Weekend bloodbath as 18 killed including girl, 14, and 72 injured in 13 mass shootings across America
AMERICA has faced a weekend of bloodshed after 18 people were killed and 72 injured in 13 mass shootings in just two days.
The string of fatal incidents across the US come in the wake of several high-profile shootings over the last two weeks.
It comes just weeks after 18-year-old Salvador Ramos gunned down 18 children and three adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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Phoenix, Arizona
The youngest victim was a 14-year-old girl - who was fatally wounded at a strip mall in Phoenix, Arizona after a fight spiralled into a shooting.
According to , nine people were shot in the chaos at around 1am on Saturday - both inside the building and in a nearby parking lot.
Apart from the teenage girl, two women, five men, and a teenage boy were shot and injured.
Cops said the two women are in a critical condition.
Police Sergeant Andy Williams said a handgun was used after an argument erupted among those gathered for "some sort of party".
He said: "Many rounds were shot into this crowd of people as everyone fled the area."
The shooter has not been found.
Phoenix mayor Kate Gallego tweeted: "Seems we can’t go a day without another mass shooting.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, three people died and 11 were injured after multiple shooters opened fire in a popular entertainment area on Saturday evening.
She said five guns were used in the shooting.
Outlaw said: "While many were out enjoying a beautiful day in the city, horrendous and unthinkable acts happened in the popular local and tourist hangout.
"These acts claimed the lives of three people and injured 12 others.
Three other men were injured.
Cops have not released the identities of ages of the victims.
Mesa, Arizona
Two people died and two more were injured after a shooting outside a bar in Mesa, Arizona.
Cops said the suspects fled the scene as they rushed to The Lounge Soho just after 2.30am local time on Sunday.
Mesa Police Sergeant Chuck Trapani said two men, who haven’t been identified, were found dead in the parking lot with "obvious gunshot wounds".
Cops said a silver car quickly left the scene when officers arrived.
The car was stopped and three people were detained at the scene.
Ecorse, Michigan
According to , four people were shot in the early hours of Saturday in an incident involving a party bus.
No deaths have been reported so far from the shooting.
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Saginaw, Michigan
Three people died in a shooting in the early hours of Sunday in Saginaw, Michigan.
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Two men died at the scene, while a woman died from her injuries at the hospital, police said.
Another two men arrived at the hospital and are being treated for injuries.