In the early morning of June 6, local time, a speed shooting occurred in the Southern District of Chicago, the United States, injuring 8 people on the side of the road, many of whom were seriously injured.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the local police said that at 4 o'clock in the morning on the 6th, when a silver car was passing through South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, two people in the car drove to the sidewalk. A total of 8 people were injured by the gun.
Chicago police said that the eight injured in the shooting were between 28 and 38 years old. The injuries included chest, back, head, legs, etc., of which six were seriously or critically injured and are still in the hospital. receive treatment.
The police said that the suspect’s motives are not yet clear, and the Chicago Police Department has sent detectives to further investigate the case.
NBC Channel 5 Chicago TV reported that a local community activist, Andrew Holmes, rushed to the scene immediately after the incident and saw the injured person covering his head with his hands and the injured person using it. Pressing his arm with his hand, he called on those who have clues to speak up bravely, because keeping silent will only allow gun violence to continue.
According to reports, five people were killed in the shooting in Chicago this weekend, and another 41 people were injured in the shooting.
However, during the police investigation of these shootings, some witnesses showed uncooperative attitude.
According to data released by the US non-profit organization "Gun Violence Archives", as of June 6, there have been 16 mass shootings in Chicago this year that resulted in the injuries or deaths of 4 or more people, 5 of which were speed shootings.
Nationwide, there have been 250 mass shootings in the United States this year, an increase of 50.6% compared to the same period last year.
(Producing Li Jiali)
Editor in charge: [Sun Jingbo]