By JOHN STEVENS
At least 14 people have been killed and 53 others wounded this weekend after a string of deadly shootings over just three days in the U.S.
The worrying spike in gun violence started on Friday night just hours after a crazed gunman went on the rampage in Norway, killing at least 93 people.
In the latest shooting, a man walked into a Seattle casino in the early hours of this morning and opened fire on his estranged wife and her two sisters as she danced with her new boyfriend.
Injuries: Eight people were shot at the car show in the Seattle shopping centre
Shooting spree: In the most deadly incident, six people were killed after a man allegedly opened fire on his estranged wife and her family before killing himself at his son's eleventh birthday party at a Texas roller rink
Police said the 42-year-old suspect’s wife and two other were listed in a critical condition after seven people were injured in the shooting at the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn.
Commander Mike Hirman, of Auburn police, said: ‘We know they were estranged and we know he went up there and fired rounds into his wife and into his wife's companion.’
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The suspect is being held at King County Jail.
This morning a 15-year-old boy died after he and eight people were wounded in a shooting at a backyard shooting in Stockton, California last night.
Police said that at least one person in a neighbouring back yard opened fire on the people attending the party at around 11pm.
Backyard shooting: A 15-year-old boy died and eight people were injured at a shooting at a birthday party at this house in Stockton, California
Officers said the suspect was not a neighbour. No arrests have been made.
In Chicago, a spree of separate shootings last night saw four people killed and 13 others wounded.
In the deadliest shooting of the weekend, six people were killed at a roller rink in Texas on Saturday after a 35-year-old man shot his estranged wife, her sisters, her brother and her sister-in-law, before turning the gun on himself at his son’s eleventh birthday party.
The suspect, Tan Do, reportedly ordered children to move out of the way before opening fire.
Suicide: In the Grand Prairie, Texas, shooting the gunman, 35-year-old Tan Do, shot himself after killing five others at the roller rink after a row with his wife
Clean up: A man carries several pairs of shoes as he begins cleaning up after six people were killed at the Forum Roller World skating rink
In Seattle, at least twelve people were injured in a shooting at a car show at a crowded shopping centre after a fight reportedly broke out after a man insulted another car owner's paint work.
Several gunshots were fired after witnesses said two groups of people started fighting at the low rider car show at the La Plaza shopping centre in Kent, Washington.
In Apopka, Florida, nine teenagers were injured on Saturday night at a birthday party. All are expected to survive.
Two people are in a critical condition after a masked gunman started shooting people outside a nightclub in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, on Saturday night.
Car show shooting: Witnesses said that a fight broke out between car owners in Seattle when one insulted another's paint job
A NYPD officer was shot while on holiday in Miami early on Saturday morning. It is reported that Harold Thomas, whose condition is unknown, got into a fight with someone outside his hotel.
In the first reported deadly shooting of the weekend, three people were killed and one seriously injured on Friday night at the start of a motorcycle rally in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Officers said they are exploring the possibility that it was a murder-suicide.
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