Two people were killed and at least 20 injured on Sunday when three men "
shot at the crowd
" outside a venue for a concert on the outskirts of Miami, Florida, local police said. The shooting happened overnight in a shopping area near Miami Gardens, which "
hosted a scheduled event and several spectators were standing outside,
" police said. Three individuals then got out of an SUV “
and began to shoot indiscriminately at the crowd
”. The trio then got back into the car and fled, according to the same source. The 20 injured were hospitalized, including at least one in critical condition.
Read the file: United States: in the face of mass shootings, the issue of gun control
In a tweet, County Police Director Alfredo "
Freddy
" Ramirez III condemned "
a targeted and cowardly armed act
."
"
They are cold-blooded murderers who shot indiscriminately in a crowd, and we will seek justice
."
The police called for any testimony to identify and locate the perpetrators of the shootings.
In recent months, shootings have taken place at a FedEx center in Indianapolis, an office building in California, a grocery store in Colorado and several spas in Atlanta, among others. On Wednesday, a public transportation company employee killed eight people at the company's San Jose, Calif., Site before taking his own life. Yet another shootout that revived the debate on the proliferation of firearms in the United States. "
Enough,
" President Joe Biden hammered on Wednesday, urging again "
Congress to act immediately and heed the will of Americans, which includes a large majority of gun owners, to put an end to this epidemic. gun violence in America
”.