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.
At least six people are dead and 23 people are injured following weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday. The ages of the victims range from 13 to 64.
Six people have died and at least 20 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
A shooting early Saturday in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood killed one man and wounded four other men, police said.
Three people, including two women, were shot Saturday night on Chicago’s South Side when gunfire rang out from an alley at a group of people.
A man was found shot inside an overturned vehicle around 1:25 a.m. Sunday. He later was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at a hospital after being shot Friday night, also on the city’s South Side.
