3 Dead, 13 Wounded in US Gun Attack

In Florida, the Ocala Police Department, in a statement on Twitter, reported that 2 people were killed and 4 injured in the shooting attack that took place early Sunday morning.

“SOUNDS OF GUNS FROM THE CROWD”

In the statement, it was shared that gunshots were heard from the area where a crowd of about 100 people gathered around 04:30 on Sunday, and two people, Davonta Harris (30) and Abdul Hakeem Van Croskey (24) lost their life on the scene

A few hours before the incident in Florida, an armed attack in the state of Alabama left one dead and nine injured, some seriously.

Local police reported that a 24-year-old teenager lost his life in the shooting that took place a few blocks from Dauphin Street, where New Year’s celebrations were taking place. Police said the cause of the armed attack carried out by an unidentified assailant is still unknown, and that a suspect related to the incident is in custody.

Treatment of the wounded, aged between 17 and 57, who were shot in the armed attack, continues at local hospitals.

ATTACK ON THE POLICE IN TIMES SQUARE

On the other hand, a person tried to attack the police with a machete in Times Square in New York, where the traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations were held.

“A 19-year-old male approached a police officer without provocation and attempted to strike him in the head with a machete,” New York Police Department Superintendent Keechant Sewell said at a news conference. he had used the phrase.

Stating that the attacker tried to hit two more police officers on the scene after the first movement, Sewell said one of the police officers drew his weapon and neutralized the attacker by hitting him in the shoulder. (AA)