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A 15-year-old boy was killed and three people were injured, including a police officer, in a shooting after an unauthorized concert in Washington, USAon Sunday night, reported the local police chief of the US capital.
The shooting followed two violent incidents during an unauthorized concert that forced police to shut down the event, District of Columbia Commander Robert Contee told reporters.
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Despite a heavy police presence to disperse the crowd, a young man died from a gunshot wound nearby.
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Contee reported that there was no exchange of bullets and that the gun has not yet been recovered.
It is not yet known why the young man was hit by a bullet, but Before the incident, the police seized two weapons near the scene. and were chasing a man with a gun without a license, police said.
USA faces deep debate amid an epidemic of gun violence. Since the beginning of the year, more than 20,000 people have died from gunshot wounds, according to the NGO Gun Violence Archive, a balance that includes suicides.
Source: Elcomercio
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