A new tragedy occurred this Monday in California, United States, after the massacre at the exit of a Chinese New Year celebration that took place in that city, in which at least seven people were killed and one was seriously injured. two shootings at Half Moon Baya city of just over 11,000 people located 12 miles south of San Francisco.
Authorities found four dead near a mushroom farm and three more at a nearby location. The eighth victim, who was seriously injured, was taken to an area hospital, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said.
The suspect, a 67-year-old man identified as Zhao Chunli, drove to the parking lot of one of the sheriff’s offices and he turned himself in shortly after the attacks.
Three police officers approached the car as it arrived, raising their weapons. The man got out of the car and was immediately arrested, as seen in a video shared by local media. inside your car they found a semi-automatic pistol.
According to the authorities, among the victims are farm laborers of mushrooms and a greenhouse, located near the place of the events, as confirmed by Corpus. The sheriff also said Chulin, the shooter, is believed to have worked on the farm.
The minors witnessed the attack, since several families live on the farm, the authorities explained during the press conference.
“It happened in the afternoon, when the children had already left work. That the children had to witness this is ineffable,” Corpus told the press.
At the moment the motive for the shooting is not known, but the authorities have ensured that the attacker acted alone.
The word to the authorities
US President Joe Biden was informed Monday night of the attack and asked federal authorities to support local police, White House spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre reported on her Twitter account.
California Governor Gavin Newsom called Monday’s events “one tragedy after another.” “While I was in a hospital meeting with the victims of one mass shooting, they call me to inform me of another,” the Democratic politician wrote on the same social network.
For his part, San Mateo County Board President David Pine stressed that gun violence in the United States has reached “unacceptable levels.” “There are many weapons in this countrywhether that needs to change,” Pine said in a news conference with the county sheriff.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi also regretted Monday’s events. “We must end the senseless violence,” wrote the Democratic politician, who has represented the state of California in Congress for more than 30 years.
Authorities said around 3:48 p.m. California time (2200 GMT) that they were responding to a mass shooting and asked residents to take cover.
Another shooting in Oakland: one dead and 7 injured
After that episode, at least that became known one person died and seven others were injured in a shooting in the US city of Oakland, in what is the third event of these characteristics which is produced in the state of California in three days.
The shooting took place on Monday night at a gas station in that Californian city and, according to the police, occurred while filming a music videoaccording to images recorded by an independent reporter he supplied to the CBS Bay Area News chain.
The agents who arrived at the scene of the events found no injuries, but did find several shell casings. Later, the police department was notified that several shooting victims had been transferred to area hospitals, according to the US television network.
Police confirmed in a statement that there was eight injured in the shootout, one of whom was dead and that the others were in a stable situation. At the moment, the reasons for the attack are not known.
The recent case in California, with 10 deaths
The Half Boon Bay attack came as the state of California began to recover from another mass shooting on Saturday, when at least eleven people died and ten others were injured during a Chinese New Year party in a city near Los Angeles, USA.
After a long chase, the police found the attacker, who was locked up and shot inside the vehicle. They were investigating whether, half an hour after the shooting, he had unsuccessfully attempted a second attack on a nearby dance hall.
The incident occurred in the city of Monterey Park at around 10:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. in Argentina) during a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, police said.
The so-called “Golden State” is one of the most restrictive in the sale and use of weapons. You must be 21 to buy a gun; pass a shooting test; provide identification; and submit an application to the Department of Justice.
With information from EFE.
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Source: Clarin
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