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May 5, 2023

Shootings in Georgia and Oklahoma Add to Staggering U.S. Gun Violence Toll
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Back in the United States, in Georgia, at least three people were killed
in two separate shootings Thursday. A gunman is accused of killing his
mother and grandmother at their homes and a Mc Donald's store manager in
Moultrie. The suspect then took his own life. This came a day after
another shooting in Atlanta left at least one person dead and four
injured.

In Oklahoma, authorities said Wednesday they found the bodies of seven
people at a home in Henryetta. A man who was convicted of rape and was
facing a child sex abuse trial is suspected of shooting dead his wife,
his three children, and two teenage girls who were there for a
sleepover, before taking his own life. The youngest victim was 13 years
old.

Meanwhile, in California, a former UC Davis student was arrested
Thursday in connection with three recent stabbings, including the
killings of an unhoused man and another college student. The 21-year-old
suspect was charged with murder and attempted murder. The two victims
have been identified as David Breaux, who was unhoused and a beloved
figure in Davis, and UC Davis senior Karim Abou Najm.


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