WASHINGTON – At least 8 people died on Monday in shootings that occurred in the states of Texas and Pennsylvania, produced in the hours before the US celebrates Independence Day on Tuesday, a day that, according to statistics, is usually one of the most violent of the year
The Philadelphia City Police, in Pennsylvania, reported that a man was arrested Monday night after shooting indiscriminately at several people in the Kingsessing neighborhood, in the southwest of the city.
Five people died in this event and two more, two under the age of 2 and 13, were injured. The man was wearing a bulletproof vest and had several magazines, an AR 15 assault rifle and a pistol.
In another violent event in the city of Fort Worth, in the state of Texas, at least three people were killed and eight were injured (including a minor) after a shooting in a parking lot, the city Police Department reported.
So far no arrests have been made and the motive for the shooting is unknown. The event occurred on the day in which the Como neighborhood celebrated its local festivals and when a large crowd was gathered in the parking lot.
These two events were the deadliest in recent hours, in which, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a non-profit project that follows armed violence in the United States, at least 35 people died in various violent events, with dozens of wounded.
The United States celebrates Independence Day this Tuesday, a day that according to statistics is usually more violent than normal.
Four people died and 2 children were injured, according to the police. This is a sprawling scene that occupies more than four blocks away. The authorities do not know if there was a party for the reason of Independence Day.
According to research by Professor James Alan Fox of Northeastern University in Boston, using figures from the Gun Violence Archive, the country has seen five mass shootings every Independence Day on average over the past decade, more than any other. day of the year
Last year, for example, a man armed with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing seven people and wounding nearly fifty.
This year, the municipality will hold a remembrance ceremony and a march, without floats or artists, along the route that the parade normally travels.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, so far in 2023 there have been 345 mass shootings.
The organization defines a mass shooting as one that ends with four victims, whether dead or wounded, not including the perpetrator of the attack if he died or was injured during the event.
Two people are in the custody of the police, who have managed to recover three weapons.
