In cold blood: two dead and at least 20 injured in second weekend shoot in Florida

HIALEAH (AP) .- Two people died and at least 20 others were injured this Sunday May 30 in a filming in front of an event hall south of Florida, United States, which had been hired for a concert.

According to what was reported by police, the gunfire occurred early in the morning at the El Mula banquet hall in the northwest of the county. Miami-Dade, when three people got out of a van with assault rifles and pistols and opened fire against the crowd. One of the injured is in critical condition.

Police Director Alfredo Ramírez III said authorities believed it was a targeted attack and wrote in a Twitter message: “They are cold-blooded killers who indiscriminately shot a crowd. We will seek justice ”.

For the incident two people died at the scene. more at least 20 were transferred to different hospitals to be treated for their injuries.

“It is a despicable act of gun violence, a cowardly act,” Ramírez said, according to the newspaper. Miami herald. “This type of gun violence must stop. Every weekend it’s the same. It’s targeted, it’s certainly not random, ”he added.

This is the second filming in the Miami area over the weekend of Memorial Day, date on which American soldiers killed in action are honored. Late friday one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting from a vehicle in the Wynwood area.

“It is very difficult to stop a small number of people who want to go out and commit murders, and it is necessary that we can all stop this,” Ramírez said and closed. “We have to really work hard this summer to keep our children and the community safe.” For the moment, the authorities have not announced no arrests.

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