[Al Ahram] Police say four people were shot and maimed when gunfire broke out at an anti-violence vigil in the U.S.
The Charlotte Observer reports that Mothers of Murdered Offspring sponsored the Thursday night vigil. They were calling attention to the death of a man who police say was fatally shot when he tried to rob a convenience store.
Boy howdy, seems like a worthy cause... |
Darwin is always a worthy cause. | A police statement says officers were called by someone at the vigil who said a person whipped out a rod and began firing.
Officers found no shooting victims at the scene but learned that each victim had called for help from a different location after the crowd scattered. |