This new shooting took place the day before the fifth anniversary of that of Parkland. The killer is still on the run.
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Three people were killed and five injured Monday, February 13, by a man who opened fire in a campus in Lansing, west of Detroit in the United States, before fleeing, police announced.
“We have three confirmed deaths. This is added to the five victims who were transported to the hospital,” tweeted police from the State University of Michigan.
The suspect opened fire shortly after 8:00 p.m. (01:00 GMT on Tuesday) in a university building, before moving on foot to another building where shots were also heard, A declared Chris Rozman, acting chief of the campus police.
According to him, several of the wounded are in critical condition.
The police broadcast photos of the suspect, a small black man carrying a denim jacket, red shoes and a baseball cap.
“We currently have hundreds of police officers and representatives of the police – state, local and federal – on the campus working in a coordinated effort to ensure the safety of the campus and identify and apprehend the suspect, “said Rozman.
The police quickly arrived at the scene and ordered students and campus staff to confine themselves.
The university has suspended any activity for 48 hours.
“Tonight, let’s go from our arms the Spartan community,” tweeted the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer referring to the university logo, a helmet of Greek warrior.
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The United States pays a very heavy price for the dissemination of firearms on their territory and the ease with which the Americans have access to it.
The country has more individual weapons than residents: one in three adults has at least one weapon and almost one in two adults lives in a home where a weapon is.
The consequence of this proliferation is the very high rate of death by firearm in the United States, without comparison with that of other developed countries.