14,670 killed in gun-related violence in US since start of 2023

More than 14,600 people in the United States, including hundreds of children and teenagers, have been killed in gun-related violence since the beginning of the year, according to the figures provided by a non-profit research group.

IDON MIKIYA ONLINE NEWS, had gathered the latest report by Gun Violence Archive showed on Sunday that a total of 14,670 people have so far lost their lives to gun violence, among them 8,382 people who committed suicide using firearms and 6,288 others who died in homicides, murders, accidental discharges, and defensive gun use.

The report said 93 children, aged up to 11 years old, lost their lives in those incidents in addition to 522 teens, aged between 12 and 17.

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