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A deadly explosion at a Staten Island shipyard killed a civilian and injured more than 30 firefighters, with investigators working to determine the cause.
Two Palm Bay police officers were shot during a domestic disturbance call, with the gunman and a civilian dead. The officers encountered an armed man, identified as 24-year-old Brandon Kapas, who refused to comply with commands and exchanged gunfire with the officers, injuring them. The officers are expected to survive. Kapas was pursued and killed by police, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the shooting.
The father of Yuval Doron Castleman, who was killed by an IDF soldier while helping neutralize Hamas terrorists, is calling for a criminal indictment against the soldier. Surveillance video shows Castleman in a kneeling position with his hands up when he was shot. The army claims the soldier mistook him for a terrorist. The incident has sparked an investigation by the Shin Bet, Israeli police, and military police, with critics blaming the army's unofficial policy of shooting to kill even unarmed terrorists.
A Florida deputy and a civilian were sucked into a drainage pipe while responding to drivers stranded in flooded roads. Both were submerged for approximately 30 seconds and traveled nearly 100 feet underwater before resurfacing on the other end of the roadway. They are both lucky to be alive.
An airstrike by the Myanmar military on a village hall opening celebration has killed 168 people, including 40 children and 24 pregnant women. The attack is the deadliest by the military since it seized power in 2021. The military has increasingly launched airstrikes, including against hospitals and schools, and has recorded more than 600 airstrikes between October 2021 and March 2023. The military claims it is acting to restore peace and stability, but the international community has called for stronger measures to stop the flow of aviation fuel and funding to the military.