At least seven people were killed in a series of weekend shootings across the country, including in Georgia, Florida and Ohio.
Two were killed after a shooting at an Atlanta nightclub on Sunday morning. Officers responded to the Elleven45 Lounge at 2110 Peachtree Rd. NW around 2:28 a.m. and found six people shot, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Two of them were pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to a nearby hospital and are expected to survive. The conditions of the other victims are not known at this time.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that the shooting occurred during a physical dispute at the location that escalated into a shooting,” the Atlanta Police Department said in a news release.
Police did not say anyone was in custody in connection with the incident, which is under investigation.
In Tallahassee, Florida, police found “multiple victims with gunshot wounds” at 1147 Apalachee Parkway around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Two men were pronounced dead at the scene, according to an update from X.
“Two other adult victims were transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds, but their condition is unknown,” the Tallahassee Police Department said. X.
Police did not elaborate on the events leading up to the shooting, or whether anyone is in custody in connection with it. Tallahassee detectives are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting to contact them.
Elsewhere in Florida, around the same time, Tampa police officers began investigating a shooting in a parking lot in the 500 block of S. Howard Avenue that left three men with gunshot wounds.
The three men were taken to hospital, where two were pronounced dead. The victims were identified as 28-year-old Kenneth Washington and 23-year-old Kevon Christmas, according to the Tampa Police Department. The third man’s injuries are not life-threatening.
“Based on the preliminary investigation, it is believed that the three injured people knew each other and had previously interacted with each other,” the Tampa Police Department said in a news release. “Before the shots were fired, the three adult males were involved in a dispute that later escalated.”
Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said officers and detectives continue to collect evidence and investigate the incident.
“My thoughts are with the loved ones affected by this violence, especially on a day like today,” Bercaw said of the Mother’s Day shooting.
On Saturday night, a Euclid, Ohio police officer was shot to death after a gunman ambushed him, according to the Euclid Police Department. Officers responded to a home in the 300 block of E. 211th Street after a report of a disturbance prior to the incident. It is unclear at this time what the disturbance was.
The shooting suspect has been identified as Deshawn Anthony Vaughn, who is still at large, NBC affiliate WKYC reported.
The officer was identified as Jacob Derbin by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who said in a declaration that the person responsible “will be found and will receive full justice”.
“It is a cruel irony that a mother lost her son on Mother’s Day and that this murder happened as we prepare to solemnize his death during Police Memorial Week,” Yost said.
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