In less than 48 hours of the New lunar year shootings, the USA has had another two shootings claiming the lives of and injuring one person. The two shootings took place in the Half Moon Bay area of northern California of the United States. Local officials told a news agency that a 67-year-old suspect is now in custody.
According to the reports, two gunshot incidents took place in the vicinity of trucking facilities and mushroom farms, respectively, according to Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo Board of Supervisors. The US news outlet The Hill told two kids were killed on Monday in a targeted shooting at a charter school in Des Moines, Iowa. The two victims, who were later determined to be adolescent students, died as a result of their injuries after being rushed to the hospital for treatment in a very “serious” state.
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said during a press conference that deputies discovered one person dead and another injured at the first location of the gunshots near Half Mon Bay, and shortly after that, three additional persons were discovered dead at a different location.
The suspect, who was found in his car in the parking lot of a Half Moon Bay substation, was apprehended, according to the sheriff, and a semi-automatic weapon was discovered in his car. The shooting was described as “horrific” by the sheriff.
“It’s a tragedy that we hear about far too often but today has hit home here in San Mateo County,” CNN quoted the Sheriff.
Dave Pine in a statement released on the County of San Mateo website said, “We are sickened by today’s tragedy in Half Moon Bay. The scourge of gun violence has sadly hit home. We have not even had time to grieve for those lost in the terrible shooting in Monterey Park. Gun violence must stop.”
The San Mateo Board of Supervisors President further said, “The State of California has among the strictest gun laws in the United States, which we have strengthened through local action here, but more must be done. The status quo cannot be tolerated.”