Injuries reported after shooting inside a shopping mall in the United States

Published at: 27/05/2025 08:00 PM

Several people were injured this Tuesday in the United States (USA), after a shooting inside a shopping mall in the city of Waterbury, in Connecticut, local media reported.

The police went to the Brass Mill Center facilities around 16:40 (local time), after receiving reports of disturbances, and found several people with gunshot wounds. So far there are no records of fatalities or information about the perpetrator of the incident.

It transpired that at least four injured left this new shooting in Connecticut. Authorities have asked neighbors to avoid the area. So far, there have been no arrests. The injured have been taken to the hospital.

HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

This massacre is in addition to the one that occurred on the morning of December 14, 2012 in Connecticut, when Adam Lanza, 20, murdered his mother, went to school and massacred 20 children, all between 6 and 7 years old, and six adults, before committing suicide.

Nearly 47,000 people died from gun-related injuries in the United States in 2023, according to the latest available statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In 2023, according to the most recent FBI data, handguns were used in 53% of the 13,529 firearm murders and homicides in the United States. Rifles in 4% of gun murders. Shotguns in the 1%. The rest of the homicides with firearms were used in another type.

The bloodiest shooting in U.S. history occurred in 2017 in Las Vegas (Nevada). Then, more than 60 people were killed. The killer used several semiautomatic rifles.

Mazo News Team