NEW YORK – A man opened fire in a shopping mall in Greenwood, Indiana, killing three people and wounding two others before being himself killed by a citizen who was armed. An episode that will undoubtedly further inflame the debate on firearms regulation in the United States. In Indiana, a state governed by the Republicans, from July 1st it is allowed to go around armed even without having a license to carry a firearm. In this case the murderer was armed and the individual who stopped him was armed. A circumstance that will certainly be used by the pro-arms front as a demonstration of the fact that their spread is useful in preventing the massacres.
Police reported that around 6pm local time a man began shooting in the area where the bars and restaurants are located, spreading panic. Before being killed he fired about thirty shots. The mall has been evading. In addition to the agents, the bomb squads were also called who checked a suspicious package found in one of the bathrooms: fortunately it was not a device.
“We are tired of having to comment on another shooting,” said the deputy police chief. Chris Bailey, in a short press conference. Later the chief of the city police, Jim Isoncalled the gunman who shot the assailant “good Samaritan”.
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No information, at the moment, on the identity of the person responsible for this umpteenth massacre or on what may have prompted him to carry it out.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, around 40,000 people are killed with guns every year in the United States. Greenwood is the last episode of this kind to happen in recent months. During a parade on July 4th, a gunman opened fire in a Chicago suburb, where seven people were killed and at least three dozen others were injured. Two other massacres date back to last May: ten black people were killed in the state of New York and 19 children and two teachers are the victims of the massacre in the school in Uvalde, Texas.
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