Unprecedented spate in US shootings leave several dead, multiple injured
US Police
In several shootings across the US,multiple people were killed and dozens injured. Gun violence was reported in Portland (Oregon), Houston(Philadelphia), Sacramento(California)and Washington, DC.
In Washington, DC, a six-year-old girl died in an attack late on Friday. In the incident, three men and two women were also injured, cops said.
Portland (Oregon) seems to have witnessed an unprecedented surge ingun violence and associated homicidesin the past six months.On Saturday,the city saw around four shootings where two people were killed and seven injured, some critically.
Calling the rash ofshootings,a 'pandemic',Mayor Ted Wheelersaid he would push hard for more officers and resources for the Portland Police Bureau. The departmentlost 125 sworn officerslastyear andalsofaces news rounds of retiring officers in coming months.
In the Old Sacramento tourist district in Sacramento, California,two men were killed and four others were hospitalised with injuries in Friday night's violence, officials said.
In Philadelphia, a 27-year-old man was killed ingunfire in the city's East Falls neighbourhoodaround 2 am onSaturday, according to NBC Philadelphia.
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It was one of several incidents reported in the city from Friday night to Saturday morning, the news station reported. In analtercation between two men in the city’s Queen Village neighbourhood, one person died.
In Maryland,cops fatally shot a 21-year-old outside a McDonald's restaurant after an 'armed standoff’,a news release fromthe Montgomery County Police Department said.
Incident occurred onFriday night when police officers responded to a call about a customer who ordered food but was not moving through the drive-thru lane at the McDonald's in Gaithersburg.
After spottinghandgun in man’s car,additional officers were called to secure the area and McDonald's staff was evacuated.
An 'armed standoff' ensued, where cops triedto negotiatewith the driver for 30 minutes."Circumstances that are still under investigation led to officers firing their weapons and the driver wasshot,"the news release said.
Althoughofficerstried to provideaid to the driverbefore beingtaken to a hospital, he was pronounced deadlater, police said.
(With inputs from agencies)