The traditional Halloween festival weekend celebrated with lights, costumes and frolic in the United States turned into a horrific bloodshed and mourning this time. Several heart-wrenching incidents of indiscriminate firing at public parties, university campuses, sports grounds and nightlife hubs took place in various states of the country on Saturday and Sunday nights. According to the latest data received from police departments and local hospitals, more than 24 innocent civilians lost their lives in these violent incidents, while more than 100 people were seriously injured due to bullet pellets and stampede. This violence, which spread from the west coast of California to Delaware on the east coast, has once again sparked a serious debate about gun culture and easy availability of weapons in American society. On the occasion of Halloween, when millions of youth, students and families were celebrating on the streets, guns suddenly opened in many major cities. Security agencies say most of the incidents took place outside late-night open parties and pub-clubs, where minor altercations or personal disputes escalated into bloody mass shootings within moments. Dozens of seriously injured people are undergoing treatment at various trauma centres, many of whom are in critical condition. Federal and local police officials are carrying out a massive search operation to scrutinize CCTV footage from the incident site, record statements of eyewitnesses and nab the attackers. Three shootouts in 75 minutes in Dallas, Texas, painful death of a pregnant woman in California. The most horrifying and shocking scene of violence was seen in Dallas city of Texas state. Three separate shootings occurred within just 75 minutes in Dallas's extremely popular and youth-filled 'Deep Ellum' nightlife district. This sudden serial firing created chaos in the entire area and people started running here and there to save their lives. According to Dallas Police, at least 4 people died in these three incidents, while 15 others were seriously injured. While the police force was trying to control the first incident, the second and third shots were fired in the nearby streets, due to which the security system completely broke down. A heart-wrenching incident came to light in the Fairfield area of the western state of California, which is located near San Francisco. There the suspects opened fire indiscriminately near a busy 'Spirit Halloween Store'. In this painful attack, a 31-year-old pregnant woman died on the spot, while 6 other civilians were seriously injured. Doctors tried their best to save the woman and her unborn child, but both could not be saved due to excessive bleeding. This gruesome incident has left the local community deeply shocked and the police is intensively investigating the matter. 17-year-old shooter attacks outside Birmingham football match, two mass shootings within an hour in Delaware The excitement of the game in the city of Birmingham in the state of Alabama suddenly turned into screams when firing started in the parking area outside the Legend Field stadium after a historic football match. After the match ended, when the spectators were leaving, an unknown assailant opened fire on the crowd. One person lost his life and 8 others were injured in this attack. Birmingham Police took immediate action and arrested a 17-year-old minor accused from the spot. During the search, an illegally modified automatic firearm, which was illegally modified to fire multiple rounds in rapid succession, was recovered from his possession. On the other hand, scary news also came from the eastern state of Delaware, where two incidents of mass shooting were recorded within just one hour. The first incident occurred during a large outdoor Halloween party held in the Eldale area, where a 17-year-old innocent girl was killed in firing by unknown assailants. Immediately after this, a second incident of firing occurred in a crowded area on Main Street near the University of Delaware campus, in which 6 people were seriously injured by bullets. The security forces turned the entire university area into a cantonment for several hours and gave strict instructions to the students to stay indoors. Bloody attack on parties in Florida, 5 year old innocent girl shot in the chest in Detroit. The impact of this widespread violence over the weekend was clearly seen in the state of Florida as well. Two people were killed and 11 others were injured in two violent clashes that broke out during separate Halloween parties in Jacksonville, Florida. Police officials say that armed youths reached these big parties organized in private residences without security checks, where minor disputes under the influence of alcohol and drugs turned into firing. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has formed a special task force to identify the suspects involved in these cases. The most heartbreaking incident of this entire bloody weekend took place in the city of Detroit, Michigan. There, shortly after the traditional 'Trick-or-Treat' celebration of children going from door to door asking for toffees, a mere 5-year-old girl playing in the back room of a house suddenly became the victim of a bullet. A stray bullet fired from the road outside went straight through the wall of the house and hit the little girl in the chest. The blood-soaked girl was immediately taken to the nearest hospital, where doctors said her condition was stable after emergency surgery. This incident has once again proved that not only the people on the streets but also the innocent children playing inside their homes are becoming victims of the uncontrolled weapons culture in American cities.
