Bullets Fly in Mass Shootings Across the U.S.
On the heels of Friday's tragedy in Norway, three men unassociated with one another killed five people and wounded at least 20 across the US when they opened fire on weekend crowds in Washington state, Texas and Florida (more).
On the heels of Friday’s tragedy in Norway, three men unassociated with one another killed five people and wounded at least 20 across the U.S. when they opened fire on weekend crowds in Washington state, Texas and Florida. One of the gunmen killed himself. The shootings took place at a casino, a roller rink and a house party. The attacks do not appear to have been politically motivated.–ARK
Dig, Root, GrowAP via The Huffington Post:
… A man went to a casino near Seattle early Sunday looking for a woman, found her on a crowded dance floor with another man, shot them both and continued firing, wounding five others before being tackled by a security guard, authorities said.
… A gunman shouted at the children to leave his son’s birthday party at a Texas roller rink before fatally shooting his estranged wife and four of her relatives and then killing himself as others panicked and some fled screaming on their skates, police and witnesses say.
… A suspect fired several shots from a handgun after fighting erupted among teenagers at a birthday party at a central Florida home, leaving nine people wounded, authorities said Sunday.
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