International Desk: At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in shootings at various events in the United States on the occasion of Memorial Day.
Memorial Day is celebrated every year with colorful arrangements to remember the brave soldiers who gave their lives for the United States in various wars. In continuation of this, people from all levels of the country organized various weekly events to pay respect to the martyrs.
This weekly holiday ends on Monday with a shootout. Shootings, gun attacks, and violence have occurred at beaches, schools, and motorcycle processions in at least eight states across the country. Among the dead are teenagers and 60-year-olds.
Nine people were injured in a shooting in the Hollywood Beach area of Florida on Monday evening local time. At the time, he was enjoying a beach vacation on the Atlantic coast north of Miami.
According to the police, the bickering and disputes between the two groups turned violent. Out of which nine victims were hospitalized, and among the injured were children. Hollywood police spokeswoman Diana Bettineschi said at a news conference last night that one person was taken into custody at the scene and a suspect is being sought.
The first incident of gun violence this holiday occurred Friday afternoon local time. A fight broke out between two groups on North Avenue Beach in the Chicago Telemundo area.
No one was killed in the Chicago incident. But before that, eight people were killed in a week-long shooting in Chicago. At least 32 people were injured. Source: NBC
