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More Causalities As US Gun Deaths Top 34,000 In 2022

By Web News 14 October 2022

Mass shootings are a consistent problem in the US, and there is obviously no let in the spate of horror.

More than 34,000 people have died in shootings in the US in 2022, more than half of which were from suicide, according to the Gun Violence Archive website.

Five people including an off-duty police officer are the recent causalities of gun violence, shot dead with several injured in Raleigh, North Carolina, officials say.
Police say a suspect has been arrested.

The shooting occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail on the outskirts of the state capital, the city’s mayor said.

A motive is yet to be established, but Raleigh Police Lieutenant Jason Borneo said it would probably “come to bear” in the coming days.

“Tonight, terror has reached our doorstep. The nightmare of every community has come to Raleigh,” North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper told a news conference.
The shooting broke out just after 17:00 EDT (21:00 GMT).

Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin later reported that the gunman was being “contained in a residence in the area” by police.
Raleigh police then tweeted that the suspect had been taken into custody.

The gunman, a “white male juvenile”, was taken into custody, Mr Borneo said.

At least two other people including another police officer were wounded and taken to hospital, the mayor said.
One victim remains in critical condition in the hospital, Lieutenant Borneo added.

“We must stop this mindless violence in America. We must address gun violence. We have much to do, and tonight we have much to mourn,” Governor Cooper said.
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6 kids killed in apparent murder-suicide in US​

  • Sat, Oct 29 2022 10:08:04 AM

Washington, Oct 29 (IANS): Six children aged one to 13 were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in the US state of Oklahoma, police said.

The bodies were recovered from a residence in Broken Arrow, a suburban city about 15 miles southeast of downtown Tulsa, reports Xinhua news agency.

Two adult suspects were also found deceased in the home, Broken Arrow Police Chief Brandon Berryhill said at a news conference on Friday, adding that guns have also been recovered.

"At this time we do not believe that any of the victims died from the fire, however the final determination for the cause of death will be made by the medical examiner," Broken Arrow Fire Chief Jeremy Moore said.

A blaze erupted on Thursday afternoon in the rear of the home, and fire crews responded within minutes and found the bodies inside, said Moore.

The victims have not been identified and a probe is underway to determine the exact cause of death.

 
I know that the US has a very close and fundamental relationship with the citizen having the right to keep arms. But better controls do reduce the amount of gun related crimes, that said, criminals, terrorists and those who are criminally insane will just switch to using knives for mass casualty incidents.

Just look at incidents in Japan and the UK.
 

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