Overnight mass shootings in US leave 2 dead, 30 wounded

While arrests are yet to be made in any of the attacks, which took place in the Texas capital of Austin, Chicago and Savannah, Georgia, the incidents have sparked fears of a resurgence in gun violence as Covid restricitons are lifted.

Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states in the US, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in gun violence could continue into summer as Covid-19 restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize. No one was arrested as of Saturday afternoon in any of the attacks, which took place late Friday or early Saturday in the Texas capital of Austin, Chicago and Savannah, Georgia. In Austin, authorities were searching for two male suspects in a shooting early Saturday on a crowded pedestrian-only street packed with bars and restaurants. Fourteen people were wounded, including two critically, in the gunfire, which the city’s interim police chief said is believed to have started as a dispute between two parties.