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Sikh separatist, targeted once for assassination, says India still trying to kill him

5:15am October 27, 2024

The alleged assassination attempt of a Sikh activist in the U.S. is part of a broader trend around the world in which foreign governments seek to silence critics overseas.

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FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges

11:45am September 24, 2024

by Associated Press

The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. An FBI official says in court papers that Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina home "in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation."

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In his hometown, Trump's alleged would-be assassin acted like he was 'above the law'

5:00am September 21, 2024

Neighbors in Greensboro say Ryan Routh, the man accused of pointing a rifle at the golf course where Donald Trump was playing, wasn't someone they knew well. But he was well-known to law enforcement.

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Vets helping Ukraine worry Trump assassination attempt suspect will hurt their cause

12:41pm September 17, 2024

by Quil Lawrence

U.S. military veterans who support Ukraine worry about political blowback since the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has connections to their movement.

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Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt has ties to Triad

4:50pm September 16, 2024

by Eddie Garcia

Former President Donald Trump was targeted in what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt on Sunday. The suspect is 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, a longtime Triad resident. Routh has faced various criminal charges, including a 2002 charge of possessing a “weapon of mass destruction.”

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Here's everything we know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump

1:33pm September 16, 2024

The suspect "didn’t even get close to getting a round off," and never had a line of sight on Trump, authorities said. Ryan Wesley Routh is facing federal gun-related charges in the incident.

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Who is Ryan Routh? What to know about the suspect in the Trump golf course incident

11:52am September 16, 2024

Ryan Wesley Routh's digital footprint paints a picture of a disillusioned former Trump supporter who took up an impassioned defense of Ukraine. Here's what else we know about the 58-year-old suspect.

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Trump gunman’s hometown of Bethel Park reels after assassination attempt

7:27pm July 25, 2024

by Bobby Allyn

The working-class town of about 30,000 just outside of Pittsburgh was rattled after learning the gunman came from their community, but most are hoping to put the violent episode behind them.

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John Hinckley Jr., pictured in November 2003, arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. As of Wednesday, President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin is no longer under court-mandated legal or mental health supervision.

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John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Reagan, is granted full release

9:14pm June 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Hinckley, who was confined to a mental hospital for decades, has been inching his way toward freedom for years. On Wednesday, an order lifting some remaining restrictions went into effect.

A man holds a sharp object just after stabbing Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz. Adamowicz was taken to a hospital in very serious condition after the attack and underwent an operation.

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Polish Mayor Dies In Stabbing Attack During Charity Event

12:45pm January 14, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz was onstage at an event to raise money for children's hospitals when he was stabbed in the heart and abdomen.