China News Service, June 7 (Reuters) - More than 300 shootings have occurred across the United States since the 3rd, killing more than 124 people and 325 others, according to the website of the U.S. non-profit research organization Gun Violence Archives, according to Reuters. Injuried.
On June 5, local time, Philadelphia police in the United States, the scene of the shooting incident on South Street in Philadelphia.
According to reports, a series of shooting incidents have made gun violence the focus of American politics. Mayors of major American cities such as Philadelphia, Phoenix and Chicago have expressed their disappointment at the frequent occurrence of gun violence.
On the 4th local time, a shooting occurred in a nightlife block in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, killing three people.
The next day, Philadelphia Mayor Kenny said, "I am not only heartbroken, but outraged by the surge in gun violence across the country and in Philadelphia."
On the same day, a shooting occurred at a shopping mall in Phoenix, Arizona, killing one person and injuring eight others.
The mayor of Phoenix posted on social media that "now has to change."
On the 5th local time, large-scale violent clashes occurred in Chattanooga, Tennessee, resulting in 14 people being shot, 3 of them killed and many injured.
"I'm tired of talking about guns and the dead in front of you," the city's mayor said at a news conference after the shooting.
In addition, on the afternoon of the 5th, a police officer in Chicago, Illinois was shot while performing a traffic stop mission.
The mayor of Chicago also issued a statement saying, "How many police officers and residents have become victims of gun violence in order for us to take action?"
So far, there have been 246 mass shootings in the United States in 2022.
There were 161 mass shootings during the same period in 2020, compared to 154 during 2019.