So far this year, there have been 66 mass shootings in the United States (representative)

Mississippi:

A shooting at a club at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, Mississippi, on Sunday (local time) left one woman dead and 12 others injured, CNN reported, citing law enforcement officials.

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said the shooting happened early Sunday at the Oasis Club. Scott said when officers arrived at the scene, they found a 20-year-old woman dead.

Other shooting victims suffered injuries ranging from minor to serious, including one who was shot in the face. “All we know is there was a party advertised and all these people came to our county from other counties,” Scott said.

“About 90 percent of the partygoers were from other counties,” he added, according to CNN. Scott said the club had security and investigators didn’t know how the weapons were brought into the club. .

A security guard called and chased the gunman, who was believed to be armed with some type of rifle, as they ran through parking lots and a four-lane highway before disappearing into the woods, the sheriff told CNN. .

Scott said an estimated “hundreds” of people were inside the club at the time of the shooting. Officials have been working to confirm those numbers and to check for video footage from inside the club at the time of the shooting.

Scott said: “Under our bylaws, clubs are supposed to have security cameras, but for some reason last night the club owner said his cameras weren’t working. He said no arrests have been made so far and an investigation is ongoing. .” Filming is in progress.

Eddie Scott said: “Last night was very busy trying to get really good, reliable information.” He further said, according to CNN, “The number of victims and the chaos that we’re facing very difficult”.

According to CNN, the Gun Violence Archive shows that there have been 66 mass shootings in the United States so far this year. The Gun Violence Archive considers a mass shooting to be one in which at least four people are shot, not including the shooter.

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