Washington: Shootings incident are incessantly rise amid debate over gun culture in the United States these days.

Due to this, there has been a lot of concern about safety among the people living in the country.

In the latest case, a shooting incident was reported on Saturday morning in Renton City in Washington. One person was killed and six others are said to be injured during the shooting.

According to Renton police, they found one person seriously injured while arriving at the scene of the incident. Who died on the spot while undergoing treatment. While helping the man, the police and fire men had to face a large and agitated crowd. Six other victims have also been shot, who are being treated at local hospitals.

Over 302 shootings incident reported in the U.S. this year

According to a report, there have been more than 302 shootings due to gun violence across the United States this year. In the wake of the increasing number of shootings in the US, President Joe Biden has called for a ban on weapons to protect children and families or raise the age from 18 to 21 to buy them.

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Ottawa: Amid ongoing controversy over the poster of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s short film ‘Kali’, the Toronto-based Aga Khan Museum has expressed deep regret for “unknowingly hurting sentiments” of Hindu and other religions.

In a statement, the museum said that Toronto Metropolitan University brought together the work of students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds as part of Canadian Multiculturalism under the ‘Under the Tent’ project.

The statement said, “Project Presentation of Toronto Metropolitan University was held at Aga Khan Museum. It was organized as part of the museum’s mission to promote intercultural understanding and communication through art. An integral part of is respect for the beliefs of diverse religious expressions and communities. ”

The museum expressed regret

According to the statement, “The museum deeply regrets that one of the 18 short videos of ‘Under the Tent’ and the associated social media posts have inadvertently insulted members of the Hindu and other religious communities.”

Earlier, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa had appealed to the Canadian authorities to remove all objectionable material related to the short film ‘Kali’. The High Commission has taken this step after receiving complaints from the leaders of the Hindu community in Canada about the ‘insulting portrayal’ of the Hindu Goddess in the poster of the short film screened there.

The poster was tweeted by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai

Toronto-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai shared a poster of her short film ‘Kaali’ on Twitter on Saturday, showing the Hindu Goddess smoking and holding the LGBTQ community flag in her hand. After this poster came out, Manimekalai was accused of hurting religious sentiments.

The hashtag ‘Arrest Leena Manimekalai’ (Arrest Leena Manimekalai) started trending against her on social media. Meanwhile, a member of a group called ‘Gau Mahasabha’ said that they have lodged a complaint against Manimekalai before the Delhi Police.

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Chicago: Six people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at the ‘Parade of 4 july’ in Chicago’s Highland Park. This information was given by the officials today. He said several people were seen fleeing from the spot in fear after the firing. Highland Park City has confirmed on its website that five people had been killed and 16 hospitalized.

Garcia, a witness at the scene, who had gone to watch the parade with her younger daughter, said she heard gunshots in the vicinity and after a moment’s pause she heard sounds of reloading bullets and then firing again.

Meanwhile, according to a media report the parade began at around 10 a.m. and was stopped 10 minutes after the shooting. Several witnesses at the spot told the ‘newspaper’ that they had heard gunshots. Some of the spot witnesses on WGN television reported that the shooter had climbed onto the roof of a store and was firing at the crowd from there.

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Washington: In yet another shooting incident in Washington D.C. Police said that a minor is feared dead while three people including a cop injured near the site of the Juneteenth music event.

Officials said that investigation is on to nab accused. The shooting took place near concert called “Moechella” on 14th and U Street. Cops said the event was carried out without permission.

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Washington: Incidents of shootings in the US are not stopping. In another shooting incident, a gunman opened fire on a manufacturing unit in northern Maryland and critically wounding another, a Maryland county sheriff said.

Three people were killed while one was injured in the incident. The attacker has been arrested by the police.

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Washington: The U.S. has once again been rattled by the shooting after 19 children and one teacher were died at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.

The attacker targeted children, killing a total of 21 people, including 18 children, so far, officials confirmed dubbing it a horrendous incident.

Reacting on the development, US President Joe Biden described the incident as a massacre.

President Biden said in his address, “I never wanted to make such an address after becoming President.” He expressed condolences to all the families whose children have died in the incident. In addition, Biden also referred to the attacks in schools in the past few years.

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