Florida: Eight people were injured in a shooting at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Florida. The shooting happened at an event attended by more than 1,000 people in Fort Pierce. The shot victims were immediately admitted to the hospital. It is reported that the condition of one of them is critical. One is a minor.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations included car shows, dance performances, and children’s programs. Meanwhile, people were running in panic after hearing gunshots. The footage of this is circulating on social media.
This is the 30th mass shooting in the US this year. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there are an average of two mass shootings per day in the United States. The archive defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people, including the shooter, are shot.