Mass shootings over the weekend: At least 10 in the US leave a dozen dead, 60+ injured
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At least a dozen people were killed and more than 60 injured in at least 10 mass shootings this weekend in the United States.
Some were at graduation parties, a nightclub, a popular entertainment district or a strip mall.
In 2020, there were 161 mass shootings through June 5; in 2019, that number was 154. The non-profit and CNN both define a mass shooting as one in which at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter.
Here’s where mass shootings took place across the country over the weekend:
— In Socorro, Texas, five people were injured after a shooter fired into a crowd gathered for a high school graduation party, Police Chief David Burton said. All five wounded are teenagers, including two who were in critical condition, he said.
— In phoenix, one person was killed and eight others injured at a strip mall. The slain victim was a 14-year-old girl, police said.
— In Mesa, Arizonatwo people were killed and two others were injured.
— In Omaha, Nebraskaone person was killed and three others were injured
— In Chesterfield, Virginiaone person was killed and five others were injured.
— In Macon, GAone person was killed and three others were injured.
— In Saginaw, MIthree people were killed and two people were injured.
CNN’s Hannah Sarisohn, Claudia Dominguez and Pervaiz Shallwani contributed to this report.
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