One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting Saturday in the wake of a shooting in Columbus, Ohio.
CNN reported that the shooting took place in the parking lot of a General Dollar, where a vigil was being held for Jarrin Hickman, who had been killed a year earlier.
According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, a dark SUV drove through the wake around 7:30 p.m., and began firing at the crowd, hitting five people, including a 12-year-old boy. The five people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Latoya Carpenter, 39, was not part of the vigil and was driving the General Dollar when the shooting began. A bullet hit Carpenter in the head and caused his car to collide with a vehicle parked near the store, CNN reported. Carpenter was pronounced dead at the scene.
There are currently no suspects and an investigation is underway.
The shooting comes as activists have renewed calls for gun control in light of a series of mass shootings across the United States, including in Atlanta, Boulder, Colorado and Indianapolis.
In early April, President Biden
Joe Biden, suspected of firing at FedEx, used two assault rifles he bought legally: U.S. police and China say they are “committed” to cooperating on climate change. DC goes to the dogs: Major and Champ, i.e. MORE he said the outbreak of armed violence in the United States was an “international disgrace.” Biden made this observation while developing executive actions aimed at combating gun violence, including proposed rules that would subject homemade “ghost weapons” to background and legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people.
Ex-speaker John Boehner
John Andrew Boehner Sunday shows preview: Russia and U.S. sanctions to trade; tensions over the police increase; continues the vaccination campaign The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Tax March – Biden Putin: harsh sanctions, direct conversation with Boehner on Afghanistan: “It’s time to withdraw troops” MORE (R-Ohio) made a similar comment Sunday saying the mass shootings are “shameful” for the United States
He appears on CNN’s “State of the Union.” BoehnerJohn Andrew Boehner Sunday shows preview: Russia and U.S. sanctions to trade; tensions over the police increase; continues the vaccination campaign The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Tax March – Biden Putin: harsh sanctions, direct conversation with Boehner on Afghanistan: “It’s time to withdraw troops” MORE he expressed hope that a “common ground” could be found in Congress on weapons legislation.
“Hopefully, they’ll find some points in common because … frankly, it’s heartbreaking,” he said. “I think our country is embarrassing to the rest of the world and we need to find a way to deal with this problem.”