Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:50am on 30 Oct 2023,Monday International
At least 8 dead and over 50 injured in shootings across the US over Halloween weekend. In Texas, 3 killed, and 3 hurt at a party after a fistfight and rifle fire. In Indianapolis, 1 was killed, 8 wounded at a large party, suspects detained. In a Kansas nightclub, 1 dead, 2 injured after gunman opened fire. In Florida, at least 2 dead, 18 hospitalized amid gunfight during Halloween events. 6 teens shot at Louisiana party. In Chicago, over 25 were injured, and 1 killed in a spate of shootings including 15 hurt at a Halloween party when denied re-entry suspect returned firing. Chicago has higher homicide rates than NYC, and LA. So far in 2023 over 15,700 Americans were killed by guns, 30,000 more injured including 1421 children. The shootings add to high levels of gun violence continuing to claim lives across the country.
