Two shootings in less than 24 hours kill 29 in the United States

The United States had one of its worst weekends because of gun violence after two attacks in less than 24 hours resulted in 29 deaths and quarantine of the wounded.

The first shooting, recorded Saturday at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, resulted in 20 deaths and 26 injuries, some critics say, according to authorities in the southern US, who arrested a 21-year-old white man and investigate the incident as a possible hate crime.

"Twenty innocents of El Paso have lost their lives," said Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a press conference shortly after the shooting, which began in the middle of the morning at Walmar's store. .

According to Greg Allen, chief of police at El Paso, on the Mexican border, the shooting is being investigated as a "possible hate crime," a manifesto attributed to the suspect circulating on the Internet denouncing a "Hispanic invasion of Texas" and Explain the reasons for the attack.

The Democratic candidate and former Congressman Beto ORourke, born in El Paso, accused President Donald Trump of inciting hatred by changing "the character of this country" and leading it "to violence".

Hours after the attack, Sunday at 1:00 pm, local time in Dayton, Ohio State (east), a man killed nine people and wounded 16 others before leaving. 39 to be killed by the police.

"The author is killed by gunshot wounds caused by police intervention," said local police lieutenant-colonel Matt Carper.

The suspect opened fire in the street "with a long barrel and many ammunition," he added. "Fortunately, we had many officers in the area when the incident started, so the violence lasted a short time."
"It's a very tragic incident and we are trying our best to investigate and try to identify the motive" of the shooting, said Carper, who also reported that many Witnesses and police officers were always questioned "to determine if anyone else was involved".