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These incidents follow closely on the heels of a deadly mass shooting in Maine, which claimed one life and injured 25 others.
NEW DELHI: The Halloween weekend turned into a nightmare for several cities across the US as multiple shootings left at least eight people dead and more than 50 others wounded.
On Saturday night, a party in Texarkana, Texas, took a deadly turn when an altercation escalated, leading to the involvement of firearms. Breoskii Warren, a 20-year-old, the suspected shooter, still remains at large, according to the Texarkana police department.
One man died at the scene, and two more victims, succumbed to their injuries overnight at the hospital. Three additional victims, two men, and a woman, are recovering from injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
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Meanwhile, in northeast Indianapolis, a large party around midnight on Saturday resulted in one woman killed and eight others wounded, as reported by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police.
At the same time, a lone gunman opened fire at a nightclub in Wichita, Kansas, killing one person and injuring two others. Local authorities said they are actively searching for the shooter. In a similar incident, a gunfight during Halloween festivities in Tampa, Florida, left at least two people dead and 18 hospitalised. The circumstances surrounding the altercation are under investigation, reported The Guardian.
Six teenagers, aged 15 to 19, suffered gunshot wounds during a house party in Lake Charles, Louisiana, when a gunfight broke out. Local authorities are working to piece together the events that led to this tragic incident, said the authorities.
However, in North Lawndale, Chicago, the worst mass shooting of the weekend occurred. At least 15 people were injured, with two in critical condition, according to CNN. Witnesses reported that the shooting erupted after a fight broke out when the shooter was denied re-entry into a Halloween party, as per CBS Chicago.
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These incidents follow closely on the heels of a deadly mass shooting in Maine, which claimed one life and injured 25 others. In 2023, the US has seen a staggering 579 mass shootings, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive gun violence prevention measures.
According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, this year alone, at least 15,704 individuals in the US have lost their lives to gun violence, and nearly 31,000 more have suffered non-fatal gunshot injuries. Between Friday and Sunday, the Gun Violence Archive reported at least 12 mass shootings.
Tragically, this includes 1,421 children. These alarming statistics underscore the devastating toll that gun violence continues to exact on American communities. Despite the persistent and pervasive threat of gun violence, comprehensive gun control measures have been slow to materialise.
