Fourth of July weekend marked by dozens of US deaths from gun violence

At least 43 killed and many wounded, including woman and child hurt at World Cup gathering in Los Angeles

A weekend of celebrations as the US marked its semiquincentennial was marred by outbreaks of gun violence that claimed dozens of lives and left multiple other people wounded.

Those hurt included a woman and a child among four shot during a gathering of Mexico soccer supporters in Los Angeles following their team’s World Cup elimination on Sunday night.
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