国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Repeatedly shooting incidents spark debate again
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 1-- <span word="Hardly">Hardly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gamut">gamut</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="assaults">assaults</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robberies">robberies</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="borough">borough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Uzbek">Uzbek</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="plowed">plowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lower">Lower</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injuring">injuring</span> 11 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 11, 2001.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carjacking">carjacking</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="located">located</span> 14 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>.</p><p><span word="Alarmingly">Alarmingly</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unarmed">unarmed</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 1, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22,000 <span word="music">music</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>-<span word="goers">goers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> 32<span word="nd">nd</span>-<span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="suite">suite</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mandalay">Mandalay</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="casino">casino</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>, <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>. <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Paddock">Paddock</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 58 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="Already">Already</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 10, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hail">hail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Plano">Plano</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 35 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span>.</p>
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