14-year-old Rohingya refugee stabbed to death after violent argument
New Delhi: An argument among teenagers in the Khajuri Khas district turned violent and led to the death of a 14-year-old Rohingya refugee who was reportedly stabbed in the fight. The police informed on Wednesday that an argument over a minor problem led to the fight.
The incident took place in a residential area of the district on Tuesday night. Both the victim and the accused lived in the same area, according to Maktoob Media. Four young people, aged 18 to 19 years, have been arrested in connection with the incident, and a murder case has been filed.
Hussaid Ahmad, a representative of the Rohingya refugees in the Khajuri Khas settlement, told Maktoob that the boy had gone out to offer night prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat. On his way back, he noticed some local teenagers teasing his elder brother and two other Rohingya minors. When he intervened and asked them to stop, the situation allegedly turned violent.
According to Ahmad, the four accused also assaulted the three other Rohingya minors, who sustained injuries. He said that the 14-year-old suffered serious head injuries and excessive bleeding. “We were trying to arrange for blood supply, but due to non-availability, he could not be saved,” Ahmad said.
He further stated that the community was uncertain why the youngster was targeted, while children in the area said that he was teased for his Rohingya identity. At the same time, Ahmad stated that the refugee community has maintained cordial connections with local residents and has been living in the neighborhood for 15 years.
Referring to the boy’s death, Maktoob quoted the police as saying that the minor sustained multiple stab wounds after being attacked with a sharp object. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and later referred to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where he died early Wednesday morning.
Maktoob quoted officer Deepak Pandey as saying that the preliminary findings indicate that the boy died due to the intensity of the attack. “He was stabbed multiple times in different places of his body and died shortly after due to a cardiac arrest,” Pandey told Maktoob.
He added that the police had not been able to establish that the attack was identity-based, noting that the accused also belong to the same community. “We are examining the circumstances that led to the quarrel. Four accused are currently in custody,” he told Maktoob .
The three other minors who were allegedly assaulted remain under trauma and have not been able to give detailed statements so far, police said.
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Accused gunman at correspondents' dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says
Washington (AP): The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives travelled across the country before the event and is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday.
Blanche also said officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where in recent days he checked in as a guest to the hotel where one of Washington's glitziest events was being held Saturday night.
Investigators have not publicly named the suspect, but two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter have identified him to The Associated Press as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California.
Law enforcement officials who have examined the gunman's electronic devices and his writings preliminarily believe he intended to target administration members in attendance at the dinner. He attempted to charge into the cavernous ballroom at the Washington Hilton but was tackled to the ground in a chaotic scene that resulted in shots being fired, President Donald Trump being hurried off the stage and guests ducking for cover beneath their tables.
“It does appear that he did in fact set out to target folks who work in the administration, likely including the president,” Blanche told NBC's “Meet the Press.”
The suspect is believed to have purchased the firearms he carried within the last couple of years, Blanche said. He is not being cooperative and is expected to face multiple charges on Monday.
Video posted by Trump showed the suspect running past security barricades as Secret Service agents ran toward him. One officer was shot in a bullet-resistant vest but was recovering, officials said. The gunman was taken into custody and was not injured, but was being evaluated at a hospital, police said.
“He failed,” Blanche said on CBS's “Face the Nation.” “Law enforcement did their jobs.”
Social media posts that appear to match the suspect show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer.
A May 2025 profile photo of Allen appears to match the appearance of the man in a photo of the alleged attacker being taken into custody that was posted Saturday night by Trump. The photo, posted to the social networking site LinkedIn, shows him in a cap and gown after graduating with a master's degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Allen earned a bachelor's degree in 2017 in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He listed his involvement there in a Christian student fellowship and a campus group that battled with Nerf guns.
The shooting at the security barricades happened minutes after the event got underway.
The Secret Service and other authorities swarmed the room as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds. Gasps echoed through the ballroom as guests realized something was happening. Hundreds of journalists immediately got on phones to call in information.
“Out of the way, sir!” someone yelled. Others yelled to duck. From one corner, a “God Bless America” chant began as the president was escorted offstage. Outside the hotel, members of the National Guard and other authorities flooded the area as helicopters circled overhead.
After an initial attempt to resume the event, it was scrapped for the night and will be rescheduled.
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