Suspects arrested, charged in separate shootings

Authorities in separate cases reported arrests or charges tied to shootings in California, Ontario, Iowa and an overseas school attack. In Val Verde, California, a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man who had chased him with an ax during a child exchange; the wounded man also faces a prospective assault charge. In Hanover, Ontario, Joel Stephenson was charged with attempted murder and firearm offenses after a dispute in which a 37-year-old man was shot; the victim remains hospitalized, and the investigation is ongoing. In Iowa, Andrew Tanaka faces four attempted-murder counts after allegedly firing at multiple vehicles on Interstate 35, wounding one woman. Separately, a Bellingham man was arrested on a federal conspiracy charge, accused of encouraging and aiding the perpetrator of a school shooting that killed six people; the allegations are set out in a criminal complaint.