The spate of shootings come as lawmakers struggle to respond to the country’s long-running epidemic of gun violence.
At least 12 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded in multiple shootings across the United States this weekend, as lawmakers struggle to respond to the country’s long-running epidemic of gun violence. The shootings came after a spate of mass killings that have sparked renewed calls for reform of the nation’s gun laws. An eruption of violence in on Sunday resulted in 14 people being shot, including two killed, while another person died and two more were injured after they were struck by vehicles fleeing the scene, police chief Celeste Murphy said, adding «several» victims remained in critical condition. The pre-dawn incident occurred near a nightclub. In Philadelphia on Saturday, when multiple people opened fire on a crowd at a popular South Street nightlife area. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said one of the victims got into a fight with another man, which could have been the cause of the shooting. The two others were innocent bystanders, she told reporters. Outlaw called it «a dark day for Philadelphia.» Outlaw said.
«While many of us were out enjoying the beautiful day in the city, a horrendous and unthinkable act happened in a very popular local tourist hang out», she said. In Saginaw, Michigan, three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting on Sunday, WNEM reported, citing police. In Clarendon County, South Carolina, five teens and a 12-year-old were among seven people wounded in a on Saturday that killed one adult, police said in a statement.
