Briefly

UNITED STATES

LA confirms first monkeypox death

A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced on Monday. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the cause of death, and a spokesperson said it was confirmed by an autopsy. The patient was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized. The United States has the most cases globally, with 21,985 confirmed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. California has recorded the most cases nationally, with more than 4,300.

CANADA

Officer fatally shot in daylight in Toronto

A Canadian police officer was killed on Monday following two daylight shootings in Toronto, local media reported. Police said on Twitter that a suspect has been located and is in police custody. One person had been pronounced dead at the scene and two others have been transported to hospital, police said. Multiple sources have confirmed that the victim of the fatal shooting is a Toronto police officer, according to the media reports. The police issued a public alert about an active shooter on Monday afternoon. Police were investigating the shootings.

AUSTRALIA

Man killed by kangaroo in rare attack

A man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal in southwestern Australia, police said on Tuesday. It was reportedly the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936.On Sunday, a relative found the 77-year-old man with "serious injuries" on his property in semirural Redmond, 400 kilometers southeast of Perth. It was believed he had been attacked earlier in the day by the kangaroo, which police shot dead because it was preventing paramedics from reaching the injured man.

Agencies - Xinhua