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DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim

FIRST ON FOX: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday directed a review of state grants to entities operating two major Texas airports over religious accommodations after Dallas Fort Worth International Airport said it would no longer move forward with a proposal to install Islamic washing stations.

Abbott said the state will review grants to entities operating DFW and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston for possible revocation and denial of future funding. He also referred both airports to the U.S. Department of Transportation for investigation.

"Government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others," Abbott wrote on X Friday. "DFW plans to install Islamic wudu washing facilities are illegal. I've directed a review of all state grants to both airports for possible revocation, and referred DFW & IAH to USDOT for investigation. 

"Texas will not allow illegal religious discrimination at taxpayer-funded facilities." 

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DFW told Fox News Digital Friday it had been evaluating a proposal to add ablution washing stations on the pre-security side of Terminal D, its international terminal, but accelerated that review in response to increased public attention.

"DFW was in the process of evaluating an internal proposal to add a set of ablution washing stations on the pre-security side of Terminal D, the international terminal. Like all proposed projects, the airport ultimately considers the operational benefits, customer service impacts, operational risks and costs before approving them," the airport said. 

"While that evaluation was planned, the airport accelerated its review due to elevated public interest this week and has determined not to proceed with the project as it would not deliver the originally anticipated operational benefits."

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation July 31. The filing initially listed the project as privately funded, estimated its cost at $300,000 and indicated construction would be completed by the end of the year.

DFW previously said those details resulted from administrative errors by the airport's outside design firm and stressed that the project had not received final approval.

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"While the estimate noted was $300,000, that was a preliminary high estimate, and we expect the project, if it were approved to proceed, would cost closer to $120,000," a spokesperson for DFW previously told Fox News Digital.

The airport said the design firm also mistakenly selected "privately funded" when submitting the regulatory filing.

"That was an error, and it should have indicated that airport funds would be used to pay for the work like all our projects," DFW said.

DFW said it does not use taxpayer dollars for airport operations and instead relies on revenue streams, including parking and concessions.

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Abbott's office said Friday that George Bush Intercontinental Airport already has an ablution station and an adjoining prayer room.

In a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Abbott asked the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration to review religious facilities and accommodations at both airports.

"These ablution facilities appear designed to single out one subset of the population for special treatment based on religion. That is illegal," Abbott said. "Both airports are government-owned facilities. The federal and state constitutions prohibit government from facilitating this sort of discrimination. Just as the government cannot favor the secular over the sacred, it also cannot favor one religious view over all others."

Abbott's office said recipients of state grants must certify compliance with laws prohibiting discrimination.

Similar low-level basins and interfaith spaces exist at other major U.S. airports, including Chicago O'Hare, Fox News Digital previously reported.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Houston Airports and the U.S. Department of Transportation for comment.

Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report.

US flag football team stunned by American Samoa in shocking first loss in 14 years

Just about every team you can think of at any level, in any sport, has lost at least once since 2012.

But the U.S. Men's Flag National Team hasn't... at least not until Friday.

That's right: a 14-year winning streak has come to an end for our nation's top flag football players, but if the streak had to end, it may have come at the best possible time.

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As you're no doubt aware, the IFAF World Championship is taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany — which is precisely where everyone's brain goes when they think "flag football" — and the Americans had a date with American Samoa.

Obviously, the Americans came in favored, seeing as they hadn't lost since Obama was in office, "The Dark Knight Rises" hit theaters and the London Olympics took place.

But the squad from American Samoa — led by former Maryland QB and current Tua brother Taulia Tagovailoa — did the unthinkable and handed the Americans an L.

Unbelievable.

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The U.S. is still alive in the tournament, and while having your 14-year win streak snapped has to sting, I think it happened at a good time.

I'm one of those people who thinks every dominant team needs that wake-up loss. The one that reminds you that even if you boatraced every other team for nearly a decade and a half, you're not invincible.

So, this is one of those moments, and it comes just two years before flag football is set to take a spot at the Olympics.

And there will be a lot of eyes on that competition, because there's talk of NFLers trying to crack the roster... and also, what else is everyone going to watch instead? Rhythmic gymnastics?

Of course not.

So, fourteen lossless years was a good run, and it should make going two years without a loss seem like an absolute cakewalk.

Ex-Cambridge professor found dead after plagiarism scandal led to abrupt resignation

Jason Arday, the ex-Cambridge professor who sparked an international controversy over plagiarism allegations, was found dead Friday, according to multiple reports.

BBC News reported that a man at a south London address was found "unresponsive" and that, according to the Metropolitan Police, "a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been informed."

"At this time, his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious," Met Police said in a statement to BBC News.

"We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news," Cambridge University Vice Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice told Fox News Digital. "Our heartfelt sympathies go to Jason Arday's family and friends at this incredibly difficult time."

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The Metropolitan Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.

Last week, Arday resigned as a sociology professor at Cambridge University after the university announced an investigation into his academic qualifications and honorary appointments amid plagiarism accusations, with one accuser telling Fox News Digital Arday had been hired to be the "face of DEI."

This week also marked the release of his memoir, "Great and Unfortunate Things," which had also come under scrutiny due to some of the questionable claims Arday had made about his background. Publisher Simon & Schuster had stood by releasing the book in statements to the media.

Accusations against Arday resurfaced last month from former Cambridge philosophy researcher Nathan Cofnas, who published a Substack article alleging that Arday was a known "plagiarist and fabulist" for more than a year, and much of his personal biography was questionable.

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Cofnas first expressed doubt about Arday's background after the educator said he had been nonverbal until age 11 and practically illiterate until 18, while still being able to get a Ph.D. in 2015 and eventually becoming the youngest Black professor at Cambridge University in 2023.

Using the plagiarism detection program Copyleaks, Cofnas said he found several examples of Arday directly lifting materials from a 2009 dissertation without proper citation and sometimes even retaining copy editing mistakes. Other earlier papers written by Arday were also issued corrections to add more citations, which Cofnas characterized as an admission of plagiarism.

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Arday's appointment in 2023 received massive media attention, much of it celebrating the hiring as a landmark moment.

In addition to the plagiarism allegations, Arday faced further scrutiny about his biography. Among his boldest claims was that he once ran 30 marathons in 35 days to raise money for charity, an astonishing long-distance feat for even standout runners.

After initially rushing to Arday's defense, Cambridge ultimately launched an investigation into the professor.

"The University of Cambridge has begun an investigation following new information about Professor Arday’s academic qualifications and honorary appointments. In order to ensure a fair process, we will not comment further until this has concluded," the statement said.

Shortly after the statement was released, Arday released his own statement through the Good Law Project announcing he was resigning with "immediate effect," noting "public scrutiny" as a factor.

"Sadly, the years since my appointment have also been marked by an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack. While criticism is an inevitable part of academic life, what I have experienced has gone far beyond scholarly disagreement. The relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love," Arday wrote.

"I have tried to continue because I believe deeply in the values of higher education, in rigorous scholarship, and in the transformative power of universities. I have tried because of my students, my colleagues and the countless people who have written to tell me that my journey gave them hope. But there comes a point when the personal cost becomes too great."

Fox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.

Wisconsin Democratic candidate says her party 'left behind' rural America

Blue Dog Democrat Rebecca Cooke, a Wisconsin congressional candidate, discussed in an interview Thursday how she is trying to set things right after she accused her party of abandoning rural and working-class voters in recent years.

She appeared on the "Politics War Room" podcast with co-hosts James Carville and Al Hunt, known for calling out the far left of the Democratic Party.

"I don’t wanna put you in a box, but you say you’re a Blue Dog and a New Democrat. Tell me what it means to be a Blue Dog Democrat," Hunt asked. 

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"They are folks that are fiscally conservative, socially liberal, are really working from, like, a place-based perspective," Cooke said. "They're people that understand rural Democrats, working-class Democrats, that are showing up in rural communities and working-class spaces that historically our party has left behind. 

"And that's, like, I think why I was connected with them originally or why I — you know, what they were doing resonated with me so much."

She cited multiple examples of other moderate Democrats who "understand how to talk to people in rural America, where I feel like a lot of folks in the Democratic Party don't anymore, and I certainly do.

"I think we've built strong coalitions across this district with farmers, you know, healthcare workers, people in rural communities that feel really left behind," Cooke added.

Hunt cited her past comments, asking, "You've said that, in Congress, Republicans are too right-wing, and congressional Democrats are too left-wing. Specifically, how has Hakeem Jeffries [been] too left-wing?"

"I'm talking just, I think, in general when I talk. I did an ad last cycle where I was standing in the middle of the road on my parents' farm talking about how folks in D.C. are either too far left or too far right, and we need more people in the middle that want to work across the aisle to get things done," she said. 

"I'm somebody that wants to work in a really bipartisan way and not put, you know, party before people or politics before people, and I think that's … what's important."

Cooke suggested the Democratic Party needs more candidates from a working-class background, citing her own experience.

"I've been a waitress since I was 16 years old," she said. "I've run a small business here in my community, but I also waitress to make ends meet. I did some fellowships last year also with the group called Third Way, around, you know, how do we get more working-class folks to run for office? How do we connect more with working-class voters in general?

"And I'm proud of that work because I think there's this disconnect in the party. And when we run working-class people, folks come out to vote because people trust those people, right? Folks trust me because I have some of the same lived experience that they've had, right?" Cooke added.

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She cited other examples from her life, saying many politicians cannot relate to such experiences. 

"We've had to sell our cows because of the low price of milk," Cooke said. "I've had to struggle to compete with the Amazons of the world in running a small business. I know what it's like to sign the front of a paycheck as well as the back of a paycheck, right? And I know what it's like to do hourly wage work. 

"There's a lot of members of Congress that have never done those sorts of things. So, when they're making policy that's impacting working families, they're out of touch with that."

Fox News Digital reached out to Cooke's campaign, asking what specific issues she would push for the Democratic Party to moderate on to win back rural and working-class voters.

"Rebecca grew up on a dairy farm and has been campaigning in every county, rural and urban, in the 3rd district because she wants to earn support from Wisconsinites of all backgrounds, including Republicans and Trump supporters," a spokesperson said. 

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"On MSNOW this week, she said if she sees someone with a MAGA hat, she’s going to shake their hand and introduce herself.

"She’s running to fight for working people and has no problem disagreeing with other Democrats, like when she said she’d ‘stand up to Democrats to fight for a secure border.' She ‘support[s] funding the police fully and doesn’t believe in universal student loan forgiveness because it only sticks a Band-Aid on a structural problem.’"

California teen faces prison after viral video shows him squaring up, repeatedly kicking sea lion in the face

A California teenager pleaded guilty Friday to repeatedly kicking a sea lion in the face and chasing the animal as it tried to escape, according to video of the attack.

Tyler Muehl, 18, who lives in the San Diego seaside neighborhood of La Jolla, entered his plea in a federal courtroom to a misdemeanor violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s prohibition on harassing wildlife, the Justice Department said.

"Federal crime. Federal consequences," U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon wrote in a statement.

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The incident was investigated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Muehl admitted to kicking the sea lion on July 22 as the mammal was peacefully sitting on a seawall, federal prosecutors said.

"Intentionally striking or kicking a marine mammal is not only illegal, it is dangerous for the well-being of the animal," said NOAA official Eric Morgan.

The teen approached the animal with his hands squared up as if he were preparing to fight, authorities said. As he made his approach, Muehl referred to himself as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Max Holloway.

He then kicked the animal four times, "which caused the sea lion to rear, flinch and immediately recoil," prosecutors said.

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"After the second kick, the sea lion turned and tried to flee, but Muehl chased after the animal and kicked at it a third time," a DOJ news release states. "As the sea lion tried to get away, it stumbled on the sea wall as it fled."

Officials said the teen kicked the sea lion again and chased it until the animal made its escape. 

As part of his plea agreement, Muehl said the video, which went viral online, was a "fair and accurate recording of what occurred."

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) commented on the incident on its social media accounts.

"Assault is ASSAULT, no matter the species," the group wrote on X in a July 24 post. "Leave animals ALONE, and always speak up when you witness abuse."

Muehl faces up to one year in prison and $100,000 in fines. He is expected to be sentenced Oct. 20.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Muehl's attorney for comment.

Delta flight diverted twice after lavatory leak floods cabin, leaves passengers stranded for hours

A Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Paris to Seattle made an unexpected stop in London after the crew reported a mechanical issue involving an onboard lavatory, the airline said.

Delta Flight 81 departed Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Aug. 13 bound for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when the issue prompted the flight crew to divert to London Heathrow Airport.

The Airbus A330-900 was carrying 209 passengers and 13 crew members at the time, according to information provided by Delta.

As the aircraft approached Heathrow, the flight crew declared an emergency with air traffic control because the plane would be making an overweight landing, the airline said.

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Despite the emergency declaration, the aircraft landed normally and safely at Heathrow.

Delta maintenance personnel then serviced the Airbus in London in an effort to address the lavatory-related mechanical issue.

"We apologize to our customers for their experience and delay on Delta Flight 81 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Seattle, which diverted to London Heathrow after the crew reported a mechanical issue involving an onboard lavatory," a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"This is not the experience we strive to provide, and we're focused on getting our customers to their destinations as quickly and safely as possible."

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Once maintenance work was completed, the aircraft departed Heathrow, but the disruption meant passengers still faced an additional detour before reaching their intended destination on the West Coast.

Instead of continuing directly from London to Seattle, the flight headed to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport because of the crew's available duty time, according to Delta.

Passengers cleared U.S. Customs at JFK before continuing their journey to Seattle.

The unusual itinerary ultimately took the 209 passengers from Paris to London, then across the Atlantic to New York before they could continue on to Seattle.

Delta did not provide additional details about the specific mechanical problem involving the lavatory or what maintenance was required to address it.

Reagan National Airport makes drastic change following deadly 2025 midair collision

A new radar system has been installed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Washington, D.C., area after a 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people due to multiple systemic failures.

The airport has received the Surface Movement Radar, known as SMR-4, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. The technology will help air traffic controllers identify aircraft and vehicles moving along runways and taxiways, even in bad weather and low-visibility conditions.

"This new radar is our latest reinforcement tool to equip our controllers as they safeguard our air travel. We’re working at the speed of Trump to deliver the world-class air traffic control system America deserves," Duffy said.

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He said the new radar system will give air traffic controllers a "clearer portrait" of airport activity.

Reagan Airport is the sixth airport to install the system. Newark Liberty International Airport received the technology earlier this week.

Over the next three years, $30.5 million will be invested in safety and technology upgrades at Reagan National, the Transportation Department said.

The new upgrades came after the Jan. 29, 2025, midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet operated by PSA Airlines, and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near the airport.

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All 64 people aboard the American Eagle flight and three aboard the military helicopter were killed.

The federal government admitted liability for the deadly collision. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said systemic failures in airspace design, safety oversight and risk management by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army contributed to what happened.

"This complex and comprehensive one-year investigation identified serious and long-standing safety gaps in the airspace over our nation’s capital," Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the NTSB, said in a January 2026 report. 

"Sadly, the conditions for this tragedy were in place long before the night of Jan. 29."

Vegas Golden Knights unveil quintessentially Sin City center ice design for 10th season

It's hard to believe, but the Vegas Golden Knights are about to begin their tenth NHL season.

And what a ride it's been. They've gone from the "Golden Misfits" to, at times, embracing their role in many fans' minds as one of the league's premier villainous franchises.

And what better way to celebrate a decade in the NHL than with the most Vegas-y center ice design the league has ever seen?

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Did we expect anything less from a team that puts on the bastard child of the Ice Capades and Medieval Times before every game?

Personally, I think the design looks great — even if it's almost certainly going to be a nightmare to keep tabs on the puck anytime there's a pass through there — but let's see how the always thoughtful citizens of social media feel about it.

Alright, so maybe your perception depends more on your rooting interests than I had initially thought.

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Love 'em or hate 'em, it has been a good nine seasons so far for the Golden Knights, who have already proven themselves to be one of the most successful expansion teams the league has ever seen.

They, of course, pulled off a stunner and made it to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural campaign back in 2017-18, only to lose to Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

In 2023, the team made it back to the Stanley Cup Final; this time they defeated the Florida Panthers for the franchise's first championship.

They tried for a second just this season, but lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in six games.

Still, over those nine seasons, three trips to the Cup Final are impressive. But what's more impressive is the consistency the club has shown. They've only missed the playoffs once in their existence, and they still came in fourth in the division that season.

Vegas also continues to be a top choice for a lot of free agents and players asking for trades, so expect the Golden Knights to continue being among the league's perennial contenders.

El-Sayed’s half sister offered Oct 7 ‘blessing,’ one year after Hamas attack: ‘Allahu Akbar’

University of Chicago professor Eman Abdelhadi, the half sister of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, delivered an "October 7th blessing," one year after Hamas militants killed approximately 1,200 people in widespread terrorist attacks.

"I want to say, Allahu Akbar," Abdelhadi said, opening her blessing in a video posted to Instagram Oct. 7, 2024. "That phrase means God is greater, and it's an important phrase in the Muslim tradition

"It's one that I've been thinking about a lot over the last year, because it's a phrase that reminds us that no matter how great the brutality, the oppression, the intensity of what we're going through, the horizon of justice is just around the corner."

Throughout her video commemorating the anniversary of terrorist attacks, Abdelhadi makes no mention of the Jews killed by Hamas. She filmed her blessing wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional cloth associated with Palestinian militant movements.

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"Abdul loves his sister and also disagrees with her on a number of political positions and the rhetoric she's chosen to use, including on foreign policy," a campaign spokeswoman told Fox News Digital when asked about the video. 

"But Abdul is the one on the ballot, and his record of public service and his platform is what matters to voters here in Michigan. His campaign has always been about his love for America and Michigan."

"There is something greater than even the strongest armies, and, for me, that's God," Abdelhadi continued in the video. "Reflecting on that reaffirms my commitment to justice, my commitment not to get caught up in the narratives that colonial powers enforce on us. … I hope you know that we have a lot of work ahead of us and that we need each other to do that work. We have an imperative to not just imagine a better future, but to build one together.

"I’ll see you on the streets."

The video was posted on Instagram Oct. 7, 2024, in a collaborative post by "Rabbis4Ceasefire" and Abdelhadi’s account. Rabbis4Ceasefire described it in a caption on the post as an "October 7th blessing from Eman Abdelhadi, Scholar, Writer & Organizer."

In a new comment added Friday, Abdelhadi said Rabbis4Ceasefire had organized and named the event as "a moment of grief for lives lost between 10/7/23 and 10/7/2024," asked her to participate and described the video as her "offering" to the gathering.

The resurfaced video drew sharp criticism on X. 

"Jewish Michiganders are proudly putting country over party and rejecting Abdul El-Sayed’s extremism. We must put country over party and elect Mike Rogers," Democrats for Mike Rogers, El-Sayed's GOP challenger, posted in response. 

"Abdul El-Sayed's Sister, Eman Abdelhadi, recorded a celebration video in reaction to October 7th," commentator Eyal Yakoby wrote.

Abdelhadi has previously faced legal trouble over her activism, including an October 2025 arrest after she allegedly spat on an Illinois state trooper during protests outside a suburban Chicago ICE detention center. She was charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery to a government employee and two misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

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Abdelhadi’s half brother has engendered ample controversy over his statements on the Israel-Palestine conflict while on the campaign trail.

El-Sayed, for instance, sent a fundraising email on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in which he criticized the Israeli government’s military operations but said nothing of Hamas’ initial killings. The Michigan Democrat has equated Hamas and the Israeli government, calling both evil.

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He has also received criticism for his continued association and campaign appearances with streamer Hasan Piker, who once said that America "deserved 9/11." Though El-Sayed has called the streamer’s statement "dumb," he has declined to disavow Piker, accusing critics of engaging in cancel culture.

Abdelhadi did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Friday. 

Several people dead, including suspect, in rural Michigan multi-scene shooting, police say

Six people, including a suspected gunman, are dead in rural Missaukee County, Michigan, after a multi-scene shooting, according to state police. 

Earlier Friday, Michigan State Police shared on social media that officers were investigating a shooting in the area that was reported just before noon and that authorities were looking for Chad Hickman, 39, who they said should be considered "armed and dangerous." 

Officers began investigating Friday morning when three people were found dead and another was wounded at a home near LaChance Road and Kelly Road in Richland Township. 

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A fourth person was found dead in another home. 

State police said that Hickman's car was seen near a wooded area where his body and that of another victim were then found. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to Michigan State Police.

Police said there is no ongoing danger to the public. 

"Not only is this difficult for our investigators and our troopers, but it's very hard for this community. You know, this type of loss is tragic," MSP Public Information Officer Lt. Ashley Miller told UpNorthLive. 

"And we're going to conduct a thorough investigation. And we want to make sure to keep our community members up to date on our current situation and what we're discovering throughout this process."

Police haven’t given any more details about what led to the shootings, adding that the identities of the victims will be released after the families are notified.