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2 dead, 4 hurt during separate incidents in Washington DC

21 June 2013 01:51 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. At least two people have been killed and four others injured in separate incidents in Washington DC, officials say, APA reports quoting Press TV.

A man and a teenager were killed with four others wounded in three separate incidents in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, police said.

The first incident occurred after an adult male was shot several times before dying in the hospital.

In a separate event, a 17-year-old unidentified victim was stabbed and later transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his wounds and perished.

In a third unrelated incident, four adults were wounded after being shot at a high school graduation party, though none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, police reported.

Shooting incidents across the US continue unabated as the nation’s lawmakers have refused to consider legislation to better control guns and enforce stricter background checks for gun buyers following last December’s shooting massacre of 20 children and seven adults at a Connecticut elementary school.

Every year, more than 30,000 people are shot and killed in the United States. This is while about 4.5 million firearms are sold annually in the country at a cost of two to three billion dollars.