USA. USA: California Shooting Leaves At Least Four Dead

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21:07
James Butts, mayor of the city of Inglewood (south of Los Angeles), said that this event is the most serious they have experienced in years, and that several types of weapons were used, including an assault rifle and a pistol. Notably, last year there were 400 murders in Los Angeles, the highest number since 2007.

Four people have died and one has been injured in a shooting at a home in Inglewood, south of Los Angeles (California, USA) in an event that could be related to criminal gangs in the area. According to data published by the Los Angeles Times, the shooting occurred in the early hours of Sunday. Three people died on the spot and two injured were taken to hospital, where a fourth victim died. The survivor, according to ABC, has a background and belongs to a gang in the area. Police do not yet know the reasons for the incident, although the mayor of Inglewwod, James Butts, said at a press conference that the event could have been an ambush and the victims a target for those who perpetrated the shooting. According to Butts, in this event, the most serious that the city has experienced in years, several types of weapons were used, including an assault rifle and a pistol. According to the data of this newspaper, last year there were 400 murders in Los Angeles the highest number since 2007.The Inglewood is the twenty-fifth mass shooting that occurs in the United States since the beginning of the year the one that has recorded more fatalities, according to the website The Gun Violence Archive, which collects police data on events related to weapons in the country.



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