It was another holiday in the United States marred by gun violence. At least 14 people were killed and dozens were injured in over a dozen mass shootings across the country during a four-day period as people gathered to celebrate Independence Day.

President Biden condemned the killings, urging lawmakers in a statement to "address the epidemic of gun violence that is tearing our communities apart."

• In Baltimore, two people were killed and 28 others were injured in a shooting during a street party early on Sunday.
• In Fort Worth, Texas, three people were killed and eight others were injured when, according to the police, several men indiscriminately fired into a crowd of hundreds following an annual festival in the historically Black neighborhood of Como on Monday night.
• In Shreveport, Louisiana, four people were killed and seven others were injured in a shooting during the community's annual July 4 celebration.
• In Philadelphia, five people were killed and two others were injured when, authorities say, a suspect armed with an AR-15-style rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest appeared to randomly open fire along several city blocks on Monday night.
• In Washington, D.C., nine people were injured in what the police called a "targeted" shooting in the northeast part of the nation's capital early on Wednesday.

There were also reported mass shootings in Boston, Lansing, Michigan; Charlotte, North Carolina; Akron, Ohio; Indianapolis; Salisbury, Maryland; Edgewood, Maryland; Truman, Minnesota; Hayward, California; Paterson, New Jersey; and the Bronx, New York, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which there are at least four victims, injured or killed, not including the shooter.

Philadelphia Shooting Suspect Arraigned

The suspect in the mass shooting in Philadelphia, identified as Kimbrady Carriker, was ordered to be held without bail following an arraignment on Wednesday morning. Carriker is facing five counts of murder as well as charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and simple assault, among others.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told CNN that the shooting was "a random, premeditated, deliberate killing" and that Carriker appeared to have no connection to any of the victims. "This was someone who set out to kill strangers, which, of course, has become way too common in the United States," Krasner said. According to prosecutors, Carriker was carrying a scanner that tracks emergency response radio traffic and a "ghost gun" in addition to the AR-style rifle used in the shooting.

Chaotic Scene in Fort Worth

The shooting in Fort Worth occurred approximately two hours after the end of an Independence Day celebration called ComoFest at a nearby park, where several men indiscriminately fired into a large crowd, according to the police. Responding officers found a chaotic scene, with multiple victims in a parking lot as people were trying to flee on foot and in vehicles.

Ka'Desha Weatherly, whose 18-year-old son, Paul Willis, was among those killed, told the Dallas Morning News that she heard "what sounded like 100 gunshots" and began running down the street to find her son and nephews. Weatherly found her nephews but not her son. She told the newspaper that she hadn't realized she had run past his body. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been identified.

9 People Shot in D.C.

According to authorities, nine people, including two juveniles, were shot and wounded in northeast Washington, D.C., shortly before 1 a.m. onWednesday. All the victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons in a video statement posted on Twitter. No arrests have been made, and it is unclear whether there were multiple shooters. A dark-colored SUV was seen driving through the neighborhood before the shots were fired while people were outside enjoying the Fourth of July holiday, said Parsons, adding that the shooting appears to have been "targeted."

#Update: Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons provides an update on the multiple people shot in the 4700 block of Meade Street, Northeast.

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— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) July 5, 2023

A Grim Anniversary

The string of shootings comes nearly a year after the July 4, 2022, massacre in Highland Park, Illinois, where a gunman wielding a high-powered semiautomatic rifle fired over 80 rounds into an unsuspecting crowd of parents, grandparents, and children who had gathered for the town's annual Fourth of July parade. Seven people were killed, including the parents of a toddler, and dozens more were injured. After an eight-hour manhunt, during which authorities urged local residents to shelter in place, police arrested Robert "Bobby" Crimo III, who authorities said quickly confessed to the killings.

Biden Condemns "Epidemic of Gun Violence"

In a statement released by the White House, President Biden condemned the latest wave of mass shootings in the country. "Over the last few days, our nation has once again endured a wave of tragic and senseless shootings in communities across America," he said. "As our nation celebrates Independence Day, we pray for the day when our communities will be free from gun violence." Biden also acknowledged the anniversary of the shooting in Highland Park by praising Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and other officials for enacting a statewide ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in response to the Independence Day massacre. "Their achievement will save lives," Biden said. "But it will not erase their grief. It will not bring back the seven Americans killed in Highland Park or heal the injuries and trauma that scores of others will continue to carry. And as we have seen over the last few days, much more must be done in Illinois and across America to address the epidemic of gun violence that is tearing our communities apart."

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