A new wave of shootings
left at least 9 dead and almost 70 injured in different cities in the United States
this weekend, during which the outdoor gatherings prompted by the heat wave that affected part of the country predominated, according to the count of NBC News.
Chicago lived three black days with at least 5 dead and 44 injured as a result of different shootings in the city, reported NBC Chicago.
Among the injured is
a 15-year-old who was shot in the right leg
and whose prognosis for recovery is good, police said.
Two people were killed and four others were injured during a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, due to a fight between individuals leaving a concert.
In California, one person was killed and 6 others injured in a shooting near Lake Merritt, in the city of Oakland.
The Oakland Police Department, one of the cities affected by the weekend's high temperatures, said the attack occurred as thousands of people were gathered around the lake.
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"Immediately after the shooting,
Oakland police officers saw two men flee the scene with firearms
. Both men were arrested and two firearms were confiscated," the city police department said on its Twitter account. .
In Texas, eight people, including two boys ages 10 and 15, were the victims of a shooting at a party in the Old East Dallas Historic District, NBC DFW explained.
Police said the shooting occurred after a fight broke out between two groups during the encounter
.
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In the city of Colorado Springs, in Colorado, two consecutive shootings near a shopping center left five people injured on Friday night.
Three of them were minors
and were taken to the hospital in serious condition, although their lives were not in danger, the police explained.
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The parade commemorating the Juneteenth celebration in Flint, Michigan, ended with a woman killed after being shot by an officer.
The state police explained that the 19-year-old woman drove to a place near the parade and then
opened fire on the officer
.
The suspect, whose identity was not disclosed, later died at a hospital.
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In Wichita, Kansas, an officer was hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting, according to the city police chief.
The agent was part of a patrol that answered a call warning that a woman was in danger.
When searching his home, agents found the suspect in the backyard of the house, armed with a rifle.
He began to shoot at them and in the shooting wounded one of the policemen
.
NBC News affiliate KWCH reported that the individual died.
With information from NBC News