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Teen suspect in deadly mass shooting at California Halloween store appears in court to face murder charges

ReportedActive threat Unconfirmed

Monte Smith, 17, allegedly opened fire inside the Spirit Halloween store with more than 100 shoppers inside.

Location: California
Status set: Sun, 15 Nov 2026 03:01:03 GMT
Source: New York Post

Status last confirmed 14 hours ago and may have changed

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Teen suspect in deadly mass shooting at California Halloween store appears in court to face murder charges

ReportedActive threat Unconfirmed

California

Monte Smith, 17, allegedly opened fire inside the Spirit Halloween store with more than 100 shoppers inside.

Status last confirmed 14 hours ago and may have changed

85 satellite fire detections over Indiana

ReportedWildland fire Unconfirmed

Indiana

85 VIIRS thermal anomalies at nominal or high confidence in the last 24 hours, 182 MW total radiative power. Satellite detections, not confirmed incidents — agricultural burning and industry register too.

Status last confirmed 18 hours ago and may have changed

25 satellite fire detections over Iowa

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Iowa

25 VIIRS thermal anomalies at nominal or high confidence in the last 24 hours, 133 MW total radiative power. Satellite detections, not confirmed incidents — agricultural burning and industry register too.

Status last confirmed 18 hours ago and may have changed

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