At least 9 people were killed in weekend shootings across the U.S. and dozens were injured
According to a US media report on July 17, local time, from the evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, multiple violent shootings occurred across the United States, resulting in at least 9 deaths and dozens of others injured.
According to information from the Washington DC police, a shooting incident occurred at around 23:00 on the 16th, killing a 6-year-old girl and injuring 5 others.
The police in Sacramento, California said that on the evening of the 16th, two people were killed and four were injured in the shooting incident in the city. The police found multiple guns at the scene.
Police in Houston, Texas, said that on the evening of the 16th, a shooting occurred in a shopping mall in the city, injuring one person. The gunman fled the scene after exchanging fire with the police officer and has not yet come back to justice.
Police in Portland, Oregon said that around 2 am on the 17th, a shooting occurred in the city, resulting in one death and six injuries.
There were multiple shootings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between the evening of the 16th and the early morning of the 17th. At least 2 people were killed and 6 people were injured, including a 16-year-old teenager.
The Chicago police in Illinois stated that there were multiple shootings in the city from the evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, killing at least 3 people and injuring 15 others.
The report pointed out that three of the above-mentioned shooting incidents involved the use of multiple weapons or the involvement of multiple gunmen in the crime. According to the report, the number of violent gun crime incidents in the United States has been on the rise in the past year, and gun sales have also set a record.
U.S. President Biden said in June that the surge in violent gun crime is unacceptable and that combating gun crime cannot be delayed. Biden urged the US Congress to take immediate action to resolve the issue of gun violence. (CCTV reporter Liu Xiaoqian Xu Xiao)
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