枪击案频发！美国今年已发生至少270起大规模枪击事件

据美媒报道，当地时间12日凌晨，美国得克萨斯州首府奥斯汀市发生枪击事件，已造成至少14人受伤。目前已有一名嫌犯被逮捕，另有一嫌犯在逃。

Fourteen people were wounded after two men opened fire at each other in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin, the U.S. state of Texas, early on Saturday, police said, adding that one of the suspected shooters remained at large.

奥斯汀警察局代局长约瑟夫·查康（Joseph Chacon）在12日举行的新闻发布会上说，枪击案发生在凌晨1点30分左右，地点在酒吧与餐馆林立的奥斯汀市中心。所有伤者已被送往医院救治，其中有两人伤势严重。调查人员认为，枪击是由双方的争执引起的。

"This does appear to be an isolated incident between two parties," Austin Police Department Interim Chief Joseph Chacon said in a news conference on Saturday afternoon.

Police said they responded to multiple shots fired just before 1:30 am in bustling downtown Austin, where a large crowd began to disperse and most of the victims were innocent bystanders.

Two of the injured were sent to the hospital in critical condition and the other 12 were in stable condition. There were no deaths. The investigation is ongoing.

 美国多地夜间发生枪击事件 多人死伤  

除了奥斯汀市的这起枪击案外，当地时间11日到12日，美国还有多地在夜间发生枪击事件。

• 当地时间12日凌晨，伊利诺伊州芝加哥市，两名男子向人行道上的人群开枪，造成一名妇女死亡，另有9人受伤；

• 当地时间12日凌晨，俄亥俄州克利夫兰市发生枪击事件，造成3人死亡、4人受伤；

• 当地时间11日晚，佐治亚州萨凡纳市发生枪击，造成1人死亡、8人受伤……

《芝加哥论坛报》报道称，芝加哥近期枪击案频发，已连续打破历史纪录。截至目前，该市今年已有超过1500人死于枪击事件，较去年同期增长了约14%。

美联社报道指出，美国枪支暴力事件呈激增趋势，引起民众的广泛担忧。萨凡纳市警方在12日的发布会上表示，全国范围内枪支暴力事件的数量和严重程度令人“非常不安”。

Mass shootings in the U.S. have left several dead and dozens wounded. In Savannah, Georgia, one person died and eight others, including two children, were injured in a shooting Friday night. On the South Side of Chicago, two men opened fire on people standing on the sidewalk on Saturday, killing one and leaving nine others wounded. 

 美国今年已发生至少270起大规模枪击事件 

今年以来，美国枪患更趋恶化，接连发生重大枪击事件。

据美国非营利机构“枪支暴力档案”（GVA）公布的数据，截至6月12日，美国今年已发生至少270起“大规模枪击事件”。美国媒体将“大规模枪击事件”定义为：一起案件中，不包括枪手在内的四人或四人以上被枪击致死或受伤。

推荐阅读：

真相放大镜｜枪击惨案不断，美国控枪为何如此难？