Deadly shooting in “Mississippi”, USA/ 19 people were killed and injured
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News According to Reuters, the American police announced that at least 19 people were targeted after a shooting near a club in the city of Indianola in the state of Mississippi.
“FBI” of the American Federal Police announced in early July this year that nearly 50 mass shootings occurred across the country last year. According to the annual report published by the FBI, forty-eight mass shooting incidents were recorded in the United States in 2023. These incidents have killed 244.
The US Federal Police report states that although the number of these types of incidents will decrease by 4% compared to 2022 (50 incidents), the number Mass shooting incidents have increased by 60% since 2019, and from 30 cases in 2019 to 48 cases last year.
According to this report, these 48 shootings in 26 US states and in places such as open spaces, commercial, educational, health care spaces and residences, It led to the death of dozens of people. The FBI classified nearly a third (15) of these incidents as mass killings.
This report states that out of 49 people responsible for these incidents, 30 people were arrested, 7 people committed suicide and 12 people were killed. Almost three-quarters of the shootings (43) were carried out with handguns, 16 with rifles and one with a shotgun.
