The (temporary) toll of the shooting at the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, Virginia is two dead and five injured. A graduation ceremony was being held on campus for a nearby high school. Truths: On Tuesday, as high school graduates and their families were leaving the park, a gunman opened fire in the park. a theater where the ceremony is held.
Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards confirmed that police arrested a 19-year-old boy. The attack occurred outside the Altria Theatre. Edwards said the victims were two men, aged between 18 and 36. He did not confirm a television report from the WWBT broadcaster that the victims were a father and son.
Among those injured in the conflict, a 31-year-old man was seriously injured and four other men aged 14, 32, 55 and 58 were also shot. In addition, a 9-year-old girl was hit by a car in the ensuing mayhem, and several others were slightly injured in the collision.
The nearly uncontrolled proliferation of firearms in the United States is a longstanding and unresolved problem: we have written about it frequently in the past. Daily massacres. Since the beginning of 2023, 18,419 people have died from gunshot wounds in the United States (including suicides, making up the majority). there were 279 mass shooting, can be defined as events in which four or more people are killed or injured by a firearm. The last one was a few hours ago, in Virginia. What is certain is that there will be others.
Shooting moments after the Huguenot High School graduation ceremony at the Altria Theater in Richmond. 2 people were killed and 5 injured in a gunfight in Monroe Park. https://t.co/v0R6L8PYJZ pic.twitter.com/73PBkmLOsq
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