Working in the United States for the non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive is a daunting task ahead of you. This is a non-stop. There is no respite or truce in the face of the armed epidemic in the country with the most armed civilian population in the world.

And we must admit that they are attentive. His list already includes the 73rd mass shooting so far this year. It was registered this February 17 in Arkabutla, where a gunman killed six people, including his ex-wife and the rest, apparently they would be relatives. The case was recorded in different settings, all within a short distance from each other. Due to the number of deaths, this case also falls into the category of mass murder, as there are four or more deaths.

Arkabutla is a population of 285 residents, according to the 2020 census, which is part of Tate County, in the state of Mississippi, on the border line with Tennessee, about 50 kilometers from Memphis. It will be necessary to do a recount in the census.

Sheriff Brad Lance told the media that an incident occurred inside a gas station convenience store, where a man was shot and killed instantly. Shortly after, a woman had the same fate inside a house.

County police officers located the suspect inside a car, thanks to clues given by witnesses. They arrested him without incident, without his identity being released. He was dressed in camouflage clothing with a long weapon, ”said those witnesses.

After the arrest, the uniformed officers found four other deceased. Two were outside a house and the other two were inside.

“We believe that the detainee acted alone,” explained the governor of Mississippi, Republican Tate Reeves. “The reason for the shooting is unknown and we will continue to investigate with all the necessary resources,” he stressed. However, subsequent data suggests that it is a matter of domestic violence.

“This is supposed to be a peaceful place, this is not supposed to happen here,” Ethan Chase, 19, told a local broadcaster. Usually it is thought that this happens in other places. They see it on television and listen to the advice to pray. Until the blood reaches his town, his cinema, his school, his church, his supermarket. It is even surprising that there are people who are still surprised today by the number of events that every day those in the Gun Violence Archive also have to count.