The News:
A graduation celebration took a tragic turn early Sunday morning as a confrontation escalated into a deadly shooting at Mays High School in Atlanta.
Two teenagers, a boy and a girl, both 16 years old, were the victims in this distressing incident.
What Happened?
Reports reached local authorities around half past two in the morning, stating that shots had been fired at the premises of Benjamin E. Mays High School. A 16-year-old girl was found wounded on the scene and was swiftly transported to the hospital, where she died from her injuries. Not long after, a 16-year-old boy arrived at the hospital himself, nursing a gunshot wound, which the police later verified was from the same incident.
The incident didn’t originate at the school but was seemingly an offshoot of an unauthorized assembly that formed at the school’s driveway, following the dispersal of a graduation party elsewhere in the community.
What’s Next?
While the identities of the victims remain undisclosed, the city is in mourning and shock over this tragic incident. The authorities are actively working with school officials to piece together the series of events leading to this unfortunate incident.
Gun Violence:
According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit organization that tracks gun-related incidents in the United States, there were:
In 2020:
- 43,551 total gun-related incidents, including:
- 19,379 gun-related deaths
- 39,707 gun-related injuries
- 612 mass shootings (defined as an incident in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter)
In 2019:
- 39,707 total gun-related incidents, including:
- 15,208 gun-related deaths
- 29,613 gun-related injuries
- 417 mass shootings
These numbers include homicides, suicides, unintentional discharges, and defensive gun use.
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