2023-05-07 10:48:52
New fatal shooting in the United States: a man opened fire on Saturday afternoon May 6 in a shopping center in the Dallas area, in the American state of Texas, killing eight people and injuring several others before being him -even killed by the police.
This new killing in the United States has sown panic at the Allen Premium Outlets, a large shopping center in the city of Allen, located some 40 kilometers north of Dallas, where many customers had come to do their weekend shopping .
A police officer was in the mall on another matter when shots rang out around 3:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. GMT), local police chief Brian Harvey said. The agent “heard gunshots, went to (the scene) gunshots, faced the suspect and incapacitated” the individual, the official reported. He immediately called for help.
Joe Biden informed
CCTV footage released by CNN shows the gunman getting out of a sedan in the mall parking lot and opening fire. His identity has not been released by the authorities. His body was found dead when police reinforcements arrived, along with those of six other people.
Two other people died in hospital and among the injured, “three are undergoing emergency surgery and four are in stable condition”said Jonathan Boyd, Allen Fire Chief. Among those hit by the shots is a 5-year-old child, according to a hospital official quoted by NBC News.
State Governor Greg Abbott lamented a “unspeakable tragedy”. US President Joe Biden “was informed of the shooting”a White House official told reporters.
Battle against the Second Amendment
With more guns than people, the United States has the highest gun death rate of any developed country: 49,000 in 2021, down from 45,000 in 2020.
The Gun Violence Archive site has already recorded this year in the United States more than 195 mass killings, that is to say where four or more people were injured or killed. The battle against one of the most powerful symbols of American culture is bound to last. Protected by the second amendment of the Constitution, the carrying of arms has survived the numerous attacks of the democrats. Joe Biden is content for the moment with cosmetic measures on the subject. Telling sign, the Democrats “do not want to ban but (only) control weapons”
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