Tragedy in Iowa, a man killed two women in a church parking lot. Photo: AP
President Joe Biden on Thursday called for concrete legislation against the gun violence afflicting the United States and called for a ban on the sale of assault weapons such as those used in the Texas and New York state massacres. Hours later, a new shooting shocked the country again after a man shot two young men to death in an Iowa church parking lot and then took his own life.
The incident took place outside Cornerstone Church, an important church on the outskirts of Ames, Story County Police Captain Nicholas Lennie told the Des Moines registry. Investigators did not specify the age of the deceased.
“We are deeply saddened,” Mark Vance, of the Salt Company’s youth ministry at Cornerstone Church, said in a statement. “A tragic shooting occurred tonight involving two young members of our Cornerstone Church community. An adult male is believed to have shot both of these victims and Then he took his own life“added the message.
According to police reports, at around 7 pm this Thursday, several calls to the emergency health services began to arrive warning of a shooting while a program was underway in the church. That congregation hosts a regular Thursday night event for the Compagnia del Sale.
Family and friends without consolation in the face of a new act of violence in the United States. Photo: AP
Authorities said the shooting took place in the church parking lot while most of the faithful were inside. Hours later there were still people inside the church as well as in the parking lot.
Moments of despair were experienced in front of the church located near Interstate Highway 35, about 30 miles north of Des Moines, when relatives and friends of the victims began to arrive at the site of the tragedy.
The police department did not identify the deceased or provide details on the possible reasons for the shooting.
The reasons why the assailant killed two women in the Iowa church parking lot are unknown Photo: REUTERS.
Governor Kim Reynolds said the shooting was a “senseless act of violence tonight he claimed the lives of two innocent victims in his place of worship ”.
He then expressed his condolences to the families who “suffered an unfathomable loss,” the governor said on Twitter. “As the investigation continues and we learn more, we ask the Iowans to pray for the victims and their families, Cornerstone Church members and the entire Ames community,” he added.
Ten people were killed in a grocery store in Buffalo, New York on May 14. Meanwhile, 21 people, including 19 students, were killed at a school in Uvalde, Texas on May 24. And four people were killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. medical building wednesday.
Family and friends find no comfort when they arrive at Cornerstone Church in Iowa Photo: REUTERS
The governor made conditions for access to a weapon more flexible two months ago
On April 3, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds enacted a law that made it easier to get a firearm.
Under that law, people are no longer required to have a gun permit when purchasing a firearm, although arms dealers were still required to complete a federal background check. Strictly speaking, the new law worries the security forces.
“The legislature focused on making it easier to own and transport firearms, but I think they did it at the risk of public safety,” said Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner.
With information from agencies
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