8 people shot dead in downtown Portland, Oregon

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The victims of the shooting were taken by ambulance to hospital, where at least one of them was being treated for what police said were serious life-threatening injuries.

Officers did not locate any suspects and no arrests were made, police said.

Parts of Southwest Third Avenue were closed during the investigation, police said.

6-year-old girl killed, 5 adults injured in Washington, DC shooting

The Portland shooting – which police say happened just after 2 a.m. – is the latest in a wave of gun violence that has hit American cities this summer.

There have been 361 mass shootings so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA).

CNN defines a mass shootout as four or more people shot dead, not counting the gunman.

With the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions by states and the increase in the number of people in hot weather, American cities have seen an increase in the number of shootings and homicides.

On Friday evening, in the national capital, a 6-year-old girl was killed and five adults injured in a shooting in the southeast of the district, authorities said.

The child was pronounced dead at a local hospital, police said. Three men and two women sustained non-life threatening injuries, said Metropolitan Police Department executive deputy chief Ashan Benedict.

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