What Happened In Ellenton Outlet Mall? Shooting Update Today, Who Is The Suspect?
On Sunday afternoon this weekend, a shooting from the territory of Ellenton Outlet Mall was reported to the authorities, the second such incident in 5 months.
Ellenton Outlet Mall has been in the headlines recently, not because of its customer services, products, or entertainment facilities but because of criminal activities that are taking place on its premises now and then.
Ellenton Outlet Mall Shooting Update
In the parking lot of the shopping mall, a shooting was observed by the police officers at 2:30 pm on Sunday, leaving multiple victims, as per the statement of the local police department.
Shooter at Ellenton outlet mall in Ellenton Fla. now.
Just north of Sarasota/Bradenton.
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The three suspects are still on the run, and nobody is aware of their intentions, so police have requested everyone to avoid those areas until they declare it safe to visit for civilians. One victim has been known as of now and is reported to be an adult male. The identity of the victim has not been released yet. He was sent to the hospital immediately and is said to be safe and recovering from his wounds.
Are There Three Male Suspects? No Arrests Have Been Made Yet
According to the authorities, three people fled the scene after the shooting. They are counted as suspects and supposed to exit the mall using a vehicle. Police have not given any details regarding the identity of the suspects, and the car they used to leave the venue is also unknown.
Police are still scouting the place to locate those people and have requested civilians to stay away from the crime scene until further notice.
Recent Shooting Incident At Ellenton Outlet Mall Victim
A husband and wife were involved in a cross-country shooting incident in Hillsborough County on the 16th of February, resulting in one death and one hospitalization. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that officers responded to a complaint of gunfire at the I-75 northbound exit ramp that leads to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
When they arrived, they reported seeing a black 2017 Infiniti QX60 that had been pushed off the road and into a ditch by a white 2006 Honda Pilot. At the mall, witnesses saw a guy named Smalls and the victim close to a tree line. A gunshot was heard there, according to the police, shortly after two in the morning.
A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team member discovered Smalls’ body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, was sent to a local hospital in critical condition.
Increase Of Gun Violence Crimes
In recent years, the USA has seen a spike in the crimes related to a firearm as it is easily accessible to people above the age of 18. In 2011, 67 percent of homicide victims in the U.S. were murdered by a gun: 66 percent in cases of single victims and 79 percent in cases of multiple victims.
The population of Japan is 125M
Last year there was 1 fatality through gun crimeThe population of USA is 332M
The chances are at least one person has been killed through gun crime in the time it took to write this Tweet
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Reports show 3.6 gun killings per 100,000 persons in 2013 instead of seven per 100,000 in 1993. Historically, handguns have mainly been to blame for fatalities.
In 2010, there were 11,078 gun-related homicides in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This surpasses the FBI’s estimate. The CDC reported 19,141 killings overall in 2019 and 14,414 firearm-related homicides in 2018.
