U.S Independence Day violence kills at least 33
America
By
Xinhua
| Jul 06, 2024
People wave U.S national flags on the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day in Washington, D.C on July 4, 2022. [Xinhua]
As the United States was celebrating 248 years of independence, shootings and other forms of violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend left at least 33 people dead across the country, local authorities said.
As of Friday morning, the Fourth of July holiday saw 11 people killed and 55 wounded in shootings in Chicago alone, the Associated Press reported, citing a Chicago Sun-Times report as saying.
The recent violence "has left our city in a state of grief," said Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson.
Two people were killed and three others injured in Huntington Beach, California, in an Independence Day attack after a fireworks show ended, local police said.
READ MORE
2025 KCSE results out tomorrow
CFSs lose battle over KPA's revised tarrif book
Diallo stars as Ivory Coast set up Egypt showdown in AFCON
Boulbina extra-time stunner takes Algeria through to AFCON quarter-finals
Ruto's men on the spot over missing road allocations
Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso in battle for last eight
Osimhen and Lookman lead Nigeria cruise into AFCON quarter-finals
Salah seals AFCON last-16 victory for Egypt over brave Benin
Museveni decries lost African dream after US captures Maduro
Ugandan opposition faces 'brutal repression' before election: Amnesty
Three shootings broke out in Boston at approximately 1:30 a.m. local time Friday, resulting in one fatality.
Historically, the Fourth of July period is one of the year's deadliest in the United States. Last year, there was a spate of shootings around the holiday, leaving over a dozen dead and more than 60 injured.