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1 Rob Reiner And Wife Reportedly Found Dead Of Stab Wounds In Their Brentwood Home
Paramedics were dispatched to the Brentwood, California home of director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, around 6:30 pm Eastern Time last night, where the couple was reportedly found dead of apparent stab wounds. Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters around midnight Eastern Time last night that officials hadn’t identified a suspect. The deputy chief did confirm that family members will be interviewed during the investigation, which Hamilton said was continuing through the night.
2 Person Of Interest Identified In Brown University Shooting That Left Two Dead And Nine Injured
A gunman opened fire inside an engineering and physics building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday, killing two people and injuring nine others. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said at a press conference that the person of interest in the case had been released, saying the evidence is “leading them elsewhere.” Officials say the investigation is moving quickly, with multiple agencies collecting evidence. Brown University canceled all remaining fall semester classes, exams, and projects. Students are free to leave campus, but support services will remain available for those who stay.
3 At Least 15 Killed In Targeted Attack On Hanukkah Celebration On Australia's Bondi Beach
At least 15 people were killed and 40 others injured in a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, yesterday. More than 1,000 people were at the beach when two gunmen, a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son, opened fire; officials say the attack was an act of terrorism. The attack targeted a Jewish community gathering celebrating the first night of Hanukkah. Police shot and killed the older gunman, while his son was hospitalized in serious condition; the younger shooter was identified as Naveed Akram, a Pakistani national living in Sydney. Video from the scene showed a bystander tackling one of the gunmen and taking his weapon away and pointing it right back at him; Australian officials later identified that man as Ahmed al Ahmed, calling him a "genuine hero."