This Tuesday there was a shooting near a home improvement market in the city of Hialeah Gardens, Florida, which resulted in the death of one person, while two others were seriously injured, requiring immediate hospitalization.
Police authorities reported that the incident occurred around 2 pm, in the area that runs along NW 138th Street and 107th Avenue. The two injured people were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
So far, authorities have not confirmed the causes of the shooting, or if they have identified any suspects. They have also not released details about the victims. Several local news outlets report that the investigation continues in the area.
A man was shot in the head, killed in the middle of the street in Hialeah Gardens near Home Depot. 2 others were also shot and rushed to Jackson Hospital. Large scene remains here at 10990 NW 138th Street. @wsvn # 7News pic.twitter.com/sC0Mq8eChV
— Sheldon Fox-7 News (@fox_sheldon) April 13, 2021
The day before this incident, a teenager studying at Austin-East Magnet High School in Tennessee had also started a shooting. During the altercation with police officers, the young student died. The events also left several injured in the school institute.
Two weeks after the mass shootings that left 18 dead in Georgia and Colorado, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, reported several initiatives to try to contain gun violence in the country, but assured that he will not be able to achieve much if Congress does not stop to block any attempt to increase control of pistols and rifles.
Despite the fact that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution protects the right to carry, due to the critical situation in the country, at the end of last March Biden asked Congress to ban assault weapons, after the shooting that occurred in Colorado. .
Last week, Biden and his attorney general, Merrick Garland, announced limited measures to address gun-related violence nationwide. This decision was cataloged by the White House as a first step in trying to stop mass shootings, bloodshed in communities and suicides.
Biden said he will also ask the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to publish an annual report on firearms trafficking in the country, and facilitate states to adopt “alert” laws to identify individuals. who have guns and are considered risky.
“We can ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines. We can close the loopholes in our gun background check system. This is not a partisan issue, it is an American issue that will save lives. Congress must act,” he said at the time.