2024-04-25 01:43:49
A death toll of two people and at least 16 injuries was the result of a shooting occurred last Saturday, April 20 during a clandestine party in the city of Memphis, United States itself, which housed at least 200 personas.
According to local police reports, the shooting occurred during a neighborhood party unauthorized in which between 200 and 300 people attended very close to the park Orange Mound in the state located south of Tennessee.
It is reported that at least two people They were found dead at the scene and 16 suffered gunshot wounds, while one of them is in critical condition in a local hospital.
The incident was reported around 7:00 p.m., causing intense mobilization of the city’s police force, as well as emergency services to attend to the possible injured.
Although the police have not provided more details about what happened, videos have been shared on social networks showing minutes before the strong confrontation, where you can see dozens of people gathered together watching what appears to be a demonstration of drifting callejero to later be heard multiple detonations forcing attendees to disperse and seek refuge in the surrounding area.
🇺🇲 | Mass shooting in Memphis tonight:
– 16 people shot.
– 2 deceased
– 3 in critical condition
– Another 11 people in various conditions arrived at the hospital in private vehicles. pic.twitter.com/iRLK62Zwm4— World Alert (@AlertaMundoNews) April 21, 2024
The incident joins a long list of violent events in the United States, where shootings are increasing due to the lack of legislation for firearms.
Despite attempts to limit gun rights, political resistance has proven a major obstacle to achieving this goal.
Approximately United States is registering 120 mass shootings per year according to the organization Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as one that leaves at least four people dead.
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2024-04-25 01:43:49