1 death, 3 injuries! The police claim it appears to be a "random" attack, with a series of shooting incidents occurring in New York | Incident | United States
New York City police said on the 8th that a series of shooting incidents occurred in Queens and Brooklyn, resulting in one death and three injuries.
Police said that at about 11:10 local time, someone shot a 21-year-old man in Brooklyn. The man suffered a shoulder injury and was sent to hospital for treatment. It is not expected to be life-threatening.
About 17 minutes later, an 87-year-old man was shot multiple times in the Richmond Hill area of Queens and died after being sent to the hospital. A short time later, a witness said a man on a scooter fired at random into a crowd in Queens. 8 minutes later, a 44-year-old man was shot in the face and was in critical condition after being taken to hospital. About a minute later, a 63-year-old man was hit in the torso by a bullet and is now in hospital in stable condition.
The New York City Police Department intercepted images of the gunman from a related video and sent them to police. Police captured the suspect about two hours after the first shooting.
New York City Police Department officer Joseph Kenny told a news conference that a 25-year-old man was detained. Police found a 9mm pistol with a large capacity magazine and a scooter. The police do not yet know the motive of the man, "his behavior seems to be random".
According to the Associated Press, in recent years, the number of people injured in shootings in New York City has increased significantly and remains high. The city has also seen a series of high-profile crimes.
The population of the United States is about 0.33 billion, and the number of civilian guns exceeds 0.4 billion. Gun-related violence has now become the "normal" of American social life ". According to local media reports, six people were injured in a shooting incident at a party held in El Paso, Texas, on the evening of the 7th.
According to data from the Gun Violence Archive website in the United States, as of the 8th, there have been at least 364 mass shooting incidents in the country so far this year.