[Epoch Times July 06, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Gao Shan compiled a report) On the weekend of July 4, violent crimes in major cities in the United States surged. According to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, there have been more than 400 shootings across the United States, and at least 150 people have died as a result of gun violence.
According to CNN, these data include shooting incidents nationwide and the number of victims of gun violence during the 72 hours from Friday to Sunday. These data are still changing and may be updated.
According to the New York Police Department, in New York, there were 26 victims in 21 shooting incidents from Friday to Sunday, a decrease from the same period last year. There were 25 shootings in the same period last year and 30 people were shot.
The New York Police Department said that on July 4 alone, there were 12 shooting incidents in New York City, involving 13 victims. Compared with the same day last year, there were 8 shooting incidents and 8 more victims.
Since the beginning of this year, gun violence in New York has increased by nearly 40% over the same period in 2020, with 767 shooting incidents and 885 victims registered.
According to CNN’s review of the Chicago Police Department’s preliminary data, shooting incidents that occurred between 6 pm on Friday (July 2) and 6 am on Monday (July 5) resulted in 83 injuries and 14 injuries. death. The injured also included a 5-year-old girl who was injured on Sunday afternoon and a 6-year-old girl who was shot in the early hours of Monday morning.
Chicago Chief of Police David Brown (David Brown) expressed concern before the start of the “most challenging weekend of the year” for the police.
According to WLS, a subsidiary of CNN, one of the 14 victims was a member of the Illinois Army National Guard. His family confirmed on social media that the deceased was Chrys Carvajal (Chrys Carvajal). But the forensic doctor in Cook County has not officially announced his name.
Lieutenant Colonel Brad Layton confirmed to CNN that Carvajal had been assigned to the recruitment maintenance plan company of the Illinois Army National Guard Recruitment and Retention Battalion not long ago.
The Chicago police said that two policemen were injured in a night shooting incident. When the police dispersed a crowd of thousands of people, some shots were fired. In the end, more than 60 people were arrested. Both police officers are expected to be out of danger.
Unlike other cities with a surge in violent crime, as of June, the number of murders in Chicago has fallen by 2% compared to the same period in 2020. But the number of victims is 14% higher.
One reason for the decline is that there was a decrease in violence in Chicago in June. Compared with last year, homicides have decreased by 20% (from 98 to 78), shootings by 13% (from 416 to 363), and shooting victims by 8% (from 540 to 499 onwards).
There have been multiple mass shootings
There were also many mass shootings during the holiday weekend of July 4. CNN defines a mass shooting as an incident that causes the death or injury of four or more people other than the gunman.
Police in Fort Worth, Texas, revealed at a press conference that early Sunday morning (July 4), a shooting occurred near a car wash in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth police revealed at a press conference that eight men were involved in a dispute. One of the men left during the quarrel, returned with a gun, and started firing at “a group of people”, causing many to fight back. The police said that most of the victims are in stable condition and it is believed that most of the injured are innocent bystanders.
According to Norfolk, Virginia police, four children were shot and killed in Norfolk on Friday afternoon, including a 6-year-old girl. It was initially reported that she was fatally injured, but she is currently in stable condition. The victims also included a 14-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, all of whom are expected to fully recover.
Norfolk police have arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy in connection with the shooting.
According to Cobb County police, in suburban Atlanta, professional golfer Gene Siller was shot dead at a country club on Saturday (July 3). The police are still looking for the suspect in the case. The police said that the 41-year-old Schiller had no response when he was found, “obviously he was shot in the head” and died on the spot. Two other shooting victims were also found on the court.
According to Toledo police, a shooting occurred at a block party in Toledo, Ohio on Sunday night, killing one person and injuring 11 others. Toledo Police Chief George Kral (George Kral) said that a 17-year-old boy died after being taken by helicopter to the University of Michigan Hospital for treatment.
Krall said that there are two victims in critical condition, one is 51 years old and the other is 19 years old; the other nine injured, ranging in age from 11 to 19 years old, are currently in stable condition.
Cincinnati, Ohio police said that late Sunday night, two 16-year-old and 19-year-old men died during a holiday celebration held in a park, and three others were injured. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac revealed at a press conference on Monday that the two men “have had an verbal argument that led to an exchange of fire” and that the other victims were accidentally injured in the exchange. .
Isaac revealed that the three injured in the shooting were two 16-year-old and 17-year-old girls and a 15-year-old boy. The 17-year-old girl sustained a gunshot wound to her back and was in serious condition. The gunshot wounds of the other two victims were not life-threatening.
In Dallas, the police responded to two shootings on July 4, one of which involved five men. According to the police, the three victims were taken to a nearby hospital before being pronounced dead.
According to Dallas police, in another shooting incident, a 61-year-old man was killed because “he was shot multiple times in the street during a riot” and died in a local hospital.
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