For Independence Day, the United States lived a holiday weekend. However, the celebration was marred by several mass shootings that took place across the country. In the capital, nine people were wounded by shots while celebrating the 4th of July; and in Shreveport, Louisiana, four people were reported dead and seven injured at another independence celebration. The data shows that July 4 saw the most mass shootings of any day of the year in nearly a decade, according to a Trends Wide analysis. Gustavo Valdés spoke with an activist for gun control, see her testimony in the following video.
