Daily gun crime soared in the US last year | First Thing
by Molly Blackall from on (#5FS1F)
As mass shootings bring fresh attention to US gun violence, figures reveal 4,000 more murders took place in 2020 than the year before. Plus: attempts to shift a ship stuck in the Suez canal enter third day
Good morning.
Despite a huge drop in the number of high-profile mass shootings, there was a rise in daily gun violence in the US last year. Roughly 4,000 more murders were recorded in 2020 than 2019, which experts say is likely to make it the worst single-year increase on record.
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