Several children killed, dozens of people injured in shootings over July Fourth weekend in US

WASHINGTON — Several children were killed and dozens of people wounded in shootings over the Fourth of July Independence Day weekend in the U.S. In Washington, D.C., an 11-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet on Saturday, an 8-year-old Atlanta girl died when gunshots were fired at the car she was in, and a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a 14-year-old boy were among 13 people shot and killed in Chicago. 

Below are summaries of shootings in some big cities throughout the country over the holiday weekend.

8-year-old girl killed in Atlanta shooting
Police say an 8-year-old girl was shot and killed in Atlanta on the Fourth of July after at least two people in a crowd opened fire on a car she was in. Authorities identified the girl as Secoriea Turner, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called for justice during an emotional news conference Sunday with the girl’s grief-stricken mother. The shooting happened near the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed by an Atlanta police officer June 12. The Wendy’s was later burned, and the area has become a flash point for demonstrations. 

Grandfather says stray bullet killed Washington boy grabbing phone charger
A grandfather says his 11-year-old grandson was grabbing a phone charger on the way to a cookout in Washington, D.C., when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet. John Ayala told WUSA that his 11-year-old grandson Davon McNeal was getting out of a car Saturday night to go get the charger when shots rang out. 
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham told reporters that about five adult men shot up the area, striking an 11-year-old boy who later died at a hospital. D.C. police are asking for the public’s help in finding a black car they say fled the alley.