NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the gunman, Shane Tamura, 27, drove from Las Vegas to NYC days before the shooting; he had a history of mental illness, officials confirmed.
Islam was married and had two young sons. He was a three and a half year veteran of the police department, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in the press conference.
The shooting happened at the main campus of the University of Nevada. Police did not mention a possible motive for the violence or disclose the type of firearm used.
Students, faculty and residents in surrounding off-campus neighborhoods were urged by authorities to 'shelter in place,' while police searched for the suspect.
An 11th victim died from injuries Monday after an elderly gunman's deadly rampage at a Los Angeles dance hall during a Lunar New Year celebration, said California police.
An ex-cop had been in court earlier in the day and then gone to the daycare centre to collect his child. Police said he began the killing spree when he didn't find his child there.
The draft Seeds Bill gets the big ideas right: universal registration, traceability, real penalties. To work for Punjab, it must get federal plumbing and farmer-facing details sorted.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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