Police have not announced any arrests or identified any suspects. They have urged anyone with information or video from the area to come forward as the investigation progresses.Picture for representation. The 19-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene despite officers administering CPR.A 19-year-old man was killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Pensacola, Florida, early Sunday after Fourth of July celebrations, police said.The shooting occurred around 1:20 a.m. in an area crowded with hundreds of teenagers and young adults. Authorities believe the attack was targeted and not a random act. No arrests have been made.One dead, six injuredPensacola Police Chief Eric Winstrom said the 19-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene despite officers administering CPR.The six injured victims, ranging in age from 16 to 26, were taken to area hospitals and are all expected to survive.Shooting followed July 4 celebrationsAccording to police, officers heard gunfire near Intendencia Street between Jefferson and Palafox streets shortly after 1:20 a.m.Responding officers found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds and immediately began providing first aid.Police spokesman Mike Wood initially alerted the public to avoid the area while officers secured the scene.Large crowd gathered downtownWinstrom said hundreds of "unaccompanied young people" had gathered downtown following Independence Day celebrations.He described the crowd as including children as young as middle school age without adult supervision. Police had deployed around 50 additional officers because of the expected crowds.Before the shooting, officers had already made about five arrests for unrelated disruptive behavior, including one juvenile accused of firing fireworks into the crowd.Police believe attack was targeted"We believe that it was targeted," Winstrom told reporters. "We don't believe it was a random act at all from the very preliminary investigation that we had."He said investigators were receiving significant cooperation from witnesses and nearby businesses.The crime scene stretched along the length of Intendencia Street between Jefferson and Palafox, with some victims running beyond the initial shooting location after being struck.Investigation underwayWinstrom said investigators are still determining how many shots were fired and whether more than one shooter was involved."Hearing the shots myself, it sounded like a volley of fire," he said, adding that he would not be surprised if investigators determined that 10 to 20 or more rounds had been fired.Detectives, forensic specialists and the medical examiner remained at the scene Sunday morning as the investigation continued.Stay updated with the latest Trending, India , World and US news. HomeNewsUs NewsFlorida mass shooting: 19-year-old killed, six injured after fourth of July celebrations in PensacolaMore
The remains of at least 117 dogs were discovered at a California “no-kill” animal shelter, with many showing evidence of gunshot wounds, authorities said, as reported by AP.During searches at the 50-acre Miranda’s Rescue Animal Sanctuary in Fortuna, investigators from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office also recovered 21 dog skulls, hundreds of bones, and other animal remains.Investigators combing the site on Thursday located an area in a barn where they believe dogs were likely killed, the sheriff’s office said. More than 600 dog collars were found nearby, the office said, as reported by AP.Sheriff William Honsal called it a “horrific scene.” No charges have been filed.A message seeking comment was left for the shelter’s founder, Shannon Miranda.In a statement posted to the shelter’s website on June 18, Miranda said that recent media coverage and online commentary “have presented an incomplete and, in some cases, inaccurate picture of our work.”“At Miranda’s Rescue, our mission is to save as many animals as we safely can—always balancing compassion for animals with our responsibility to protect families, children, other pets, and the public,” Miranda wrote.The sheriff’s office said it started investigating the shelter after receiving “credible information” in April “regarding allegations of felony animal abuse, animal cruelty, fraud, and conspiracy.”Miranda’s Rescue collects fees from shelter transfers, as well as donations that it says helps cover the costs of food, housing, veterinary care, medications, facility expenses and staffing.An affidavit from an earlier search of the property said that the sheriff’s office was tipped off by a pair of animal advocates, one of whom owns property adjoining the shelter and used trail cameras to monitor activity near an alleged burial site.The advocates later went onto shelter property and dug up dog remains, the affidavit said.“This investigation is just getting started,” Honsal said in a statement. “There is a tremendous amount of data to process, witnesses to interview, and evidence to examine.”Investigators using ground-penetrating radar found 117 intact remains in various stages of decomposition buried in an open field, the sheriff’s office said.They X-rayed 70 of the remains on site and found evidence of bullet fragments in many of them. The cause of death for many of those animals appeared to be gunshot wounds, the sheriff’s office said.Investigators also found additional remains in advanced stages of decomposition, the sheriff’s office said.The sheriff’s office said hundreds of dogs were transferred or turned over to Miranda’s Rescue by private citizens and animal shelters.In his statement, Miranda said, “Miranda’s Rescue is a no-kill rescue. We do not euthanize animals simply to make space.”However, Miranda wrote, ”there are rare circumstances in which euthanasia may be necessary — when an animal is suffering from a terminal condition or when it poses a serious, ongoing danger to people or other animals.”“In those situations, we make the most humane and responsible decision we can, always with public safety and animal welfare in mind.”(With inputs from AP)
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