15-year-old killed, several injured in Washington, D.C. shooting

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 01:00

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A shooting at a crowded intersection of Washington, D.C., left one teenager dead and three others — including one Police officer — injured, the Metropolitan Police Department of the U. S. capital has confirmed.

美国首都华盛顿大都会警察局证实，华盛顿一个拥挤的十字路口发生枪击事件，造成一名青少年死亡，另有三人受伤，其中包括一名警察。

Though details of the incident and the shooter have not yet been revealed, MPD chief Robert J. Contee told the media that a 15-year-old died in the firing at 14th and U street, NW, as crowds gathered in a concert area to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

虽然事件的细节和枪手尚未披露，但大都会警察局负责人Robert J. Contee告诉媒体，一名15岁的少年在西北部14街和U街的交叉口的枪击中死亡，当时人群聚集在一个音乐会区庆祝“六月节”。六月节是美国的一个联邦节日，纪念被奴役的非洲裔美国人的解放。

MPD：Metropolitan Police Department的缩写，大都会警察局

Juneteenth：n. 六月节（美国于6月19日庆祝黑奴解放的节日）

emancipation /ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 解放

The shooting is believed to have been a result of a brawl, and one person pulled out a firearm and began shooting. The officer who intervened to control the situation was shot in his lower extremity and will survive, the chief said.

据信，这起枪击事件是一起斗殴造成的，其中一人掏出枪开始射击。警察局长说，当时试图控制局面的警察下肢中弹，但没有生命危险。

brawl /brɔːl/ 喧闹；斗殴；闹事 •a drunken brawl 酒后闹事

lower extremity 下肢

extremity /ɪkˈstreməti/ n.手足，四肢；尽头，末端；极端，绝境；残酷的手段，非常手段

The incident is the latest in a spate of public shootings in the US over the last two months.

这起事件是过去两个月美国一系列公共枪击事件中的最新一起。

spate /speɪt/ n. ~ of sth 一连串，接二连三（通常指不愉快的事物）• The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks. 这次炸弹爆炸事件是一连串恐怖主义袭击中最近的一起。

IN (FULL) ˈSPATE (河流) 暴涨；发洪水 •After heavy rain, the river was in spate. 大雨过后，河水暴涨

There have been at least 245 mass shootings this year, according to the archive. Last year, there were 692 mass shootings, the highest number of mass shootings of any year since 2014.

根据档案，今年一共有至少245起群众枪击事件。去年一共有692起，是自2014年以来最多枪机事件的年份。

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