Virginia high school shooting leaves two dead and five injured

An 18-year-old high school student and a 36-year-old man were killed and five other people were injured.

By Le Figaro with AFP

Published on 06/07/2023 at 07:13update on 06/07/2023 at 08:22

Two people were killed and five injured Tuesday, June 6 in a shooting during a graduation ceremony for high school students in Virginia, in the eastern United States. UNITED STATES, according to the police. The shooting erupted around 5:00 p.m. (2100 GMT) outside a theater in Virginia’s capital, Richmond, where students from a local high school were taking part in the traditional graduation ceremony, the acting head of the school told reporters. City Police, Rick Edwards.

Another person in critical condition

An 18-year-old high school student and a 36-year-old man were killed and five other people were injured, one of whom is in critical condition, he added. The alleged perpetrator, a 19-year-old, fled but was arrested shortly after and will be charged with murder, Rick Edwards added.

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The police official did not specify the motive for the shooting, but said the suspect knew at least one of the victims. Several handguns were found at the scene. More than 49,000 people died from gunfire in 2021 (compared to 45,000 in 2020) in the United States, which has more firearms than inhabitants.