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35 Killed in Separated Shootings in US during Thanksgiving


Sun 28 Nov 2021 | 03:19 PM
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The Thanksgiving is one of the most important national celebrations in the US, however, the country saw several separated shootings that left behind 35 killed persons, Sky News reported on Sunday.

One of the victims was a five-year-old child, he was shot accidentally during a group of youth were capturing several videos for themselves.

Minnesota authorities revealed that the suspect is a 13-year-old-teen, and he was arrested.

While another five-year-old- girl was shot dead in Atalanta by a three-year-old-kid who used the gun playfully and shot the girl by mistake.

In Philadelphia, a 25-year-old guy was killed during having Thanksgiving dinner with his family as a 19-year-old boy shot him accidentally after being fired from a house party.

Previously, six persons were injured in a horrifying shooting inside a crowded mall in Durham, North Carolina, during the popular Black Friday, driving hundreds of shoppers to flee the mall.

Authorities highlighted that among the gun-wounded injured is a 10-year-old-boy, however, all injuries were non-life-threatening ones.

The incident started by several gunshots were fired in the air at 3:23 pm inside a famous mall in Durham, the city’s police department told news briefing.

After that police officers were immediately deployed in the scene, trying to control the panicking crowds who run and fled the place away without any organization.