One killed, three injured in Maryland shootings
Gun violence at two shopping centers in the suburbs of Washington, DC, has killed one person and wounded three others, although it was known if the incidents were related and no suspects were in custody.
A confrontation led to the first shooting at Westfield Montgomery Mall in affluent Bethesda, Maryland, where a woman and two men were shot and taken to a hospital, police said. They were in critical condition.
Both of the male victims were bystanders who came to the aid of the woman, said Assistant Chief Darryl McSwain of Montgomery County police.
"We have no reason to believe the victims knew the suspect," McSwain said.
A second shooting about half an hour later killed a woman at the Aspen Hill Shopping Center in Silver Spring, about 8 miles (13 km) away, Montgomery County police said.
Bethesda and Silver Spring are suburbs just north of Washington, DC, in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Investigators were unsure whether the two shootings were related, Montgomery County police spokesman Rick Goodale said.
The Westfield Montgomery mall is a large and popular shopping destination for the residents of Montgomery County and suburban Washington.
An editorial in The New York Times published in December described America’s gun violence as “a moral outrage and national disgrace.”
This is while the US Constitution's Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms. Gun-rights groups, including the NRA gun lobby, argue that restrictions on gun purchases would not improve public safety.
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