In the US state of California, several people have once again become victims of deadly gun violence, this time in a rural community in the north of the west coast state. Seven people were killed at two crime scenes in Half Moon Bay on Monday. Another person was seriously injured, police reported Monday evening. The suspected shooter, a 67-year-old man, was arrested, Sheriff Christina Corpus said. The motive was unclear.
Investigators believe the man acted alone. The crime was committed in an agricultural area south of San Francisco. The man fired shots at a farm, among other things. They found four bodies and a seriously injured gunshot victim at a crime scene, Corpus said. Nearby, in another company, three people were killed by gunfire.
The suspect later drove his vehicle to a police station and was apprehended in the parking lot. Investigators believe the man worked in one of the factories. The victims were likely to be other farm workers, it said. California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed his displeasure on Monday. “Tragedy upon tragedy,” the Democrat wrote on Twitter. He met people injured in the Monterey Park incident at the hospital on Monday when he was informed of the next shooting in Half Moon Bay, the politician said. Newsom has long advocated for stricter gun laws.
Two students shot dead in youth center
At least two students have been killed in a shooting at a youth center in the US state of Iowa. Another person who works downtown was seriously injured Monday (local time) in the incident in the city of Des Moines, local police officer Paul Parizek said. A short time later, three suspects were arrested. According to Parizek, it was a “targeted” and not an “arbitrary” act.
He gave no information about the possible motive or the age of the victims and suspects. The educational institution in question focuses in particular on young people who are struggling with difficult circumstances. “All young people deserve an opportunity to grow beyond the circumstances into which they were born and fulfill their spiritual, emotional, physical and economic potential,” the program’s website states. This school, in particular, is there to help young people who need help the most, Parizek said.
Eleven dead after shooting at New Year’s festival last weekend
Gun violence and deadly attacks of this magnitude are sadly common in the United States. Last weekend, a gunman opened fire at a dance hall during a Chinese New Year celebration in Southern California. Ten people died at the crime scene in Monterey Park and another victim succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Monday. The alleged perpetrator, a 72-year-old man, was found dead in his van on Sunday. It was said that he committed suicide when a special police unit surrounded his car.
Meanwhile, two people have been killed in a shooting at a youth center in the state of Iowa in the American Midwest. According to the police, the victims were 16 and 18 years old. The suspected perpetrator is an 18-year-old.
Source: Krone
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