Iran Press/ America: Thousands of people lose their lives or are wounded by gunshot attacks in the US yearly. Based on official statistics, there are around 270 to 300 million guns, which is almost one gun for every American.
In 2020 alone, 19,384 people were killed in gun homicides, showing a 35 percent increase from the previous year and the country's most significant one-year rise in gun homicides
Galveston Police detectives confirmed the deaths Sunday morning. Sgt. Derek Gaspard told that online news source the shooting is a double homicide.
The victims were not identified. The suspect(s) has not been arrested, and authorities do not know if there is one suspect or multiple suspects. Police do not believe there is any immediate threat to the public.
Officers were dispatched around 1:20 a.m. to the 4000 block of Mendocino Drive after shots were fired during a house party.
Officers are still investigating, and they spoke to more than a dozen people to gather more information. Authorities did not say how many people were injured. 219
