国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Consecutive mass shootings hit U.S., invoking pain, anger
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 4-- <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="left">left</span> 29 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="invoking">invoking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="within">within</span> 13 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Walmart">Walmart</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dayton">Dayton</span>, <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="episodes">episodes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deadlocked">deadlocked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stringent">stringent</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="alleging">alleging</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spurred">spurred</span> <span word="hateful">hateful</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="SHOOTINGS">SHOOTINGS</span></p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 21-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="throngs">throngs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Walmart">Walmart</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 20 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injuring">injuring</span> 26 <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>, <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Crusius">Crusius</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="nexus">nexus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="manifesto">manifesto</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>."</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Crusius">Crusius</span> <span word="authored">authored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="document">document</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probing">probing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="motive">motive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carnage">carnage</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Crusius">Crusius</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span>," <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="Jaime">Jaime</span> <span word="Esparza">Esparza</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p>
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