the general public understands the risks of children being around unsecured firearms."

Andrews, a physician, stated that recently she has concentrated on making it more normal in her workplace to inquire during examinations with parents of children about the presence of firearms in the home and whether or not they are securely secured.

Parents who admit to having firearms in the house but not securely storing them are given complimentary gun locks, according to Andrews. In order to decrease the frequency of these catastrophes, paediatricians, school districts, public health departments, and our lawmakers must all collaborate.

A child's desire to learn from and explore their environment is a natural part of their development, which is why their parents or other carers are in charge of making sure those areas are secure, according to Dr. Kelsey Gastineau, a paediatrician and public health researcher with a practise in Nashville.

Gastineau is also a proponent of the Be SMART initiative, which aims to mainstream discussions about secure firearm storage among adults and educate them about it. Moms Demand Action, which has been advocating for gun control measures since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, started the campaign in 2015.

BE Smart volunteers have lobbied school boards to adopt secure storage notification policies in places like Texas, California, and Arkansas. According to a statement from the campaign, as of December, more than 8.5 million children "will live in a school district that requires schools to teach parents on the necessity of secure firearm storage" in the 2023–2024 academic year.

Giving individuals a place to go and a way to seek for something they can do is crucial, according to Gastineau, because "when these shootings happen, there's so much sorrow, there's so much tragedy and terror that can ripple across communities."

Trump boasted, whined, insulted Joe Biden, and threatened to sue the lawyer interrogating him during his deposition in a defamation case.

 During a deposition last year, former President Donald Trump had time to brag about his own successes, lament the nation's "broken" judicial system, and attack President Joe Biden.

E. Jean Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist who also accused the former president of sexual assault in a separate complaint, filed a defamation claim against Trump on October 19 and demanded that he be deposed in that regard.

On Friday, a portion of Carroll's and Trump's depositions were made public.

According to the documents, Trump is as aggressive as usual: He attacked Carroll twice, misinterpreted her remarks once by saying she claimed "rape was sexy," and answered Roberta Kaplan, the opposing attorney, incoherently.

For this report, Kaplan declined to comment.

The former president started bragging about Truth Social when the opposing counsel inquired about the number of followers he had on the network, which is a social media equivalent to Twitter.

He asserted that over the previous few days, Truth Social had been "number one ahead of TikTok, number one ahead of Twitter, number one ahead of Instagram, and everyone else."

The ratings show that Truth Social is popular, he said.

What ratings Trump was referring to is unknown. Around the time of Trump's deposition, Truth Social's number of unique visitors was declining by two months, according to a November analysis from TheRighting, a business that tracks trends in right-wing media.

According to the data, the platform saw a decrease in users from 4.02 million in August to 2.95 million in October.

Carroll's attorney concentrated on one of Trump's comments made in a Truth Social post from October 12, 2022, in which Trump termed the rape allegations against him "hoaxes."

Kaplan questioned the process of creating the statement in a number of ways. Before having a lightbulb moment in the middle of his deposition, Trump emphasised that it was a Save America remark, making reference to one of the former president's fundraising platforms.

This was a Save America statement, which is actually very intriguing because it is saving America, discouraging others from acting in this way, and attempting to save — it's one significant component of saving America.

The attorney enquired as to whether Trump prepared the statement from October 12 himself and whether it had been reviewed by anyone. He sees a chance to criticise the president here.

"No. I wasn't required to. Unlike Joe Biden, "Added Trump.

Trump frequently complains about how the entire US court system seems to be biassed against him.

Letitia James, the attorney general of New York State, is pursuing a civil fraud case as one of many legal actions brought against the former president. Trump complained about it for a brief period of time.

"The systems in our nation, New York City, New York State, and our country as a whole are all broken. A faulty system exists "said he.

Trump criticises Anderson Cooper of CNN as well.

Carroll's lawyer inquired about a clip from Carroll's 2019 conversation with Cooper in which she discussed her dislike of the word "rape" and related issues.

The majority of people "think of rape as being sexy" and "think of the dreams," she said, adding that it "carries so many sexual overtones."

Trump misinterpreted Carroll's remarks at the deposition when he believed she had remarked "it was extremely sexy to be raped."

Trump dubbed Anderson Cooper's 360 show on CNN as "dumb" and a "poor ratings show" as he described how the tape was prepared.

After being questioned about the motivation behind his October 12 remark, a clearly irate Trump explodes in his deposition.

Trump threatens to sue Carroll and her attorney, Kaplan, who has been questioning him, after labelling Carroll's accusation a "fiction."

Because this is — how many instances do you have, I'll sue you as well, Trump said.

In a lawsuit alleging fraud against Trump and his three eldest children, Kaplan is also representing investors.

He reiterates that he will sue Kaplan, to which the attorney asks, "Are you finished?"

Trump says, "Yeah."

Students at Indiana University respond to recent anti-Asian violence following a student stabbing on a city bus.

 Students at Indiana University are protesting anti-Asian violence in Bloomington.

An 18-year-old student was stabbed aboard a city bus on Wednesday, according to Bloomington Police.

According to investigators, she was a race-based target.

"In addition to being an IU student, I am also the son of immigrants. I recognise your suffering. Not by yourself, "William Legato, a sophomore at IU, wrote to the victim's family.

Legato and other students gathered at the Asian Culture Center Friday to support one another, speak to university administration and write letters to the victim.

"We're all there for you when you're hurt. No matter if there is blood or not, your child is our sibling, cousin, or whatever. Spiritually, we fit into the structure of the community, "said Legato.

The 56-year-old suspect, Billie Davis, admitted to stabbing the boy several times in the head with a folding knife so that "one less person would blow up our country," according to Davis.

Audrey Lee and Tvisha Chatterjea, who both identify as "townies" and are seniors at IU, said they have lived with anti-Asian prejudice their entire lives.

Growing up, my parents urged me to keep my head down and not get involved in any problems, Lee recalled.

Just flee, said Chatterjea.

"True, exactly. They will have more incentive to dehumanise us if we keep eluding them and avoiding them, which will make it simpler for them to carry out these acts of anti-Asian violence "Lee uttered.

Inquiries about the most recent violence were made to the institution by WRTV. We fully stand with you, stated a spokeswoman, to our friends, coworkers, students, and neighbours who are Asian and Asian Americans.

Three things to remember about the "Dateline" and "20/20" programmes on the University of Idaho killings

 Friday night saw the premiere of special editions of NBC's "Dateline" and ABC's "20/20" looking into the quadruple homicide in Moscow, where four University of Idaho students were murdered in an off-campus home on King Road.

The four casualties were freshmen Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon, Washington, Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, and U of I seniors Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d'Alene, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum.

The episodes focus on the four students' lives and include some of the parents and friends of the victims. The episodes also feature analysis from forensic specialists who look at Bryan Kohberger, 28, who was detained on December 30 after detectives identified him as the suspect using DNA evidence, mobile phone data, and security footage. When informed that Kohberger was the culprit, former classmates and students likewise expressed their disbelief.

A SEARCH OF HOW FRIENDS AND PARENTS HEARD THE NEWS

The three ladies, Kernodle, Mogen, and Goncalves, along with their two surviving roommates, resided at the King Road home, according to a previous article from The Idaho Statesman. With his girlfriend Kernodle, Chapin spent the night.

Kaylee Goncalves' mother, Kristi Goncalves, revealed to NBC's Keith Morrison that her daughter had just recently moved out of the King Road house but had come back over the weekend of November 12 to spend time with Mogen, who has been her best friend since sixth grade. Goncalves had a job lined up at a computer company in Austin, Texas, and was getting ready to graduate in December.

According to Goncalves' mother, a relative with contacts in Moscow called her on November 13. The relative informed her that "Kaylee experienced some terrible luck." When Goncalves' daughter didn't pick up the phone, she tried contacting Mogen instead.

In the interview, Goncalves recalled saying, "I replied, 'Everyone needs to relax, because if something happened to Kaylee last night, Maddie would have contacted me.'"

Goncalves claimed that shortly after, a member of the Sheriff's Office knocked on the door to inform the family about the passing of their daughter and Mogen.

For many of the victims' University of Idaho classmates and acquaintances, the day was a typical Sunday.

Kernodle and Chapin's friend Martha, a sophomore at the University of Idaho, said that on November 13 at noon, she gathered with classmates for a group project. She, Kernodle, and Chapin were attending a party at the Sigma Chi residence where the group was gathering. Hunter Chapin, Ethan Chapin's brother, was the only person the group of students was waiting for.

She remarked in an interview, "We contacted him and asked, 'Hey, are you coming?'" And he responded, "No, I believe Ethan is dead."

After texting Kernodle, Martha learned that she had also passed away.

We just basically stood in a huge, quiet circle and watched all the starting stuff unfold since we had no idea if it was a carbon monoxide issue, she stated in the episode.

The Moscow Police Department was looking into a killing on King Road, according to a Vandal Alert SMS sent to University of Idaho students.

28-year-old Bryan Kohberger was detained two weeks ago in his Pennsylvania home on suspicion of four first-degree murder charges. On June 26, he is due back in court.

Even though a suspect is in jail, authorities are still baffled as to why these four students were targeted.

In the "Dateline" segment, forensic psychologist and "Hidden True Crime" podcast presenter Jon Matthias shared his perspective on the suspect's motivations.

In an interview, Matthias said, "I think he is someone who had a lot of vengeance dreams, and a lot of violent and aggressive tendencies throughout the years that have been weighing heavily on him and creating a lot of anxiety and stress." "I think of this as a release for him,"

Matthias noted that although the Moscow Police had earlier stated that there were no indications of sexual assault among the victims, this does not imply that there were no desires.

If the murderer had dreams of sexual assault, he presumably understood he wouldn't be able to carry them out with so many people around since he needed to get in and out quickly, according to the expert.

Detectives think the homicides took place between 4 and 4:25 in the morning, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

Other forensic professionals discussed the suspect's weapon preference. In an interview with NBC, Greg Rodgers, a retired FBI agent and university lecturer, said the suspect selected a battle knife on purpose to terrorise the victims.

If he wanted a handgun, he could have easily obtained one, according to Rodgers. He might have obtained it lawfully or unlawfully. He deliberately picked a knife to terrorise the victims and get control.

Rodgers cited one of the surviving roommates, Dylan Mortensen, and her testimony in the affidavit of probable cause in claiming that the suspect was well-prepared for what to say to the victims during the attack. She reported to police that she overheard someone remark, "I'm going to help you, it's OK."

If the one roommate's claims about what she overheard the man saying to one of her roommates are true, Rodgers added, "he was well-rehearsed." He had been considering this for a while... He has extensive knowledge of the psychological factors that influence how criminals think and act. He wants to settle them down and prevent them from screaming or waking up their housemates.

Kohberger, a Washington State University Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant, has a strong criminology background.

Detectives discovered a knife sheath in the bedroom where Goncalves and Mogen were discovered, as stated in the statement of probable cause. According to Rodgers, the suspect made a "big mistake" by leaving the sheath behind.

Rodgers remarked, "I think he developed an obsession with one of these victims. She might have served him in one of the restaurants they both worked at, which is another possibility. He might have only recently caught sight of her. He might have made awkward eye contact with one of them, asked for a number, and received a negative response before becoming fixated.

Casey Arntz, a former high school classmate who met Kohberger on their school bus in eastern Pennsylvania, shared her amazement on social media when news of Kohberger's arrest spread throughout the nation.

Kohberger was overweight at school, and Arntz told reporters for "Dateline" and "20/20" that she thought girls used to bully him.

After Kohberger graduated from high school, Arntz kept in touch with him, and he subsequently found out that in 2013, he had sought treatment for a heroin addiction. The following time she saw Kohberger was at a wedding in 2017, where she said that he had significantly dropped weight and did not appear at ease in a social situation.

A former DeSales University, Madison, undergrad classmate who is startled to discover Kohberger has lost so much weight in his mugshot also told NBC that. Kohberger, according to her, was a classmate who would explain things in great detail.

She remarked, "It was always like, 'Oh Bryan's answering this question. "The entire class will be needed for this,"

The Statesman previously revealed that Kohberger graduated from DeSales University with a bachelor's degree in 2020 and a master's degree in criminal justice in May 2022. In November, Kohberger was working as a teaching assistant while earning a Ph.D. in the department of criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University.

One of Kohberger's students described him as awkward and silent in the "Dateline" and "20/20" segments.

A junior at WSU named Hayden Stinchfield told reporters for "Dateline" and "20/20" that Kohberger was unapproachable as a teaching assistant.

He stated in an interview that "he came out before we did, perhaps because he had to be somewhere, but he also had no need to stick around because no one was going to go up and talk to him."

Stinchfield voiced disappointment with Kohberger's harsh assignment evaluations.

Regarding Kohberger's criticism of assignments, Stinchfield remarked, "You're not telling us we did it incorrectly." You're taking our points while describing to us how you would have completed the task at the Ph.D. level.

When Kohberger started awarding everyone full points and ceased leaving notes in the final few weeks of the fall semester, Stinchfield claimed that this pattern of harshly grading assignments abruptly reversed.

In retrospect, he noted, "that matches up fairly well with Nov. 13."

Alabama guy accused of attempting murder in the incident in Ames

 After reportedly shooting two individuals at a motel in Ames on Saturday morning, an Alabama man has been charged with attempted murder.

Anthony G. Garner Jr., 27, of Pine Hill, Alabama, was detained and charged with attempted murder, malicious assault resulting in serious damage, willful assault resulting in bodily injury, carrying a dangerous weapon while inebriated, and going armed with purpose.

Officers from the Ames Police Department responded to a complaint of gunfire at a hotel in the 2600 block of East 13th Street at roughly 11:26 a.m. When the police arrived, they found two victims with gunshot wounds. Both casualties were taken to adjacent hospitals, where it is currently unclear how they are doing.

The shooting is still being looked into by Ames Police.

Tornado survivors trapped inside waited hours for help, hoping the ceiling wouldn't fall in. "The floor disappeared under my feet."

 On Thursday, andall McCloud watched as trees fell Doug the porch was torn apart from the entry to his mother's home in central Alabama. It was about to get lot worse.

As he sprinted from the kitchen toward his mother and cousin in a hallway, he abruptly ran out of room.

McCloud described the moment a tornado destroyed his mother's home to CNN's Amara Walker on Saturday: "The floor disintegrated under my feet, and I went straight to the ground" beneath it.

One of the twisters that tore through the South on Thursday had just clobbered the house in the Marbury neighbourhood of Autauga County, about 25 miles northwest of Montgomery. Nine individuals, including two in Georgia, were killed by the storms that day, including seven in one county alone.

McCloud was alive but bruised.

To go back up into the end that was still standing, one had to crawl. "Crawl up into the hallway once more," he advised.

He located his mother and cousin, who were both fine. They were surrounded by debris and had no immediate escape route, with the exception of the corridor and a small portion of the kitchen.

McCloud "pushed her up against the refrigerator" after getting his mother into a walker with a seat out of concern that the ceiling could collapse.

He explained, "I felt the refrigerator might take some of the power of the roof coming down some if the roof fell. As a result, "we were all kind of crowded together" in a small space in the kitchen.

It was only the two of us sitting there, fearing that the remainder of the roof and other items would collapse on us at any moment.

The area was destroyed, so there was no easy way to reach them.

Gary Weaver, the deputy director of the county's emergency management department, reported that at least 20 residences in Autauga County were either destroyed or damaged. The National Weather Service reported that the EF-3 wind intensity, which denotes gusts of at least 136 mph, was what caused the damage.

The Marbury region of Autuaga County is 45 miles or so northeast of Selma, an Alabama city famous for its involvement in the civil rights movement, which was struck by an EF-2 tornado on Thursday.

The National Weather Service reported on Friday that the same storm affected both places, though it wasn't immediately obvious if the trail of destruction was continuous.

Workers were able to access the home and the family inside around three hours after the tornado struck. The mother of McCloud was carried away on a gurney. We felt much better once we were able to remove her, he claimed.

According to McCloud, both his own home and the home of another relative were completely destroyed.

According to McCloud's daughter Tiffany McCloud, he and his mother are residing with his brother "until we can work out a more permanent arrangement."

Randall McCloud remarked, "I definitely don't want to experience that again." It was a struggle.