Final Up to date: March 01, 2024, 10:10 IST
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Police on the lookout for 29-year-old suspect who fled the scene after the assault, which they described as an lively shooter occasion.
Police launch manhunt in El Cajon, California after taking pictures at dentist’s workplace leaves one useless, two injured. Gun violence incidents underscore debate on US gun laws
A manhunt was launched by police within the US metropolis of El Cajon on Thursday after a taking pictures at a dentist’s workplace left one useless and two injured, native media reported.
Police within the city, about 30 kilometers exterior of San Diego, mentioned on social media they had been looking for an “armed and harmful” 29-year-old suspect who fled the scene after the assault, which they described as “an lively shooter occasion.”
Associated to the taking pictures, the suspect has been recognized as 29 12 months outdated Mohammed Abdulkareem. He’s thought-about armed and harmful. In the event you see him name 911. pic.twitter.com/T9lwhlFLPp— El Cajon Police (@elcajonpolice) March 1, 2024
The 2 individuals who had been injured had been taken to the hospital in steady situation, native California TV station KUSI reported. It was unclear whether or not the shooter knew the victims. Gun violence is frequent in the USA, the place there are extra weapons than folks and a couple of third of adults personal a firearm.
Polls present a majority of Individuals favor stricter gun laws in idea, however the highly effective firearms foyer and mobilized voters supporting the nation’s tradition of sturdy gun rights have repeatedly made congressional motion politically troublesome.
“Police investigation ongoing within the 400 block of North Magnolia. This was an lively shooter occasion with at the very least three victims. We’re looking for a lightweight skinned male, 20-30 years outdated sporting all black clothes. The suspect fled the scene in a white U-haul pickup truck with AZ Plate AM14894, final seen northbound on N Mollison,” El Cajon Police wrote on X.
A divided US Supreme Courtroom heard arguments on Wednesday on the legality of “bump shares,” easy units that may enable fast hearth from in any other case semi-automatic weapons. That case stems from the worst mass taking pictures in US historical past, in October 2017, when a person fired on a crowd attending an out of doors music live performance in Las Vegas, killing 58 folks and wounding round 500.
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