Before California and the rest of the US could recover from the shock and grief of the Monterey Park shootings, which claimed the lives of 11 citizens, the state was rocked with the news of another shooting on Monday late afternoon.
67-year-old Chunli Zhao, a disgruntled worker who worked at a farm in California’s Half Moon Bay, gunned down seven workers in two separate locations and injured one.
California governor Gavin Newsom phrased the situation in the right words when he said that the state is being visited by ‘tragedy upon tragedy’.
Earlier on Monday, another shooting in Iowa shocked the nation when two students were killed at a Des Moines school that is dedicated to helping at-risk youth.
This takes the number of mass shootings to 38 and it has only been 24 days into the new year.
In 2022 alone, there were an estimated 44,000 gun-related deaths in the United States, which includes murder cases, accidents and self-defence. Moreover, there were 648 mass shootings last year, 21 of which involved five or more fatalities.
California: Half Moon Bay Mushroom Farm Shooting
67-year-old Chunli Zhao killed seven people when he fired upon them in two separate yet closely-linked locations. Zhao went on a shooting spree inside a mushroom farm first, killing four people first and then killing three people at a trucking firm, not far away from the first location.
Authorities are saying that Zhao may have been a ‘disgruntled worker’ and have him in custody.
Iowa: Des Moines school district shooting
Two teenagers were killed in Iowa capital Des Moines’ school district in gun violence. One teacher was also injured in the incident. Three teenagers were arrested in connection with the shooting.
California Lunar New Year mass shooting
Eleven people died in a mass shooting in a predominantly Asian city in southern California. Reports said the shooting came at a dance venue an hour after a Lunar New Year celebration.
The gunman behind the killings in California shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him. However, the motive behind this extremely tragic event was not known.
Baby, teen mom among 6 killed in California home
Six people, including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby, were killed in a shooting on January 16 at a home in central California. The authorities said they were searching for two suspects and offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to their arrests.
Houston Club shooting
One person was killed and four others were wounded as dozens of shots were fired outside a Houston club on January 15. The shooters exited a vehicle and opened fire on people in the parking lot of the club. It was believed that at least one AK-47 assault rifle was used during the shooting.
Cleveland Home Shooting
Four people were dead and an 8-year-old girl was injured following a shooting at a home in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre neighborhood on Friday night. Officials say the incident took place at 3719 Mack Court and that a 41-year-old man is in custody. A man, a relative of the two adults killed, was taken into custody at the scene.
Six-year-old Shoots teacher in US
A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher. Police said that the victim was a teacher in her 30s and her injuries were believed to be life-threatening.
Man kills his family of seven
A man shot and killed his family of seven, including five children, then turned the gun on himself after his wife filed for divorce on January 5. Police in the small Utah settlement of Enoch City found eight bodies — one of them that of a four-year-old — after being called by friends and relatives who were concerned for the family. Enoch Mayor Geoffrey Chesnut said the shooting came after an apparent marital breakdown.
Colorado Springs Shooting
In Colorado, a 22-year-old gunman opened fire at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in November last year, killing five people and injuring 18 others. The gunman behind the attack was stopped by two “heroic” people inside the club.
Raleigh shootings
In October last year, a 15-year-old boy killed his older brother before continuing a shooting rampage that killed four others and injured two last week in North Carolina’s capital. He was apprehended after a manhunt.
Walmart Shooting
A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself in November last year. The gunman is believed to have died of a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Virginia authorities later released a “death note” in which the Walmart manager complained of being harassed at work and asked God for forgiveness.
(With inputs from agencies)
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