Friday, April 16, 2021

America Sees Four Mass Shootings in One Day

The fatal mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, that killed eight and injured several more was one of four that took place on Thursday, according to a gun violence tracker.

The Gun Violence Archive's mass shooting tracker found that a total of 29 people were injured or killed in mass shootings that took place across several states by the end of Thursday.

Indianapolis police said eight people were killed in the shooting at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport. A preliminary police report revealed that seven people had also been injured.

In a separate incident, four people were reportedly shot in Northeast Washington, D.C. on Thursday night, according to NBC News Washington. Three men and a girl were among the injured, police told NBC.

The Chicago Sun-Times also reported that four people had been wounded in a shooting in the Humboldt Park district of the city. All four victims were in good condition and were transported to local hospitals, police told the newspaper.

A fourth shooting on Thursday injured six people in Pensacola, Florida, the ABC affiliate WEAR-TV reported. Police told reporters that multiple shooters were believed to have targeted one apartment in the Oakwood Terrace complex.

*6 More Killed in Mass Shooting ..

A gunman killed six people including a prominent doctor and his grandchildren in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Wednesday, prompting an hours long search that led to a suspect in a nearby home, authorities said. The gunman, identified as a former NFL player, died of what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said during a press conference Thursday afternoon.