Weekend Mass Shootings in US Leave 6 Dead and Dozens Injured

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in a spate of weekend mass shootings and violence across the US, including suburban Chicago, Washington state, central Pennsylvania, St. Louis, Southern California, and Baltimore. The shootings follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. Theories include the possibility that violence is driven by the prevalence of guns in America, or by less aggressive police tactics or a decline in prosecutions for misdemeanor weapon offenses.