More than a dozen people were killed and over 90 others injured over a Halloween weekend marred by gun violence, with multiple shootings across the country upending celebrations, CNN reports.
One mass shooting in California occurred as people went to get last-minute costumes at Spirit Halloween, leaving a pregnant woman dead and sending people scrambling for cover. Another happened after the annual Magic City Classic football game in Birmingham, Alabama, between rivals Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University. Delaware, a state with just over 1 million people, had two mass shootings on Halloween night, including near its largest university.
“This is not normal,” Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer said in a statement. “We must never accept gun violence as a part of life in Delaware.”
The latest violence occurred around typically American fall events – Halloween, football, college parties – and comes just over two weeks after a mass shooting in an Oregon elementary school killed three students and a teacher inside a special needs classroom.
With at least 13 people dead and 92 injured, this Halloween weekend was one of the most violent in recent years, according to CNN’s preliminary estimates, based in part on tallies from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. The list, while not exhaustive, gives a glimpse into the country’s latest bouts of gun violence.
