THIRTEEN people died with 70 more hurt in over a dozen mass shootings after a weekend of Memorial Day gun chaos.
These horrific events took place days after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre.
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Gun Violence Archive shared these statistics and defines a mass shooting as an incident where a minimum of four victims are shot.
This does not include any shooter who may have also been killed or injured during the event.
The Memorial Day incidents took place across the country in states like California, Michigan, and Illinois.
FRIDAY
A mother and her three young children were shot and killed Friday in Mecosta County, Michigan, FOX17 reported.
The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office said a man, 51, shot and killed six-year-old Katelynn Gillard, four-year-old Ronald Gillard, three-year-old Joshua Gillard, and 40-year-old mother Dawn Gillard.
The suspect is believed to be Dawn’s husband who turned the gun on himself after the shooting. He remains in critical condition.
Six people were shot in another mass shooting during a graduation party in Anniston, Alabama, ABC3340 reported.
Police said the people in attendance were aged from 14 to 20 and none of the injuries were life-threatening.
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SATURDAY
One person was killed and three teenagers were injured due to a mass shooting in Fresno, California, ABC30 reported.
Officers said they heard gunshots at around 9pm near a park.
Officials found four victims: a 15-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl, and a man in his 20s.
All of the victims were taken to the hospital where the man in his 20s succumbed to his injuries, but the three teenagers are expected to survive.
Four other people were shot on Saturday at around 11pm in Memphis, Tennessee, police reported on Twitter.
Two victims were located on the scene with one in critical condition and the other with non-critical injuries.
The other two victims arrived at a hospital by private vehicle with non-critical gunshot wounds.
Another man died and three women were injured after a mass shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Saturday, KKTV reported.
Officers said the shooting happened around 1am. The man was transferred to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The three women had non-life-threatening injuries.
Another four teenagers were hospitalized with injuries after a mass shooting at a party in Malabar, Florida, WCSI reported.
The individuals ranged from ages 15 to 18 and are in stable condition.
Six people were injured in Chattanooga Tennessee, after a mass shooting that occurred around 11pm, WTVC reported.
“They were able to detain at least one person of interest in the incident in the moments after the shooting began.”
Police said “several” gunshot victims were rushed to local hospitals with two in critical condition.
Most of the victims are understood to be in their teens and early 20s.
SUNDAY
One person was killed and nine more injured during two mass shootings in Chicago, Illinois.
Five people were shot in one event that occurred at around 1.30am, FOX32 reported.
Officials said the shooting happened after an argument, and all five victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A man was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at around 10.30pm on Sunday.
Two of the wounded victims were reported in critical condition while the other two were in good condition, according to officials.
Another suspect is in custody after a shooting in Oklahoma, KTUL reported.
Skyler Dewayne Buckner, 26, turned himself in after gunfire killed a 39-year-old woman and injured seven others at a Memorial Day festival.
A shooting in Houston, Texas, injured four people in a “chain reaction” of events, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Kenneth Anderson struck a motorcycle operator at a high rate of speed in a Cadillac, killing the motorcyclist.
Officials later determined that the passengers in Anderson’s car along with the motorcyclist were involved in an earlier shooting.
Kenneth Anderson, 25, and Derissa Shoulders, 26, were transported to a hospital after the event with gunshot wounds. Another adult female who was pistol-whipped was found at the scene.
The motorcyclist had a gunshot wound in the hip area, but the cause of death was the collision with Anderson’s Cadillac.
Another 18-year-old man died and five teenagers were injured after a shooting in Phoenix, Arizona, NBC12 reported.
The incident took place early Sunday morning during a late-night house party.
The condition of the injured teenagers is currently unknown.
A shooting in Merced, California, left one person dead and three injured, the Merced Sun-Star reported.
Officials said they found the victims after responding to a loud noise complaint at around 1am.
The incident occurred at a party, and one of those injured was in critical condition while the other two were released.
Seven people were injured in a shooting that involved motorcycle gang members in Henderson, Nevada, the Henderson Police Department reported.
Six victims were transported to hospitals and two were said to be in critical condition.
One person arrived at the hospital later with non-life-threatening injuries.
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MONDAY
Multiple shooters were involved in an incident in Philadelphia that killed two and left two others injured, Fox News reported.
A 16-year-old girl and a 21-year-old woman were pronounced dead at a local hospital due to gunshot wounds.
A 14-year-old suffered a gunshot to the shoulder, and a 21-year-old was shot in the leg multiple times but survived.
A shooting in Benton Harbor, Michigan, killed one person and injured six other people, ABC57 reported.
Officials said a fight broke out near a liquor store which led to gunfire.
One victim, 19-year-old Marlon Bowman, was pronounced dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.
All other victims were transported to local hospitals, but the details of their condition are currently unknown.
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