Eight shootings involving eleven children across the US since Memorial Day
Since the end of Memorial Day, we’ve mapped 8 different shooting incidents across the US where a total of 11 children have been shot. June 6 alone saw 4 shootings. Some of the incidents are gang related, and most of the children were not the intended targets. However, one shooting is domestic violence related and the shooter intentionally shot 3 children, killing one. Two of the shootings involved children playing with loaded guns. You can view the entire crime list at SpotCrime here . SpotCrime is one of the only crime maps to break out shootings into their own icon . You can find more information about shootings and gun violence in America here . In St. Petersburg, FL on Monday May 29 (Memorial Day) at 10:30am kids were playing with a gun in a house when one of the kids was shot. St Petersburg shooting crime details on SpotCrime here In Durham, NC on Sunday June 4 a car full of adults and a 7 year old was shot at. The mother of the child was involved in a sho...