US Mass Shooting LIVE Updates: Shooting leaves one dead and at least 22 people injured in suburban Chicago
US Mass Shooting LIVE Updates: Shooting leaves one dead and at least 22 people injured in suburban Chicago
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US-China LIVE Updates
Blinken may meet Xi during final day of talks in Beijing
On the penultimate day of a visit to Beijing aimed at thawing highly strained relations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with China's top representative and maybe President Xi Jinping. More than anticipated, the top US diplomat spent seven and a half hours on Sunday with Foreign Minister Qin Gang, and both parties committed to continuing their dialogue in an effort to prevent violence.
09:14 (IST)
Earthquake LIVE Updates
Myanmar shaken by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 occurred on Monday morning close to Myanmar's south coast.The earthquake struck at 7:10:24 IST. Its stated depth is 10 km.The epicentre of the earthquake was discovered to be at 15.41 latitude and 96.37 longitude, respectively, according to NCS.
08:41 (IST)
US Mass Shooting LIVE Updates
Teenager killed, nine injured in mass shooting in St Louis
According to a source, a mass shooting occurred in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday, leaving at least one adolescent dead and nine others wounded.
In a building where a party was being held, according to a CNN report, the nocturnal shooting occurred downtown shortly after 1 am (Central Time).
According to Mayor Tishaura Jones, a 17-year-old adolescent was killed in the incident.
08:39 (IST)
US Mass Shooting LIVE Updates
Shooting leaves one dead and at least 22 people injured in suburban Chicago
Authorities said that at least 23 individuals were shot, one of whom died, early on Sunday during a Juneteenth celebration that attracted hundreds of people to a suburban Chicago parking lot.
A strip mall lot in Willowbrook, roughly 20 miles (32.1 km) southwest of Chicago, was strewn with debris and police tape, as shown on TV news footage. A "peaceful gathering" to commemorate Juneteenth abruptly turned violent when several persons fired numerous bullets into the crowd, according to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities said at least 23 people were shot, one fatally, early Sunday at a Juneteenth celebration in a suburban Chicago parking lot that drew hundreds of people.
A TV news camera showed a strip mall property in Willowbrook, about 20 miles (32.1 km) southwest of Chicago, covered in rubble and police tape. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office described it as a “peaceful gathering” to celebrate Juneteenth that became violent when a number of people opened fire on the throng.
“We know of 22 victims injured and one victim killed by gunfire. Several other victims were also injured while attempting to flee the area,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Authorities didn’t immediately release the conditions of those injured.
The motivation for the attack was not immediately clear, and no one had been apprehended by early evening. According to the Daily Herald, Sheriff’s spokesman Robert Carroll said detectives were investigating “persons of interest” in the incident.
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