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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
JD Vance's fury over video of woman being beaten up by man during mass brawl in his home city of Cincinnati
Vice President JD Vance has chimed in after footage emerged of a woman being beaten to a pulp by an unruly mob in his home state of Ohio. The Vice President didn't hold back as he made comment on horrific footage of the attack that unfolded on Friday night in downtown Cincinnati, with the victims, a man and woman, being swarmed by a violent crowd. He said: 'What I saw, and I haven't seen the full context, but what I saw is a mob of lawless thugs beating up on an innocent person. 'It's disgusting and I hope every single one of those people who engage in violence is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 'I don't know the full context, but the one part that I saw that was really gruesome is you had a grown man who sucker punched a middle-age woman. 'That person ought to go to jail for a very long time - and frankly, he's lucky there weren't some better people around because they would've handled it themselves. 'We have got to make great American cities safe again for families and children, the only way to destroy that street violence is to take the thugs who engage in that violence and throw their asses in prison.' In the shocking clip, a man in a white t-shirt is can be seen being shoved to ground by two men and repeatedly beaten as other members of the crowd jeer and join in. The gang beat the man for nearly a minute as he lay in the middle of the street, seemingly stepping on his head multiple times. When the barrage of attacks temporarily stopped, he is seen attempting to stand - but immediately fell over in apparent disorientation. One attacker yelled out 'my man's drunk'. A woman in a black dress rushed to his aid, but was attacked by the crowd, suffering two blows to the face. The impact caused her to fall, with her head slamming the pavement. She became unconscious as blood spewed from her mouth. The Friday night assault at the intersection of Fourth and Elm Streets started with a verbal dispute between at least two men, according to police. The carnage left at least two people, the unidentified male and female victim, injured. A good Samaritan rushed them to a local hospital in the aftermath, WKRC reported. Their conditions remain unclear as cops work to identify and arrest all of those involved. Investigators have already identified four to five suspects believed to have participated in the 'savage attack', police union president Ken Kober told The Cincinnati Enquirer. He said officers are continuing investigate tips as they try to identify the remaining suspects. Police have not yet announced any arrests in connection to the fight, but Kober insists officials are 'doing everything they can'. 'These investigators have been working around the clock to identify everybody that's involved, to be able to locate these people, to be able to interview them, to be able to get a true picture of exactly what occurred,' he told WKRC. Investigators have also received tips on some of the attackers' identities, Kober said. 'I would ask... that the public play a part in this, because stuff like this shouldn't happen in our city, but when it does, we need people to step forward, that way we can bring these people to justice.' Kober argued there is 'no place in society' for the violence displayed Friday night and, in separate remarks to WLWT, called the brawl 'disgusting'. 'What's equally disgusting is those who chose to watch and record instead of calling 911, attempting to defuse the situation or render aid.' Police Chief Teresa Theetge said the incident was not connected to the jazz festival that was going on in Cincinnati that weekend. 'This was a sudden dispute between individuals following a verbal altercation,' she added. Elon Musk had waded in on the brawl, posting to his social media that he was frustrated with a lack of response to the incident. Musk, apparently frustrated by the heinous act of violence, took to his social media platform X to question what he suggested was a lack of response to the incident. 'Why zero stories?' the Tesla CEO asked Sunday, retweeting a post from the End Wokeness X account alleging that the attack wasn't being covered by America's major news outlets. End Wokeness posted a tweet early Sunday afternoon claiming CNN, ABC, NBC, Fox News, The New York Times and The Washington Post, among others, had failed to cover the attack. By late Sunday evening the terrifying assault had been covered by several local and national media outlets, including the Daily Mail and Fox News. The central business district and riverfront area where the assault took place has seen a 25 percent increase in violence compared to last year, according to Cincinnati police data published July 21. The data also shows that there were 12 aggravated assaults in the city between January 1 through July 21, compared to 16 during the same time period last year.
Daily Mail
19-07-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The Liverpool gangster so violent that prison guards are afraid to look him in the eye: Brutal crimes of notorious enforcer who scalped woman and slashed his OWN throat while on trial for murder
He is one of Liverpool's most notorious gangsters who once scalped a random woman with a machete and slashed his own throat while on trial for murder. And Paul Woodford is still considered so dangerous that prison guards are afraid to even make eye contact with him in case he sends thugs to target their families outside jail, MailOnline has been told.
Al Arabiya
07-07-2025
- Al Arabiya
3 Dead, 10 Injured in South Philadelphia Shooting and a Person Is in Custody, Police Say
Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting early Monday in a South Philadelphia neighborhood, authorities said. The three people who died were adults, and two of the wounded were juveniles, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told reporters. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. along a residential street in Grays Ferry, he said. 'We have numerous rounds that were shot on the block,' Bethel said. Police said one person with a weapon was taken into custody. Bethel said police had already responded to the same block late Saturday into early Sunday and some arrests were made. It wasn't immediately known what prompted the shooting. 'This is coward want-to-be-thugs stuff,' Bethel said. The shooting happened after other shootings in the city and elsewhere around the US over the Fourth of July weekend. Those included at least eight people struck by gunfire near a South Philadelphia nightclub.
Associated Press
07-07-2025
- Associated Press
3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting and a person is in custody, police say
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting early Monday in a South Philadelphia neighborhood, authorities said. The three people who died were adults, and two of the wounded were juveniles, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told reporters. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. along a residential street in Grays Ferry, he said. 'We have numerous rounds that were shot on the block,' Bethel said. Police said one person with a weapon was taken into custody. Bethel said police had already responded to the same block late Saturday into early Sunday and some arrests were made. It wasn't immediately known what prompted the shooting. 'This is coward, want-to-be-thugs stuff,' Bethel said. The shooting happened after other shootings in the city and elsewhere around the U.S. over the Fourth of July weekend. Those included at least eight people struck by gunfire near a South Philadelphia nightclub.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Yahoo
Midlands towns and cities where thugs most likely to be armed with guns and knives
Hundreds of weapons offences were reported across the West Midlands last year. And latest data has revealed the areas which have the biggest problems with weapons. In many cases, these will have been thugs armed with knives but will have also included guns and other types of offensive weapons. READ MORE: £200 for Nationwide customers not getting bonus payments Get our local newsletters like Black Country News, MySolihull and MySuttonColdfield straight to your inbox With its huge population and well-documented issues with deprivation and gangs, Birmingham unsurprisingly has the highest number of offences. The central area of Birmingham has the worst crime rate anywhere in the country in terms of the proportion of people living there. This gives each area a crime rate, based on the number of offences per 10,000 people. Check the interactive map below to see the crime rate where you live: A total of 151 weapons offences were recorded in this area, which has been the scene of numerous stabbings and shootings, giving it a crime rate of 232.7 per 10,000 people. Digbeth has a high rate of 124.4 after 89 offences were recorded. Over recent days, we have reported on a bus stabbing in Northfield and another attack in Bordesley Green. In the Black Country, Walsall Central has the highest crime rate. A total of 131 weapons offences were recorded in and around the town centre, giving the area a crime rate of 118.4 per 10,000 people. The Black Country town has suffered a number of stabbings over recent years, prompting police to use special temporary stop and search powers. Central Wolverhampton is another problem area. A total of 105 offences were reported in 2024. To get breaking news emailed to you, sign up here, it's free. The Government has unveiled measures to try to tackle knife crime. Last month, the Home Office published plans to fine tech companies and their executives up to £70,000 for failing to remove content related to knife crime from their platforms. The penalty includes up to £10,000 for executives and £60,000 for the company. It follows last year's ban on zombie-style knives and machetes, the street name given to weapons which are over eight inches in length and often have a serrated edge. A nationwide surrender scheme will launch in July.
