US Faces Another Mass Shooting... 3 Incidents in One Day Result in 8 Deaths

On the 28th, an arson and shooting incident occurred at a rental housing facility in Houston, resulting in 3 deaths and 2 injuries. [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Amid ongoing gun violence in the United States, three mass shootings occurred simultaneously on the 28th (local time), resulting in multiple fatalities.

On the morning of that day in Detroit, Michigan, a man estimated to be in his mid-20s to early 30s carried out a "random shooting" spree over 2 hours and 30 minutes, killing three people and injuring one. The shooting began around 4:45 a.m. and continued until about 7:10 a.m. As a result, two women in their 40s and a 28-year-old man died, and an 80-year-old man was injured.

James White, Chief of the Detroit Police Department, explained that the shootings were the work of a single shooter, but there was no connection between the individual shootings, indicating the attacks were random. The Detroit Police, in cooperation with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, tracked down and arrested the suspect that night, detaining him.

On the same day in Houston, Texas, a man in his 40s who had been evicted for failing to pay rent set fire to a rental housing facility and shot neighbors who were evacuating, killing them. Houston police reported that three residents died and two were injured in the incident, which occurred around 1 a.m. The shooter was shot and killed by police at the scene.

Troy Finner, Chief of the Houston Police Department, explained that the shooter had lived in the complex for a long time and was recently served an eviction notice, which may have triggered the shooting. Houston police plan to investigate the motive in more detail.

In Bend, Oregon, at a grocery store around 7 p.m. that day, at least two people were killed in a mass shooting. Mike Krantz, Chief of the Bend Police Department, said an unidentified man entered the Forum Shopping Center from a nearby residential area and began shooting with an AR-15 rifle starting from the parking lot. The shooter crossed the parking lot, moved into a grocery store, killed one person at the entrance, and shot another inside the store.

Bend police reported that they found an additional deceased person presumed to be the shooter inside the grocery store. According to initial investigations, the shooter was not killed by police.

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