After Uvalde, holiday weekend sees shootings nationwide
2 years, 7 months ago

After Uvalde, holiday weekend sees shootings nationwide

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Even as the nation reeled over the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, multiple mass shootings happened elsewhere over the Memorial Day weekend in areas both rural and urban. In Arkansas a 7-year-old girl was killed Saturday in a busy area near the Little Rock Zoo, in what police described as “an isolated event involving acquaintances.” And on Chicago’s South Side, the body of a young man slain at an outdoor birthday party lay on the sidewalk early Sunday, covered by a white sheet. Greg Abbott and other Republican opponents of tougher gun laws quickly pointed at Chicago as an example of how such measures don’t work, saying, “more people are shot every weekend than there are in schools in Texas.” High rates of gun violence in Chicago have made a series of Democratic governments there, including that of current Mayor Lori Lightfoot, vulnerable to criticism — sometimes from within their own party. “The seasons may not have much of an impact on shootings in Los Angeles, where the weather is always good,” said Rodney Phillips, a violence prevention worker and former gang member in Chicago.

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Mass shootings across the US mark the first weekend of summer
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass shootings across the US mark the first weekend of summer

Associated Press  

The first weekend of summer brought a tragic yet familiar pattern for American cities wracked by gun violence as mass shootings left dozens dead or wounded at a party in Alabama, an entertainment district in Ohio and a grocery store in Arkansas. Mass shootings across the US mark the first weekend of summer AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports the first …

Two killed, eight wounded in New Year’s Day shooting in downtown L.A.
1 year ago

Two killed, eight wounded in New Year’s Day shooting in downtown L.A.

LA Times  

When police arrived at the scene, a large crowd was fleeing the area and several wounded people were lying on the street and sidewalk. Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at an underground New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown Los Angeles early Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Shortly before 1 a.m. …

Rampant shootings mar Halloween weekend across US, 8 dead, 50+ injured
1 year, 2 months ago

Rampant shootings mar Halloween weekend across US, 8 dead, 50+ injured

Hindustan Times  

The Halloween weekend was marred by multiple shootings across the US that left at least eight people dead and more than 50 others wounded. The US is facing a severe problem of gun violence, which is influenced by factors such as easy access to firearms, poor gun control laws, racial injustice, social and economic issues. The worst mass shooting occurred …

Mass shootings and violence leave dead and injured across the US this weekend
1 year, 6 months ago

Mass shootings and violence leave dead and injured across the US this weekend

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. ST. LOUIS An early Sunday shooting in a downtown St. Louis office building killed a 17-year-old and wounded 11 other teenagers, the city’s police commissioner said. WASHINGTON STATE Two people were killed and two …

Gun violence rocks nation over holiday weekend, with multi-victim shootings in at least 7 states
1 year, 6 months ago

Gun violence rocks nation over holiday weekend, with multi-victim shootings in at least 7 states

LA Times  

Pier 39 in San Francisco, popular among tourists, was the scene of a shootout Sunday. California’s weekend of violence also included a shootout Sunday from cars traveling for a mile along San Francisco’s wharf, with six injured. “I wouldn’t be too quick to suggest that what we’re seeing over the past weekend is a substantial spike in shootings or mass …

US mass shootings on July 4th: 220 shot dead, 570 injured in gun violence across country
2 years, 6 months ago

US mass shootings on July 4th: 220 shot dead, 570 injured in gun violence across country

India TV News  

Highlights United States saw a dark July 4th weekend this year as shootings were reported in nearly every state At least 220 people were shot dead and 570 were injured in the gun violence incidents There were only five states where one or more shootings were not reported in that time frame The United States saw a dark Fourth of …

America’s deadly weekend of more mass shootings raise stakes for Senate gun talks
2 years, 7 months ago

America’s deadly weekend of more mass shootings raise stakes for Senate gun talks

CNN  

CNN — In South Carolina and Texas, victims were shot at a high school graduation party. Just America going about its normal business this weekend under the deadly daily shadow of gun violence, as a staggering 10 mass shootings since Friday deepened trauma from recent massacres at a Buffalo supermarket, a Texas elementary school and a mass shooting at a …

10 injured in shooting at Memorial Day party in Charleston
2 years, 7 months ago

10 injured in shooting at Memorial Day party in Charleston

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ten people were injured, and three law enforcement officials were hurt when gunfire erupted at a Memorial Day gathering in Charleston, South Carolina, according to police. Police said gunfire erupted late Monday night when an officer was responding to a noise complaint about a loud party at a vacant lot. As we stand here right now, we’re …

America has already suffered 11 mass shootings this Memorial Day weekend: report
2 years, 7 months ago

America has already suffered 11 mass shootings this Memorial Day weekend: report

Raw Story  

America has suffered eleven mass shootings so far during the three-day holiday weekend, The Washington Post reported Saturday. "After a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers last week, many politicians, public figures and gun-control advocates said the U.S. government should ensure mass shootings could not happen again," the …

1 dead, 10 injured after 2 shootings in Chicago
2 years, 7 months ago

1 dead, 10 injured after 2 shootings in Chicago

India Today  

One person was killed and 10 were injured in two shootings on Chicago’s South Side in the space of six hours on Tuesday, a spasm of gun violence on the hottest day of 2022 so far, serving as a warning that the city is entering the warmest and deadliest time of year. Police said the first shooting happened at about …

Weekend shootings: At least 13 dead, nearly 50 injured in gun violence
2 years, 9 months ago

Weekend shootings: At least 13 dead, nearly 50 injured in gun violence

CNN  

CNN — At least 13 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in shootings across the country this weekend, including one in Sacramento, where the police chief called the scale of violence “unprecedented” in her 27-year career there. Dallas: 1 dead, 16 injured in concert shooting One person was killed and 16 others were wounded Saturday night in …

Chicago Police: 100 Shot, 18 Homicides Over Holiday Weekend
3 years, 6 months ago

Chicago Police: 100 Shot, 18 Homicides Over Holiday Weekend

News 18  

One hundred people including two police officers were shot in Chicago over the long Fourth of July weekend, including 18 homicides, the city’s police department said Tuesday. The bloodshed was comparable to the long Fourth of July weekend last year, when 17 people were fatally shot and 70 more were wounded. Police Superintendent David Brown put much of the blame …

Police: 4 slain in Chicago mass killing all shot in head
3 years, 6 months ago

Police: 4 slain in Chicago mass killing all shot in head

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A mass shooting that left …

US shootings: Fatalities reported in Chicago, Portland, Miami-Dade and other cities
3 years, 7 months ago

US shootings: Fatalities reported in Chicago, Portland, Miami-Dade and other cities

CNN  

CNN — Mass shootings and gun violence took the lives of at least 16 people with multiple people wounded across the United States last weekend. In Indianapolis, Indiana, a Saturday shooting left two people dead and two injured, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said. In Salt Lake City, Utah, a shooting left one person dead and four others injured Sunday …

Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May
3 years, 7 months ago

Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago saw a drop in the number of homicides in May compared with the same month last year and it ended with fewer killings than any Memorial Day weekend in a decade, the police superintendent said Tuesday. Police dispatched more officers to the street for the holiday weekend, when gun crime typically spikes, and the department reported 32 …

Chicago’s holiday weekend ends with 17 dead, 70 wounded
4 years, 6 months ago

Chicago’s holiday weekend ends with 17 dead, 70 wounded

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — One of Chicago’s bloodiest holiday weekends in memory ended with 17 people fatally shot, including a 7-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, and 70 more wounded, despite a concerted effort to quell the violence with an additional 1,200 police officers on the streets. The violence was far worse than last year, when the long July Fourth weekend ended …

Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 10 dead in Chicago
4 years, 7 months ago

Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 10 dead in Chicago

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago saw its deadliest Memorial Day weekend for gun violence since 2015, a jarring reminder that even a coronavirus pandemic and a statewide stay-at-home order cannot halt shootings in the city. “The violence throughout the city on Memorial Day weekend was nothing short of alarming,” Chicago police Superintendent David Brown told the media Tuesday after the first major …

Baltimore sees 15 shot, 5 fatally, in warm winter weekend
4 years, 11 months ago

Baltimore sees 15 shot, 5 fatally, in warm winter weekend

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — A warm winter weekend in Baltimore was marred by violence, as more than a dozen people were shot and the city’s leadership continued to struggle against deadly gun crime. “It goes without saying that the level of violence in the city yesterday was deeply disturbing and deeply troubling,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison told reporters Sunday. “We want …

On Memorial Day, we honor our war dead. We also need a way to remember the children we have lost to violence (opinion)
5 years, 7 months ago

On Memorial Day, we honor our war dead. We also need a way to remember the children we have lost to violence (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Richard Morgan is a freelance writer in New York and the author of “Born in Bedlam.” He has written for many publications including The Economist, The New Yorker, The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. CNN — Since the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, …

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