One person was killed and five others were injured in what became known as the “shooting incident” in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
CNN reported that the shooting took place in the parking lot of a Dollar General where a vigil was being held for Jarrin Hickman, who had been killed there one year earlier.
According to the sheriff in Franklin County, a dark SUV drove up to the guard at about 7.30pm and started shooting at the crowd, hitting five people, including a 12-year-old child. All five people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Latoya Carpenter, 39, was not part of the vigilance and was driving by the Dollar General when the shooting began. A bullet hit Carpenter in the head and crashed her car into a vehicle parked near the store, CNN reported. Carpenter was pronounced dead at the scene.
There are currently no suspects, and an investigation is underway.
This shooting comes as activists renewed calls for gun control in the wake of a series of mass shootings in the US, including in Atlanta, Boulder, Colo and Indianapolis.
In early April, President Biden
Joe Biden Presumably in FedEx shooting used two assault rifles he legally bought: US police, China say they are ‘committed’ to working together on climate change DC goes to the dogs – Major and Champ, thats MORE said the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. is an “international embarrassment.” Biden made the remark when he carried out actions aimed at combating gun violence, including proposed rules that would subject homemade “ghost guns” to background checks and legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous individuals.
Former Speaker John Boehner
John Andrew BoehnerSunday shows preview: Russia, US sanctions on exchange; tensions over policing increase; vaccination campaign continues The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by tax march – Praying for Putin: tough sanctions, Boehner speaks bluntly about Afghanistan: ‘It’s time to pull out the troops’ MORE (R-Ohio) made a similar remark on Sunday, saying the mass shooting is an embarrassment to the US
Appears on CNN’s “State of the Union” BoehnerJohn Andrew BoehnerSunday shows preview: Russia, US sanctions on exchange; tensions over policing increase; vaccination campaign continues The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by tax march – Praying for Putin: tough sanctions, Boehner speaks bluntly about Afghanistan: ‘It’s time to pull out the troops’ MORE expressed hope that ‘common ground’ can be found in Congress on arms legislation.
“Hopefully they will find a common ground, because … honestly, it’s heartbreaking,” he said. “I think it’s an embarrassment to our country to the rest of the world, and we need to find a way to address this issue.”