Thanksgiving: 5-year-old American shot dead during filming by teens – The HuffPost

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UNITED STATES – A five-year-old American was shot dead Thursday night as a group of teenagers filmed a video for posting on social media, police reported in Brooklyn Park in the north of the United States. United States.

A 13-year-old boy is suspected of accidentally shooting while handling a gun, she said on Facebook. He was arrested and taken into custody in a juvenile center.

“Several other minors were present” at the scene of the tragedy, a house in this suburb of Minneapolis, where “they were trying to shoot a film for social networks,” according to this release.

Guns claimed at least 35 more victims on Thursday as Americans celebrated Thanksgiving, one of the most popular festivals in the country, according to the Gun Violence Archives website.

274 children under 12 killed by guns in the United States in 2021

A 5-year-old girl died in South Fulton, a suburb of Atlanta. Her family told local WCB-TV that they accidentally unloaded a gun from a chair. It is a three-year-old child who shot by accident, however assured the police on the Fox channel.

A 25-year-old man was shot dead in Philadelphia by a stray bullet while dining with his family. Police are looking for a 19-year-old suspected of shooting after being kicked out of another party at a nearby house, according to the local NBC affiliate.

Gun violence has increased since the start of the pandemic in the United States. They have killed more than 40,000 since the start of the year, including suicides, according to Gun violence archive. 274 children under 12 are included in this grim count.

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