String of family shooting sprees claim 14 dead and 53 wounded as gunmen kill wives and children

At least 14 people have been killed as well as 53 injured after just one weekend in the US.  The worrying spike in gun violence started on Friday night after 93 people were killed in Norway by a crazy gunman.

In the latest shooting, a man walked into a Seattle casino in the early hours of this morning and opened fire on his estranged wife and her two sisters as she danced with her new boyfriend. Police said the 42-year-old suspect’s wife and two other were listed in a critical condition after seven people were injured in the shooting at the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn. Commander Mike Hirman, of Auburn police, said: ‘We know they were estranged and we know he went up there and fired rounds into his wife and into his wife’s companion.’ The suspect is being held at King County Jail.

The most deadly incident resulted in 6 people being killed when a man opened fire on to his separated wife and her other family members before then killing himself. It was his son’s eleventh birthday party at a Texas roller rink. The shooting happened after an argument broke out at the party. The gunman is among the dead, having shot himself after opening fire. Details about the incident are sketchy but police say the row was a “domestic disturbance between husband and wife. Witnesses described seeing people fleeing the rink in panic after the gunman opened fire. The injured party guests were taken to hospital and there was no immediate information about their condition.

Nine people in total were wounded in backyard shooting in California last night. Police believe that someone in s neighbouring backyard began shooting at people attending the party around 11pm. Officers believe that the suspect is not a neighbour. No arrests have been made.

At least 12 people were injured in a car show at the weekend in a crowded shopping centre after a fight broke out after a man insulted another car owner’s “paint work.” Several gunshots were fired and two groups of people started fighting at the La Plaza shopping centre.

In Apopka, Florida, nine teenagers were injured on Saturday night at a birthday party. Thankfully, all of the teenagers are expected to survive. There are two people Two people in a critical condition after a masked man started shooting people outside a nightclub in LA, on Saturday.

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