Dozens die in Independence Day violence across US

WASHINGTON — As citizens in the United States celebrated Independence Day last week, shootings and other forms of violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend left at least 33 people dead across the country, local authorities said.

This underlined once again that even in what should be the happiest of times gun violence remains a national scourge.

Eleven people had been killed and 55 wounded in shootings in Chicago alone by Friday morning, The Associated Press reported, citing a Chicago Sun-Times report.