At least two dead in a shooting during a school graduation ceremony in the US.

Two people were killed and seven others were injured Tuesday in a shooting during a graduation ceremony at a high school in Virginia (USA), informed the local authorities.

An 18-year-old student and a 36-year-old man who attended the event were identified as the two fatalities of this attack, according to the interim head of the Richmond PoliceThe state capital, Rick Edwardsin a press conference.

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Authorities have already arrested the alleged perpetrator of the attack, a 19-year-old youth, whom they are seeking to charge with two counts of second-degree murder, Edwards added.

Police believe that the person responsible knew “at least one” of the two fatalities.

Among the injured, who are mostly adult men, according to the interim police chief, there is a nine-year-old girl, who was “shocked” by a car and that she is being treated at an area hospital.

Several police officers who were inside the compound where the graduation was being held reported hearing the noise of bullets around 5:30 p.m. local time (22:00 GMT), the officer explained.

These officers called for reinforcements, who later went to the scene, where they found the wounded.

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Richmond Mayor, Levar Stoneyoffered his condolences to the victims and their families during the same press conference and noted that the attack was not only “tragic” but also “traumatic” for those who were present having been during a graduation ceremony.

“What comes to mind is asking, is nothing sacred anymore?“said the mayor.

So far this year, 278 mass shootings -with more than 4 victims, injured or dead- have been reported in the country, according to the organization Gun Violence Archive.

Source: Elcomercio

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