Shooting at Martin Luther King Day parade leaves one dead, seven injured

The shooting that broke out on Monday between two rival groups after a parade for the Day of Martin Luther King in Fort Pierce, a town on the east coast of Florida (USA), left one fatality and seven injured, local authorities reported on Tuesday.

Saint Lucie County Sheriff, ken maskpointed out that the woman who was in critical condition as a result of the shooting that occurred in Ilous Ellis Park He died today in hospital from injuries sustained in the incident.

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After confirmation of death, police officers they are now investigating the event as a murder.

According to Mascara in an update released through the agency’s official Facebook page, the victim, who has not yet been identified, is a 30-year-old woman from Fort Pierce who was at the scene with his six-year-old daughter.

The deputy chief of the local sheriff’s office, Brian Hesterpointed out that at the scene of the events, the police officers They recovered about 50 firearm casings, of three different calibers.

“This investigation is currently a priority.” added Hester, after noting that as it is an ongoing investigation, details about the possible suspects will not be revealed yet.

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He promised not to rest until the perpetrators of this event were arrested, to whom the full weight of the law would be applied, he said, as well as those who help the suspects.

According to the authorities, the shooting broke out around 5:20 p.m. on Monday, local time (22:20 GMT), at Ilous Ellis Park. following a dispute between two rival gangs in the area and during the final leg of a family party and car parade that took place in the place where moments before a parade was held for the Martin Luther King’s day.

As a result of the scene of chaos caused by the crossfire, in addition to the deceased and seven injured, four other people were injured while fleeing the park, where at least a thousand individuals gathered, including several children and minors, of according to local media.

“When the shots rang out, people were running in all directions. There were people lying behind cars, lying behind anything. It was a bit difficult to tell who was a victim and who was hiding at the time”Hester noted Monday.

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He added that some people took the injured in their cars to hospitals in the city before the ambulances arrived.

Sheriff Mascara pointed out that “it is really sad” that the event occurred on the holiday for the Day of Martin Luther King, racial equality and civic leader who was born 94 years ago and was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

Yesterday’s event marks the thirtieth mass shooting in the United States so far this year, according to the organization Gun Violence File, which considers a mass shooting to be one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter.

The organization’s figure shows an average of two daily mass shootings in the country.

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Source: Elcomercio

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