Yet another mass assault with firearms in the United States. On the afternoon of Tuesday 6 June, during the ceremony of delivery of diplomas from the Huguenot High School, a Richmond in Virginiaand 19 year old boy ha opened fire on the crowd. Two people they have been killed e 5 more they remained wounds. The young man was arrested after a short escape.
You shoot him at the ceremony
Students and parents were gathered at Huguenot High School, in campus della Virginia Commonwealth Universityin Richmond, on the occasion of the graduation ceremony.
AND at the end of the celebrations, while the recent graduates were taking pictures with family members, that a 19-year-old boy allegedly opened fire on the crowd.
The sound of 20 shots in succession has immediately triggered panic among the participants in the ceremony, as reported by the Associated Press.
The shots have mortally struck and 18 year old boy, who had just graduated high school, e a 36 year old, who attended the ceremony.
5 other people were injured by gunshots, one of which is hospitalised serious condition, but at least 12 others were injured or have been treated for panic attacks.
The arrest of the killer
After the shots, the killer had initially tried to flee, but was arrested in a short time and is now accused of murder.
It seems that the aggression for which they were use 4 gunsrecovered from the crime scene, pits directed towards a person in particular.
Indeed, one of the victims would turn out to be an acquaintance of the 19 year old. The Chief of Police of Richmond, Rick Edwards, in a press conference he spoke of a behavior “disgusting and cowardly”.
“It’s just tragic that someone decided to carry a gun and decided to instill terror about our community,” he added.
Attacks with firearms
Incidents related to mass assaults with firearms in public places such as schools, shopping centers and churches they continue to occur periodically in the United States.
This was the 279th case occurred in the country since the beginning of 2023, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.
Another had occurred in March at a school in North Carolina, where they had lost their lives due 16enni.
“We cannot continue to live in fear. We have to face the root causes of gun violence and approve common sense policies that protect our communities,” he said Jennifer McClellanmember of the House of Representatives for Virginia.
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