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Multiple mass shootings over Halloween weekend leave 11 dead and scores injured

Authorities are investigating shootings in Texas, Indiana, Florida, Illinois, Georgia and other states. Many of the shootings took place at the sites of large gatherings early Sunday.

The weekend before Halloween saw a spate of deadly mass shootings in several U.S. cities that left at least 11 people dead and 76 others injured, according to data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive.

Between Friday and Sunday, 12 mass shootings took place, the GVA reported as of Sunday evening. The GVA defines mass shootings as when at least four people are injured or killed, excluding the shooter.

Many of the

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