In 2023, according to CNN, there have been a total of 36 mass shootings.
Two students died on Monday in a school shooting in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. In addition, an adult employee of the educational program was injured in the shooting that took place in the educational program operating in connection with the city’s school district, whose condition is serious.
The local police have said that they arrested three suspects shortly after the shooting. According to the police, about 20 minutes after the shooting, the authorities stopped a car that matched the description of the witnesses.
– The event was definitely targeted. It wasn’t accidental. There was nothing random about this, Sergeant Paul Parizek comment on the shooting.
The goal of the education program Starts Right Here is to help high school-aged youth who belong to risk groups. According to the education program’s website, the vast majority of its students belong to minorities.
It was the first school shooting of the current year in which there have been fatalities, he says Education Week (you switch to another service). According to the newspaper, there have been a total of six school shootings in which someone has been wounded or killed.
News channel CNN (you will switch to another service) according to the United States, there have been more mass shootings at this point in 2023 than at any time during the same period of recorded years. According to the news channel, there have been a total of 36 mass shootings this year.
11 killed in mass shooting in California
The school shooting comes just days after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting in the state of California. In addition, at least nine were wounded.
The shooting took place on Saturday at a dance club in the city of Monterey Park, whose residents are mostly of Asian descent. Chinese New Year was celebrated in the area during the evening.
According to the police, after his shooting in Monterey Park, the suspect also went to another dance club in Alhambra. According to the police, the suspect entered the club armed, but two people present were able to take his weapon away from him. The suspect then fled the scene.
– They saved lives. This could have been a lot worse, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna thanked the bystanders who seized the weapon at the press conference.
According to Luna, the police have not yet found out the 72-year-old suspect’s motive for the shooting. According to police, a man suspected of shootings shot himself in Torrance, Los Angeles, when police stopped the van he was driving.
Sources: AP