Article 5ZV07 US Memorial Day weekend marked by even more mass shootings

US Memorial Day weekend marked by even more mass shootings

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Edward Helmore
from US news | The Guardian on (#5ZV07)

At least nine people died and more than 60 injured in incidents in which four or more people were shot or killed

Days after a massacre at an elementary school in Texas in which 21 people died, the Memorial Day weekend in the US was marked by yet more mass shootings, at least 14 incidents total.

According to the Gun Violence Archive - which defines a mass shooting incident as one in which four or more people are shot or killed, not including the shooter" - at least nine people were killed in the shootings and more than 60 injured. Overall, gun violence over the weekend from 5am on Friday to early Tuesday saw 156 people dead and 412 injured.

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