Apple CEO Tim Cook has called for “good people with different views to stop finger pointing and come together to address this violence for the good of our country” after two mass shootings were perpetrated in the U.S. over the weekend.
A gunman wearing body armor opened fire in a popular nightlife district in Ohio, killing nine and injuring 27 others, before he was killed by police, authorities said. The rampage was the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours. Police responded to the shooting in under a minute early Sunday on the streets of downtown Dayton’s Oregon District, a historic neighborhood home to bars, restaurants and theaters. The gunman has been identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts, of Bellbrook, Ohio, law enforcement sources told CBS News.
The Ohio shooting came hours after a young man opened fire in a crowded El Paso, Texas, shopping area, leaving 20 dead and more than two dozen injured… Law enforcement officials told CBS News that shooting suspect Patrick Crusius has been booked on state capital murder charges. Crusius is currently housed in the El Paso county jail.
Just days before, on July 28, a 19-year-old shot and killed three people, including two children, at Northern California’s Gilroy Garlic Festival.
U.S. President Trump appears to be in agreement, tweeting:
The President also issued several other tweets regarding the tragedies:
Yesterday, U.S. President Trump spoke to reporters regarding the issue from the tarmac upon departure from Bedminster, New Jersey:
UPDATE: 10:20am EDT: The President delivered remarks regarding these issues at 10am EDT (beginning at 51:05):
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