Summary of the news
- A gunman killed six people in a serial killing in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA.
- The suspect made the first victim in a supermarket, and then broke into apartments.
- According to the police, he is a resident of the city of almost 300 inhabitants.
- At least one injured person survived the attacks.
Crime scenes were cordoned off by Take County Police.
A man was arrested this Friday (17) after killing six people in the city of Arkabutla, Mississippi. According to the information, the victims were attacked in various parts of the small country town with around 300 inhabitants.
According to El País, the gunman, whose identity has not been released, committed the first murder at a local supermarket. After the attack, the suspect began breaking into several homes where he made more victims.
Take County Police began a pursuit of the shooter that only ended when the suspect stopped the car in a home’s driveway. In this apartment, the agents not only found the fugitive, but also another body.
According to Take Police, the shooter is a resident of the town. The motive for the crime is still unknown to investigators.
In addition to the six dead, a seventh person was injured in the incident. There is no information about her state of health.
The US massacres of 2022 reignite the gun debate
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The year 2022 in the United States was marked by the large number of gun massacres in the country. According to NGO The Gun Violence Archive, as of December 15, there had been 628 mass shootings on North American territory — an average of nearly two such events per day. Recall some of the most important episodes of the last 12 months
O The first major US massacre of 2022 took place in the northeastern city of Buffalo.. A then 18yearold boy entered a supermarket, leaving ten dead and three others injured. Payton Gendron’s targets were all blacks in the establishment.
A few days later it was a’s turn A young man storms into a school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 21 people, including 19 children. The gunman was killed shortly after the incident, which was marked by the incompetence of local police, who waited about an hour to act after arriving at the school.
On July 4th, the day the United States celebrates its independence, a A young man shot dead people watching a parade in suburban Chicago. A total of seven people died, while the suspect in the crime was found just hours later.
In mid2022, more shootings took place across the country, with fewer victims. In Baltimore, one person died and six were injuredwhile another event, this time in North Carolina, killed five, including a police officer
Another episode that sadly marked the year in the United States was the Attack on an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Five people died and another 18 were injured in the incident, which was no worse because an exmilitary serviceman who was at the scene managed to arrest the gunman. Once again a market was the scene of a mass massacre. End of November, An attack in the state of Virginia killed seven people and injured several others. “We believe it was a lone shooter and that the lone shooter is dead,” Chesapeake Police Chief Leo Kosinski said at the time.
United States President Joe Biden has shown support for drafting legislation to prevent the sale of guns to civilians in the country. The measure is frowned upon by most Republicans as Democrats seek to restrict the right to own firearms in the United States.