53 died in 38 mass shootings in America in August — report vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Fifty-three persons died in 38 mass shootings in the U.S. in August, according to data released by the website, Mass Shooting Tracker .
The latest incident for the month occurred in Texas on Saturday when a gunman reportedly killed seven persons and injured 21 others in traffic gridlock. A total of 4 persons died and 17 others were injured in those cases, which reportedly occurred in Chicago, Philadelphia, South Carolina, Maryland and North Carolina.
On Aug. 3, the country was shaken by the killing of 22 people by a gunman at a supermarket in El Paso, a border town between the U.S. and Mexico.Hours later, a white shooter wearing a mask and body armour opened fire at the busy entertainment district of Dayton in Ohio.The spate of gun attacks in the U.S. has sparked debate over gun control, with the Trump administration expressing its willingness to work with Congress in this direction.
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