Headline Roundup • July 6th, 2021
Fourth of July Weekend Shootings Leave at Least 150 Dead
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Over the Fourth of July weekend, at least 150 people were killed in more than 400 shootings across the country. The gun violence happened across the country, and in major cities such as Chicago, New York City, Denver, and Cleveland.
The violence made headlines across the spectrum Monday.
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Slate
Americans across the country had big July Fourth celebrations this year, in part to make up for missing out last year. But amid all the revelry there was also a lot of tragedy as at least 150 people were killed by gun violence across the country throughout the weekend, reports CNN, citing data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive. From Friday through Sunday there were more than 400 shootings across the United States, according to the data that is still being updated and could very well increase.
The numbers come at a...
Fox News Digital
A bloody Fourth of July weekend ended with at least 150 people killed in more than 400 shootings that occurred across the country, according to data compiled throughout the weekend.
In New York City, at least 26 people were shot from Friday through Sunday, with at least two of the incidents resulting in deaths.
In Chicago, 100 people were struck by gunfire resulting in 18 deaths since Friday night, according to Chicago police. In nearly all of the cases, no suspects were taken into custody as detectives continue to investigate the incidents. 69 of the more than...
NPR (Online News)
More than 180 people were killed in shootings across the country over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive and reviewed by NPR.
By 11:30 p.m. on Monday, the Gun Violence Archive reported 189 people killed and 516 injured in shootings over the course of a 72-hour period starting Friday. In total, there were more than 540 shootings over the holiday weekend, the organization reported.
Those numbers may increase as the organization continues to collect statistics from the weekend.
News of major shootings in...
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