Over the Halloween weekend just passed (Oct. 31 to Nov. 1), celebrations were held in many places around the world, but in the US, a string of mass shootings struck nightlife districts in multiple cities, leaving at least six people dead and dozens injured.
According to US media reports, on the night of Oct. 31, three shootings occurred in succession within just 75 minutes in Deep Ellum, Dallas's music and nightclub district, killing four people and injuring 15. Police said multiple arrests have been made, and investigators are still determining whether the cases are linked. Security had been reinforced in the area beforehand. On the night of Oct. 31, a shooting broke out near the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, with six people reported shot.
On Nov. 1 local time, Birmingham, Alabama, hosted the annual Magic City Classic American football game, with nearly 70,000 spectators in attendance. A shooting occurred outside the venue after the crowd dispersed, leaving one dead and eight injured.
In a shooting in Bloomington, Illinois, in the early hours of Nov. 1, a 19-year-old woman was killed and another person was in critical condition.
In Fayetteville, Arkansas, near the University of Arkansas, six people were shot and taken to hospital in the early hours of Nov. 1. No arrests have been made so far.
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