美国校园枪击事件已致3死8伤
美国密歇根州底特律市附近一所高中11月30日下午发生一起枪击事件，造成3人死亡、8人受伤。
据美国媒体援引警方的话报道，枪击事件发生在底特律以北约50公里的牛津镇。警方当天12时55分接到牛津高中发生枪击的报警电话，随后前往事发学校并将该校一名15岁高二学生逮捕。这名男性嫌疑人携带一把手枪，在被捕过程中没有抵抗。
警方说，这起枪击事件造成1名男生和2名女生死亡，年龄分别为16岁、14岁和17岁。8名伤者中包括1名教师，其中2人正在接受手术治疗，另外6人情况稳定。
目前，警方正在对案件展开调查。警方说，犯罪嫌疑人据信为单独作案，其作案动机暂不清楚。
美国支持控枪组织“每个城市支持枪支安全”当天说，这起枪击案是2021年以来美国最严重的校园枪击案。据该组织统计，今年以来美国各地已发生近140起校园枪击事件，导致20多人死亡。
Three teenagers were killed and eight other people wounded in a shooting on Tuesday at Oxford High School in suburban Oakland County, about 45 miles north of Detroit in the American state of Michigan.
The three killed were a 16-year-old boy and two girls aged 14 and 17. The eight wounded, including a teacher, were taken to a hospital.
Some of wounded are in critical condition, including a 14-year-old on a ventilator, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said late Tuesday.
The suspect, a 15-year-old sophomore at the high school, is in custody. He was arrested within minutes of deputies arriving at the school in response to a flood of 911 calls about the attack, which happened shortly before 1 p.m. His parents have hired an attorney and have not permitted him to talk to the police.
Police have identified the gun as a 9mm Sig Sauer, which Bouchard said was bought by the suspect's father on November 26.
Parents walk away with their kids from the parking lot where many students gather following a shooting incident at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, U.S., November 30, 2021. /Reuters
Bouchard said the suspect had practiced shooting with the gun and posted pictures of it and the target, but why the boy's father bought the gun remained unclear.
The suspect "fired multiple shots," Undersheriff Michael McCabe told reporters at the scene. "Somewhere in the area of 15 to 20."
"The whole thing lasted five minutes," McCabe said.
McCabe said he was aware of allegations circulating on social media that there had been threats of a shooting at the roughly 1,700-student school before Tuesday's attack, but he cautioned against believing that narrative until investigators can look into it.
Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe (C) speaks, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (2nd R), at a news conference in Oxford, Michigan, U.S., November 30, 2021. /AP
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald promised swift justice, saying in a statement: "It is our intent to review it (the investigation) thoroughly and issue appropriate charges quickly. The suspect will remain in custody pending those charges."
Gun control is one of the most divisive issues in the U.S., and the fresh school shooting will likely revive efforts to prevent gun violence that has long plagued the country.
"This is a uniquely American problem that we need to address," said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who rushed to the scene and appeared with McCabe before the media.
President Joe Biden expressed condolences to the bereaved families while touring a Minnesota technical college. "My heart goes out to the families enduring the unimaginable grief of losing a loved one," he said.