More than a dozen separate shooting incidents during Memorial Day Weekend in St. Louis, Missouri left four people dead and another 15 wounded, authorities said.
The dead were reported to be four men. Three were identified as Malik Valley, Jaymes Jackson, and Robert Cannon.
Valley, a 15-year-old teen, was shot and killed following an accidental shooting Saturday around 9:30 p.m., St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officials said. The boy was reportedly shot in the chest while playing with a gun together with a friend. The teen was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The shooting happened when a large crowd gathered at the gas station. Another 22-year-old male was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot at the gas station.
Homicide detectives are currently investigating the string of violent shootings across St. Louis during Memorial Day weekend.
The first reported shooting of the weekend happened on Saturday just before 5 p.m., the victim was taken to a nearby hospital in a critical condition, KMOV reported. A second shooting took place shortly after that and involved a 14-year-old girl.
Multiple other people were involved in a possible drive-by shooting, an 18-year-old man, a 21-year-old woman, and a 34-year-old man all showed up together with gunshot wounds at a hospital. The three victims told authorities they were inside their car when they were met with gunfire.
The trio survived, but the 21-year-old woman is currently in a critical condition, according to authorities.
Mayor Lyda Krewson, a Democrat, sent a statement to KMOV following the violence:
"I am outraged over the shootings and violence that have occurred over this Memorial Day weekend. Too many guns. Too much anger. Too many sad families," Krewson told the outlet.
"A sad, tragic beginning to summer. Please, no further retaliation. Put down the guns."
St. Louis City reported at least 63 homicides this year.
Illinois met with similar violence over the weekend, according to multiple reports.