The United States saw a higher number of mass shooting deaths on the first weekend of June than the three-day preceding weekend. This weekend ended with Memorial Day.
Through Sunday night, there were at least 12 deaths and 38 injuries in weekend violence. Mass shootings are defined by the Gun Violence Archive to be any incident in which “four people or more are killed or shot, or both,” but not the shooter.
Nine people were killed and over 60 others were injured by attacks that matched this definition during the holiday weekend.
Americans are still debating the need for new gun regulations after the Uvalde school shooting. Gun violence seems to be unabated as the official start of summer (June 21) and the hottest nights ahead.
Three people were killed in Philadelphia and twelve were injured. Chattanooga saw the second consecutive weekend of violence by mass shooters. This time, there were two deaths and 12 other injuries from gunfire. After being hit by a car, a third victim died.
Additional attacks include:
A drive-up shooting, possibly involving two vehicles, interrupted a Clarendon County graduation party.
It said that a 32-year old woman was killed in gunfire on Sunday morning. According to the office, seven other children, including children aged 12-17 and a 36 year old, were also injured.
According to the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, violence could have been gang-related.
It stated that at least 60 to 70 rounds were fired during the incident. It is unclear if some of the rounds were return fire from any of the subject at the party.
Three people were killed in a shooting incident that occurred in Saginaw, Michigan on Sunday morning. Two men were present at the scene, and a woman was taken to hospital but she did not survive. According to WEYI of Saginaw, NBC affiliate.
According to the station, two men were injured in the attack and were taken to hospital.
Two people were shot and killed at a Mesa nightclub early Sunday morning, according to NBC affiliate KPNX in Phoenix.
The station stated that three suspects were allegedly driving off in a car and were pursued by officers who eventually stopped them and took them into custody in connection to the attack.
Two men were declared dead on the spot. KPNX reported that the injured were also present at the scene and were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Sheriff’s deputies in Bibb County, Georgia responded to calls about shots being fired at an abandoned house Saturday night and found four people dead, including Cleveland Raines, a 19-year-old from Macon who died later at a hospital.
The Bibb County office stated that three other victims, 19-year old Ralph Hughes, Jarvis Devon Hill, 22-yearold Alizya Sinclair and 23-yearold Jarvis Devon Hill were stable at hospitals.
Investigators are currently investigating the origins of the attack.
Phoenix, Arizona – A 14-year-old girl was shot and killed in an altercation between two parties.
According to Phoenix police, the party was attended by about 100 people in a strip mall located near Hatcher Road and 10th Avenue.
According to police, the shooting occurred inside the building as well as in the nearby parking lot. Officers arrived to find victims and witnesses fleeing the scene.
After being taken to the local hospital, the 14-year old girl was declared dead. Two other adult women were also shot with gunshots, five men received non-life-threatening wounds and one teenager was left with a non-life-threatening wound.
Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, a group that aims to reduce gun violence, stated on Twitter that violence is not abating.
She said, “Last month, it was New York City, Texas and California.” “This weekend, it’s Pennsylvania and South Carolina and Tennessee.”
Last Thursday, President Joe Biden addressed the nation and asked Congress to consider limiting the sale of semiautomatic rifles such as the AR-15, which was designed for military use.
Although the weapon was used in some of the worst mass shootings in the country, authorities did not identify this weapon as the culprit in the weekend’s attack.
After 19 children and 2 teachers were shot to death at an elementary school located in Uvalde (Texas) on May 24, the president made this plea. A gunman, allegedly motivated to racism and hate, killed 10 people in a Buffalo grocery store that is the heart of the Black community.
