News Wrap: Baltimore party ends in tragedy with deadly gun violence

John Yang:

Good evening, I'm John Yang. A fourth of July weekend block party in Baltimore, Maryland late last night ended in chaos and tragedy as gunfire broke out just after midnight. 30 people were shot at least two of them fatally. Some of the wounded are in critical condition.

Baltimore Police say the crime scene is extensive. So far they've made no arrests. And there was another mass shooting overnight this one at a Wichita, Kansas nightclub. Nine people were hurt there, seven were shot and two more were trampled in a rush to the exits.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 338 incidents so far this year, in which four or more people were shot. That's an average of nearly two a day.

Across France a fifth straight night of violent riots or with a fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old of North African descent. Police said they arrested more than 700 protesters overnight. It's the worst rioting in France in years.

The mayor of a Paris suburb says he was the target of an attempted murder. His home was rammed by a flaming car. He wasn't at home but his wife and one of his children were hurt. French President Emmanuel Macron has gathered his top ministers this evening to discuss the crisis.

And in Ukraine, a barrage of Russian drones rained down on Kyiv overnight. It was the first drone attack since Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion more than a week ago. No one was hurt and all the Iranian made drones were shot down. It ended nearly two weeks of relative calm in the Capitol. There is fierce fighting to the south and east as Ukraine wages a counter offensive.

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