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Five shot at Virginia State University, one critical
At least one person is in critical condition after five were shot near the Quad Annexes at Virginia State University in the US, NDTV reports. Campus police and Chesterfield County officers responded…
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At least one person is in critical condition after five were shot near the Quad Annexes at Virginia State University in the US, NDTV reports. Campus police and Chesterfield County officers responded to the scene outside campus dormitories. Authorities are investigating the possibility of multiple shooters. The incident adds to a string of gun violence episodes at US college campuses this year.
The Indian Opinion
Another shooting on a US campus, and the familiar script plays out: calls for more security and talk of mental health. Yet America's gun homicide rate remains far higher than any other wealthy nation, at 4.12 per 100,000 people in 2023 versus 0.04 in Japan. The question that never gets answered is: how many more students must be shot before ordinary Americans ask why their country alone treats weapons of war as a weekend accessory, not a public health crisis?
Source: ndtv.com
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