St. Louis: At least one teen killed and nine others injured mass shooting CNN reported that on Sunday (local time) in the US Downtown St. Louis.
The overnight shooting took place in downtown just after 1 a.m. (Central Time), inside a building where a party was being held.
According to Mayor Tishaura Jones, a 17-year-old boy died in the shooting.
According to CNN, Police Chief Robert Tracy said during a news conference on Sunday that a 17-year-old suspect is in custody.
“This Father’s Day, families in the St. Louis area were woken up to the news of yet another mass shooting,” Jones said.
“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare, times ten,” Jones said. “My heart goes out to all the families who are in pain today. All those present will carry with them physical and mental wounds. gun violence that came into his life,” Jeans said.
Meanwhile, the ages of the injured victims are between 15 and 19 years old, the chief said. He said a 17-year-old woman who was also running from the scene had suffered serious spinal injuries.
Tracy said police recovered several weapons at the scene, including an AR-15 style rifle and a handgun.
The police is probing who was in possession of the office building and who was responsible for the party.
According to CNN, considering the number of mass shootings happening across America, Mayor Jones expressed apprehension and said that what used to be a safe place is no longer.
Speaking at the news conference, Mayor Jones said, “There were places to go and things to do and we were safe. Not anymore.”
“For our stay-at-home kids who are struggling to make ends meet, where can they go to see their friends and have fun?” He added.
St. Louis officials are working to create more safe places to keep children away from dangerous areas, such as where Sunday’s party was held, by leveraging resources to invest in youth programs, Jones said. , CNN reported.
Mass shootings are an increasingly dangerous problem in the United States.
US President Joe Biden has repeatedly opposed stricter gun laws. Earlier, in February, Biden said the country needed more resources to reduce gun crime and that the time was right to re-ban assault weapons amid a rise in mass shootings.
In his first major speech to a divided Congress after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, Joe Biden said, “10 years ago there was prohibition legislation, mass shootings went down. After Republicans ended it, mass shootings went down.” The scale of shootings tripled. Let’s finish the job and ban assault weapons again.”
The overnight shooting took place in downtown just after 1 a.m. (Central Time), inside a building where a party was being held.
According to Mayor Tishaura Jones, a 17-year-old boy died in the shooting.
According to CNN, Police Chief Robert Tracy said during a news conference on Sunday that a 17-year-old suspect is in custody.
“This Father’s Day, families in the St. Louis area were woken up to the news of yet another mass shooting,” Jones said.
“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare, times ten,” Jones said. “My heart goes out to all the families who are in pain today. All those present will carry with them physical and mental wounds. gun violence that came into his life,” Jeans said.
Meanwhile, the ages of the injured victims are between 15 and 19 years old, the chief said. He said a 17-year-old woman who was also running from the scene had suffered serious spinal injuries.
Tracy said police recovered several weapons at the scene, including an AR-15 style rifle and a handgun.
The police is probing who was in possession of the office building and who was responsible for the party.
According to CNN, considering the number of mass shootings happening across America, Mayor Jones expressed apprehension and said that what used to be a safe place is no longer.
Speaking at the news conference, Mayor Jones said, “There were places to go and things to do and we were safe. Not anymore.”
“For our stay-at-home kids who are struggling to make ends meet, where can they go to see their friends and have fun?” He added.
St. Louis officials are working to create more safe places to keep children away from dangerous areas, such as where Sunday’s party was held, by leveraging resources to invest in youth programs, Jones said. , CNN reported.
Mass shootings are an increasingly dangerous problem in the United States.
US President Joe Biden has repeatedly opposed stricter gun laws. Earlier, in February, Biden said the country needed more resources to reduce gun crime and that the time was right to re-ban assault weapons amid a rise in mass shootings.
In his first major speech to a divided Congress after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, Joe Biden said, “10 years ago there was prohibition legislation, mass shootings went down. After Republicans ended it, mass shootings went down.” The scale of shootings tripled. Let’s finish the job and ban assault weapons again.”