At least 26 people killed in shootings across the US over Memorial Day weekend
The horror death toll comes just six days after 21 innocent teachers and children were shot dead at a school in Uvalde, Texas.
At least 26 people have died in shootings in a single weekend in the US.
The horror death toll - just six days after 21 innocent teachers and children were shot dead at a school in Uvalde, Texas - was reported following the Memorial Day public holiday weekend.
Dozens more were injured as yet another few days of sickening gun violence came and went in America - with shootings taking place in cities across the country.
Nineteen children were killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, as were two of their teachers.
But despite the carnage - and the bloodshed yet again this weekend - next to no action has been taken to limit access to guns in the wake of one of America’s darkest days in recent history.
Eight of the weekend’s victims died in Philadelphia, including an 18-month-old boy and a nine-year-old boy.
Another five were shot dead in Chicago, where 21 more people were injured in shootings.
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School shooting in Chicago
Another mass shooting broke out near an elementary school, with five people hurt when a fight broke out and shots were fired near Daniel Webster School in Chicago.
All five were taken to hospital in a serious condition, including a 33-year-old man who was shot in the face.
Also in Chicago, a 33-year-old man standing on the pavement was shot in the head and body.
A 34-year-old was shot while sitting in a parked car, while two people standing near the car also suffered gunshot wounds.
A 16-year-old girl was shot in the back in another vile attack that saw her and four other young adults rushed to hospital in a serious condition.
A 56-year-old man was also shot in a drive-by shooting.
Boy, 9, shot dead in Philadelphia
A nine-year-old boy was shot dead - one of eight people to die in shootings in the city this weekend.
Three more youngsters - including a four-year-old boy, were injured in shootings.
A young man estimated to be under the age of 21 was shot dead on Sunday afternoon, while a 30-year-old man also died from multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday.
Another shooting claimed the life of another man, with two women also injured in that shooting.
Later that evening, a man died in another gun battle that also left a 25-year-old injured,
A 49-year-old man was shot dead on Sunday morning, and hours later a dad and his nine-year-old son were shot dead in a drive-by.
A 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were killed in another shooting in the city, while a 14-year-old girl was injured.
Baby dead in Pittsburgh drive-by
An 18-month-old baby boy was shot dead in a drive-by shooting that went horribly wrong in Pittsburgh.
Police believe the gunman was aiming for someone else in the car, but ended up killing the child.
Four dead in Maryland
Four people died in shootings in Maryland over the public holiday weekend.
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting on the waterfront in Baltimore on Saturday, while a girl, 17, was injured.
Two men were killed in another shooting later that night, and a woman was shot dead separately the next morning.
Another teenage boy was gunned down on Sunday morning.
“I am sickened that this plague continues to grip our city,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said.
Graduation party shooting in Atlanta
One person died and two more were injured in a shooting at a packed graduation party with 200 guests in Atlanta, Georgia.
Akeem Ellison, 18, died in the shooting, while Elijuan Wright, 17, and a 15-year-old were airlifted to hospital.
No arrests have been made.
One dead in Memphis
One person was killed and six were injured in shootings in Memphis, Tennessee.
Police also haven’t located a suspect.
Nine-year-old shot in Oklahoma
Several people were shot at an event to mark Memorial Day in Taft, Oklahoma, with one person dying.
The youngest person shot was just nine years old.
Skyler Buckner handed himself into cops after an arrest warrant was issued on Sunday.
Highway gun battle in Nevada
Seven people were injured in a shooting on a highway in Nevada on Sunday morning, with two of them fighting for life.
No one has been arrested.
One dead in California
One adult died in a shooting that left three teenagers injured in Fresno, California, on Saturday night.
Police found the dying victim and two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, while responding to another call.
Another 16-year-old was also shot.
One of the teenagers is fighting for life in hospital, while the others are stable.
Nightclub murder in Florida
A reveller was killed in a nightclub shooting in Tampa on Sunday morning.
Gunshot broke out at the Blue Lounge Club in Tampa, where another person was killed three years ago.
Two dead in NYC
Two people were killed and five were injured in shootings across New York City on Sunday.
Donovan Davy, 45, died after being shot in the neck and leg in Brooklyn.
He was one of two people shot dead in Brooklyn over the weekend.
Another man was also shot in Queens, but survived.
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