Posted on 06/16/2024 4:56:22 AM PDT by texanyankee
ROUND ROCK, Texas —
Two people were killed and multiple others were injured in a shooting during a Juneteenth Celebration Saturday night around 10:50 p.m. in Round Rock, Texas, according to Round Rock Police.
The suspect or suspects responsible for the shooting are still at large. Round Rock Police urge anyone with information about the shooting or video of the shooting to call Round Rock Police at (512) 218-5500.
The shooting began when two groups began fighting with each other near the vendor area during the Round Rock Juneteenth Festival at Old Settler's Park. During the fight, at least one person pulled out a gun and began shooting. Round Rock Police are unsure if there were multiple people shooting during the incident.
Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks said that the identity of people killed and injured will be revealed later and that information will include the total number of people injured.
Round Rock Police officers and Round Rock Firefighters that were working at the event immediately responded to the shooting, applying tourniquets to the wounded and performing CPR.
Police did not release a description of the suspect. Chief Banks said that there were multiple descriptions of the suspect and different accounts of what happened during the shooting.
Old Settler's Park will be closed Sunday morning.
slavery was abolished on Dec 6 1865 when the 13th amendment was ratified not on Juneteeth whatever date that is..
RE: Police did not release a description of the suspect.
Probably looks so much like Rev. Franklin Graham it would cause confusion./S
The anti-gun website everytown.org said in 2023:
NEW YORK – The Juneteenth holiday weekend marked yet another deadly weekend in the U.S. as gun violence killed and wounded hundreds of people across the country.
Thanks for that info. That explains it.
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