Violent Halloween weekend in US with more than a dozen killed, over 90 injured in shootings

More than a dozen people were killed and over 90 others injured over a Halloween weekend marred by gun violence, with multiple shootings across the country upending celebrations.

One mass shooting in California occurred as people went to get last-minute costumes at Spirit Halloween, leaving a pregnant woman dead and sending people scrambling for cover. Another happened after the annual Magic City Classic football game in Birmingham, Alabama, between rivals Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University. Delaware, a state with just over 1 million people, had two mass shootings on Halloween night, including near its largest university.

“ This is not normal,” Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer said in a statement . “We must never accept gun violence as a part of life in Delaware.”

The latest violence occurred around typically American fall events – Halloween, football, college parties – and comes just over two weeks after a mass shooting in an Oregon elementary school killed three students and a teacher inside a special needs classroom.

With at least 13 people dead and 92 injured, this Halloween weekend was one of the most violent in recent years, according to CNN’s preliminary estimates, based in part on tallies from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. The list, while not exhaustive, gives a glimpse into the country’s latest bouts of gun violence.

One of the first deaths happened on the eve of Halloween at a holiday store in Fairfield, California, northeast of San Francisco. Constance Hages, 31, who family members said was pregnant, was at a Spirit Halloween when gunfire erupted at 8:30 p.m. Friday, police said.

Six others were wounded, including three critically. The shopping center canceled the next day’s trick-or-treating event after the shooting.

A shooting at a Flint, Michigan, party just before 12:30 a.m. on Saturday left one woman killed while two teenage boys and a man were injured, CNN affiliate WJRT reported . The three injured are listed in good condition.

In Kansas, Wichita Police said an after-party early Saturday resulted in four people shot, including one 36-year-old man hit in the face by a stray bullet while looking outside of his window, CNN affiliate KAKE reported .

In Alabama, two shootings just minutes apart followed the end of Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University’s Magic City Classic on Saturday night in Birmingham. The rivalry football game, which took place at the city’s 71,000-seat Legion Field , is an eight-decade tradition between the historically Black universities.

One person was killed and eight others wounded in the gunfire just before 8 p.m., near vendors set up outside of Legion Field, Birmingham police said.

A 17-year-old not affiliated with either university was taken into custody, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said. The teen had a gun with a Glock conversion switch, Woodfin said.

In Birmingham, the mayor said, people can be united in grieving and seeking justice while still celebrating the classic football game, where Woodfin had posted pictures of himself Saturday evening.

“We can have an honest conversation about public safety while continuing to embrace and celebrate the traditions that have helped shape our city and our institution,” he told reporters Sunday afternoon.

Later Saturday, as people went out to parties in small communities, college towns and urban hubs, they encountered more violence.

Delaware experienced two shootings in just over an hour.

At an outdoor party in Ellendale, a small Delaware town about 20 miles northwest of Rehoboth Beach, someone opened fire into the crowd from a neighboring property just before 10 p.m., according to the State Police’s preliminary investigation . The shooter hit nine people, including a 17-year-old girl who later died from her injuries, police said. Those injured ranged in age from 17 to 22.

Just over an hour later, at around 11:13 p.m., came another mass shooting as people celebrated Halloween along a crowded Main Street near the University of Delaware, in Newark. Six people were shot and taken to hospitals, Newark Police said early Saturday .

“I ask that you keep the victims in your thoughts and hearts as they receive care,” University of Delaware President Laura A. Carlson said in a campus letter Sunday. “Please also recognize the impact and toll on our students and community members who were on Main Street last night and witnessed this violence.”

Near the US-Mexico border, gunfire erupted at a Halloween birthday party just north of Edinburg, Texas, around 11:45 p.m. CT, CNN affiliate KRGV reported. The shooting left seven people wounded with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office statement.

Two cities named Bloomington – one in Illinois and another in Indiana – suffered shootings early Sunday that left a total of 14 people injured and one dead.

In Illinois, Bloomington Police responded to reports of shots fired at around 1:23 a.m. CT on a residential block just north of Illinois Wesleyan University, where they found multiple people with gunshot wounds, officials said in a social media post . Eight victims have been identified, local police said, including a 19-year-old woman pronounced dead at the scene.

In addition, another woman was transported to a regional trauma center, where she’s listed in critical condition, police said. Six other people have non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

In Bloomington, Indiana, police officers from the city and Indiana University were watching a large crowd at a downtown street corner when shots were fired around 1:30 a.m. ET, CNN affiliate WISH reported . Seven people between 17 and 27 years old were injured, WISH reported.

None of the victims go to school in Bloomington, Mayor Kerry Thomson said Sunday, adding all were from the Indianapolis area. All seven were in stable condition, Thomson said.

One person was arrested while trying to flee from police while armed, city officials said. No suspects have been identified or arrested.

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In Arkansas, Fayetteville Police had already been assigned to work in the city’s popular Dickson Street area because of Halloween festivities and a University of Arkansas home football game, according to a department news update . But just after 1:40 a.m. Sunday, police responded to reports of a shooting nearby and found six people shot. All were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

In Jackson, Mississippi, police said a man and woman were killed and four others were injured at a nightclub early Sunday. Two men wearing ski masks entered the club, which was hosting a costume party, and at least one of them pulled out a gun and fired into the crowd on the dance floor, CNN affiliate WAPT reported.

On the streets of Dallas’ bustling nightlife district in the Deep Ellum neighborhood, three shootings that began just after midnight left four people killed and at least 15 others injured. More police were already patrolling the area, just east of downtown Dallas, because of Halloween events.

“We had more presence out here, and this was something that we were ramped up for,” Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux told reporters. He added the number of injured was “still moving a little bit” with some people transporting themselves for medical care.

Shootings at two Halloween parties in Jacksonville, Florida, resulted in two people killed and 11 others injured.

One happened around 1:45 a.m. while people were in line for a party, leaving a 17-year-old girl fatally shot and two others wounded, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said . The second was just over two hours later at a house party, the sheriff’s office said. Two instances of gunfire there left a 20-year-old man dead and nine others between the ages of 15 and 25 hurt; one has a life-threatening injury, the sheriff’s office said.

The shootings at both Jacksonville parties were the result of fights that then led to gunfire, police said.

“I am saddened by the heinous acts of violence our community endured this weekend,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said in a statement. “My heart goes out to the victims of these senseless acts and the many others impacted.”

There have been nearly 400 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, which amounts to more than one a day, according to the Gun Violence Archive’s ongoing tally .

CNN’s Chris Boyette, Amanda Watts and Sydney Bishop contributed to this report.

在万圣节周末，枪支暴力事件频发，造成十几人死亡，90多人受伤，全国各地多起枪击事件扰乱了庆祝活动。

加利福尼亚州的一起大规模枪击案发生在人们前往Spirit Halloween商店购买万圣节服装的最后时刻，造成一名孕妇死亡，并引发人群恐慌，四处躲避。另一起枪击案发生在阿拉巴马州伯明翰市，当时一年一度的“魔力之城经典赛”（Magic City Classic）橄榄球赛刚刚结束，参赛双方是阿拉巴马州立大学和阿拉巴马农工大学这两所宿敌大学。特拉华州人口刚过100万，万圣节当晚也发生了两起大规模枪击案，其中一起就发生在该州最大的大学附近。

特拉华州州长马特·迈耶在一份声明中表示：“这不正常。我们绝不能接受枪支暴力成为特拉华州生活的一部分。”

最近的暴力事件发生在典型的美国秋季活动期间——万圣节、橄榄球赛、大学派对——而就在两周多前，俄勒冈州一所小学发生大规模枪击事件，造成三名学生和一名教师在特殊教育教室中丧生。

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）初步估计，今年万圣节周末至少造成13人死亡、92人受伤，是近年来最暴力的周末之一。这一估计部分基于非营利组织“枪支暴力档案”（Gun Violence Archive）的统计数据。虽然这份名单并不完整，但它大致反映了美国近期发生的枪支暴力事件。

首批死亡事件之一发生在万圣节前夜，地点位于加州费尔菲尔德的一家节日用品商店，该地位于旧金山东北部。警方称，31岁的康斯坦斯·哈格斯（Constance Hages）当时正在Spirit Halloween商店购物，枪击事件发生在周五晚上8点30分。据家人称，哈格斯当时已怀孕。

另有六人受伤，其中三人伤势严重。枪击事件发生后，购物中心取消了第二天的万圣节“不给糖就捣蛋”活动。

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）附属电视台WJRT报道，周六凌晨12点半前，密歇根州弗林特市一场聚会发生枪击事件，造成一名女子死亡，两名青少年和一名男子受伤。三名伤者目前情况良好。

据 CNN 附属电视台 KAKE 报道，堪萨斯州威奇托警方称，周六凌晨的一场派对结束后，有四人中枪，其中包括一名 36 岁男子，他在向窗外看时被流弹击中面部。

周六晚，阿拉巴马州立大学和阿拉巴马农工大学在伯明翰举行的“魔力之城经典赛”结束后，短短几分钟内就发生了两起枪击事件。这场在可容纳71000人的军团球场举行的宿敌橄榄球赛，是这两所历史悠久的黑人大学之间长达八十年的传统赛事。

伯明翰警方称，晚上 8 点前不久，在军团球场外的小贩摊位附近发生枪击事件，造成一人死亡，八人受伤。

伯明翰市长兰德尔·伍德芬表示，一名与这两所大学均无关联的17岁少年已被警方拘留。伍德芬称，这名少年持有一把装有格洛克转换开关的手枪。

伯明翰市长表示，在伯明翰，人们可以团结起来哀悼和寻求正义，同时也可以庆祝这场经典的足球比赛，伍德芬周六晚上还发布了自己的照片。

“我们可以就公共安全问题进行坦诚的对话，同时继续拥抱和庆祝那些帮助塑造我们城市和我们机构的传统，”他周日下午告诉记者。

周六晚些时候，当人们前往小社区、大学城和城市中心参加聚会时，他们遭遇了更多暴力事件。

特拉华州在一个多小时内发生了两起枪击事件。

据州警初步调查显示，在特拉华州埃伦代尔（位于里霍博斯海滩西北约20英里处）的一个小镇上，当晚10点前不久，有人从邻近的房产向人群开枪。枪手击中了9人，其中包括一名17岁少女，该少女后因伤势过重不治身亡。伤者年龄在17岁至22岁之间。

大约一个小时后，晚上11点13分左右，在特拉华大学附近纽瓦克市一条人头攒动的主街上，人们正在庆祝万圣节时，又发生了一起大规模枪击事件。纽瓦克警方周六早些时候表示，六人中枪，已被送往医院。

“我请求大家在受害者接受治疗期间，将他们放在心上，”特拉华大学校长劳拉·A·卡尔森周日在一封致全校师生的信中写道。“也请大家关注昨晚在主街目睹这场暴力事件的学生和社区成员所受到的影响和创伤。”

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）附属电视台KRGV报道，在德克萨斯州爱丁堡以北，靠近美墨边境的一处万圣节生日派对上，于美国中部时间晚上11点45分左右发生枪击事件。伊达尔戈县警长办公室发表声明称，枪击事件造成7人受伤，但均无生命危险。

周日凌晨，伊利诺伊州和印第安纳州的两个名为布卢明顿的城市发生枪击事件，共造成 14 人受伤，1 人死亡。

伊利诺伊州布卢明顿警方于凌晨1点23分左右（中部时间）接到报警，称伊利诺伊卫斯理大学北侧一处居民区发生枪击事件。警方在社交媒体上发布消息称，他们赶到现场后发现多人身中枪伤。当地警方表示，目前已确认8名受害者身份，其中包括一名当场死亡的19岁女子。

此外，警方称，另有一名女子被送往地区创伤中心，目前情况危急。官员表示，还有六人受了轻伤。

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）附属电视台WISH报道，凌晨1点30分左右，印第安纳州布卢明顿市警方和印第安纳大学警方正在市中心街角监视一大群人群时，突然发生枪击事件。WISH报道称，七名年龄在17岁至27岁之间的人受伤。

布卢明顿市长克里·汤姆森周日表示，所有受害者都不是布卢明顿的学龄学生，他们都来自印第安纳波利斯地区。汤姆森说，七名受害者目前情况稳定。

市政府官员称，一名男子持械试图逃避警方追捕时被捕。目前尚未确定或逮捕任何嫌疑人。

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据阿肯色州费耶特维尔市警方发布的新闻稿称，由于万圣节庆祝活动和阿肯色大学主场橄榄球赛，费耶特维尔警方已被安排在市内热门的迪克森街区执勤。但周日凌晨1点40分刚过，警方接到附近发生枪击事件的报警，赶到现场后发现六人中枪。警方表示，所有伤者均已被送往当地医院，伤势并无生命危险。

据CNN附属电视台WAPT报道，密西西比州杰克逊市一家夜总会周日凌晨发生枪击事件，造成一男一女死亡，另有四人受伤。两名戴着滑雪面罩的男子进入正在举办化装舞会的夜总会，其中至少一人拔枪向舞池中的人群开枪。

在达拉斯繁华的夜生活区迪普埃勒姆街区，午夜刚过便发生三起枪击事件，造成四人死亡，至少十五人受伤。由于万圣节活动，警方已在达拉斯市中心东部的这片区域加强了巡逻。

达拉斯警察局长丹尼尔·科莫克斯告诉记者：“我们在这里增派了警力，这是我们事先做好的准备。”他还补充说，受伤人数“仍在略有变化”，有些人自行前往医院就医。

佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔市两场万圣节派对上发生枪击事件，造成两人死亡，11人受伤。

杰克逊维尔警长办公室称，第一起枪击事件发生在凌晨1点45分左右，当时人们正在排队参加一个派对，一名17岁女孩被枪杀，另有两人受伤。第二起枪击事件发生在两个多小时后，地点是另一个家庭派对。警长办公室表示，该派对上发生的两起枪击事件导致一名20岁男子死亡，另有九名年龄在15岁至25岁之间的人受伤；其中一人伤势危及生命。

警方称，杰克逊维尔两起派对枪击事件均由斗殴引发，随后演变为枪战。

“我对我们社区本周末遭受的令人发指的暴力事件感到悲痛，”杰克逊维尔警长TK·沃特斯在一份声明中说。“我向这些无端暴行的受害者以及其他受影响的人们致以最深切的慰问。”

据枪支暴力档案馆持续统计，今年到目前为止，美国已经发生了近 400 起大规模枪击事件，相当于每天超过一起。

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