Former title: "Bloody Weekend" Shooting Incidents Occur Again in the United States, Causing More than 30 Deaths and Injuries
BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - According to the Associated Press and Reuters, just the past weekend, shooting incidents took place in many parts of the United States, resulting in three deaths and many injuries.
On the 16th local time, there was a shooting in Meshuine, Massachusetts, US, where 7 people were shot and another one was injured when fleeing the scene.
The local police said at the press conference that the shooting occurred before 2 a.m., when hundreds of people gathered to attend a temporary party organized by social media.
The police said that the victims were between 17 and 22 years old, two of whom were in critical condition.
Local officials said, "This is another tragic incident of gun violence".
It is reported that the police have not arrested any suspects, nor found any weapons at the scene.
On the evening of the 15th local time, 2 people were killed and 6 injured, including 2 children, in a shooting incident in a park in Texas. The injured were all sent to hospital for treatment.
Local police said that during a concert held in a park, two groups had a dispute, which led to shooting. The two dead did not participate in the dispute.
The local police said that the suspects had not been arrested and it was unclear how many gunmen were involved.
On the evening of the 15th local time, nine people were injured, including two children, one of whom was in critical condition, in a shooting incident at a water park in Detroit, Michigan.
Reported that after the incident, the police surrounded the suspect in a nearby house, and the suspect later shot himself.
It is reported that the suspect is a 42 year old man, but the motive of the shooting is not clear. The police classified the incident as a random attack.
Shortly after the shooting, another shooting occurred in a residential area in Detroit in the early morning of the 16th local time, and six people were shot. Two of them were shot several times and sent to hospital in critical condition.
The police said in a new statement that their lives were not expected to be in danger. At present, the investigation is in progress.