AT least one person has died while 46 were injured in a spate of shootings to hit the US during Spring Break.
One person was killed at a car show in Dumas, Arkansas, while four were hospitalized with minor injuries during the final weekend of the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
Two shootings hit Miami Beach within 48 hours amid spring break celebrations, leaving five people wounded.
And, ten people were injured as gunfire erupted in Dallas on Sunday.
DUMAS CAR SHOW
One person died while 28 were hurt, including two babies, after gunfire erupted in Dumas on Saturday.
Cameron Shaffer, 23, was killed while a band was performing on stage.
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Authorities believe that there is no indication that Shaffer, of Jacksonville, was involved in the confrontation that resulted in the shooting.
Cops confirmed an 11-year-old, a nine-year-old, an eight-year-old, a 23-month-old, and a 19-month-old were among the injured.
Desha County Emergency Management said the shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Mad Butcher, located on US-165.
Police said they are looking into the possibility of multiple shooters.
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At least two victims have been airlifted from the parking lot where the shooting occurred.
An investigator told KARK 4 this incident did not appear to be a “mass shooter situation.”
"The bottom line on this is individuals got into a gunfight," said Arkansas State Police Director Col Bill Bryant in a press conference Sunday.
Video footage from a witness, but posted by McCoy, shows crowds gathering outside of Delta Hospital.
MIAMI SHOOTINGS
Two women were injured in a shooting on Miami’s South Beach on Monday.
One suffered a non-life-threatening injury while the other was grazed by a bullet.
Witness Lo Mills told CBS Miami that he saw a guy running so pulled out his gun.
He was arrested after cops saw him armed but was later released.
Shots were also fired at South Beach early on Sunday morning as partygoers fled the scene.
Partying students fled the scene as shots rang out in what witnesses branded a "stampede" on Ocean Drive just after midnight, according to the Miami Beach Police Department.
In a video captured by Fox 7 News, shots were fired into the panicked crowd as people ran for shelter before armed police officers rush to the scene.
One woman was reportedly shot in the leg, and another victim was carried out on a stretcher, according to the Daily Mail.
At least three people were injured, according to investigators.
AUSTIN SHOOTING
Four people have been injured as gunfire erupted during the final weekend of the South by Southwest Festival.
The festival returned following a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Austin police said the shooting “started as a disturbance between two groups of people”.
Police said that the incident wasn’t random and four victims were hospitalized with minor injuries.
Their identities have not been disclosed.
DALLAS SHOOTING
And at least 10 people were injured in a shooting in Dallas, Texas.
Cops said the violence erupted inside the venue The Space Dallas.
One person is in a critical condition. It was reported that they had died but cops later revised their statement.
An eyewitness told NBC5 that eventgoers were waiting in line when he heard gunshots.
He told the outlet: “And everybody ducked. Looking around like ‘what happened?' then three seconds after that – that’s when you heard like 15 shots go off in like two seconds.”
Dallas Police spokesperson Brian Martinez said: “An undetermined number of individuals were injured while trying to get away from the shooting scene.”
Cops said no arrests have been made as investigations continue.
NEW ORLEANS SHOOTINGS
Three people were killed in an apartment in Gentilly, New Orleans on Monday.
Cops responded to calls at around 3am local time where they found two men and one woman dead.
Their identities have not been revealed.
It’s not known what sparked the shooting as investigations continue, NOLA reported.
Anyone with information is urged to contact NOPD Homicide Detective Nickolas Davis or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.
And, a Cat’s Meow bartender, 46, was killed by a stray bullet on Bourbon street in New Orleans on Sunday morning.
Cops arrested Daphney D Jackson, 24, and she was booked on counts of manslaughter, illegal use of weapons, and obstruction of justice, according to NOLA.
Cops said at least two bullets were fired outside of the bar.
One passed through the shutter and struck the bartender in the chest.
Officers recovered two spent .40 caliber shell casings from the scene.
A New Orleans Police Department spokesperson told The Sun the shootings had no link to spring break.
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