'Halloween Nightmare' US Weekend Shooting Incident... 12 Dead, 79 Injured

Three Days of Shootouts and Mass Shooting Incidents Across Various Locations
583 Mass Shooting Incidents Occurred in the US This Year Alone

Over the weekend of October 27-29 (local time), just before Halloween in the United States, a total of 13 cities experienced shooting incidents resulting in at least four casualties each. The majority of the victims were young people who were trying to enjoy Halloween, one of America's representative holidays.

During the Halloween period, citizens hurriedly flee as a mass shooting occurs.
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According to major media reports, at least 12 people were killed and 79 injured in shootings that occurred in 13 locations including Tampa, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; and Texarkana, Texas from October 27 to 29.

The Indianapolis Police Department announced on the 29th that a shooting at a Halloween party resulted in one death and nine injuries. The victims were identified as being between 16 and 22 years old. Around the same time, two people were killed and 16 injured in shootings around bars and clubs in Tampa, Florida. The victims in this incident were also young people aged 18 to 27.

Also on the same day, 15 people were injured in a shooting at a large Halloween party in West Chicago. The suspect fled the scene but was soon arrested by the police. A victim who attended the party said, "The suspect, who was drunk, was kicked out of the party by security and then started shooting."

Police officers providing first aid to a citizen who was shot.
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On October 28, in Lake Charles, a western city in Louisiana, six people were injured in a shooting during a party attended by teenagers aged 15 to 19.

The police arrested 17-year-old Artavin Green as the suspect and charged him with attempted murder and other offenses. Tony Mancuso, the local sheriff, said, "It was a party full of teenagers," and added, "We need to find out how such weapons are getting into the hands of our kids."

On the same day in San Antonio, Texas, during a party held at a house, a 20-year-old man fired shots during an argument, killing two and injuring three. As a result, a 13-year-old girl lost her parents. Also, in Texarkana, Texas, a shooting broke out during a fight between two men at a party, resulting in three deaths and three injuries.

As of this day, there have been a total of 583 mass shooting incidents in the United States this year. Gun violence is widespread to the extent that one in five American adults has experienced the death of a family member due to gunfire (according to a survey by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation).

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