Nearly 30 dead as multiple mass shootings hit across the US

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Saturday morning opened to carnage as a man walked drove 600 miles to El Paso and opened fire at a Walmart, killing 20 people. Prior to the first 911 call, a manifesto was posted online appearing to be authentic, identifying the shooter's motives as a desire to stop latino immigration. The manifesto complains about latinos becoming the dominant political force in Texas and interracial marriage and pregnancies while also using language such as "send them back" and "invasions" in reference to them. It calls for the separation of ethnic groups into their own sovereign areas. The manifesto said not to blame Trump and cast blame on Republicans and Democrats, though the gunman's alleged social media accounts showed support for Trump and his immigration policies. The manifesto said they would not surrender, but the gunman surrendered to police.

Around 1am on Sunday morning, another gunman opened fired at a crowded bar in Dayton, killing 9, including his sister. In under a minute, he was able to wound dozens, before being killed by cops. There is no apparent cause and the gunman's social media accounts show support for socialism, satanism, and opposition to Trump. A former classmate and her parents warned police a decade ago when he told her that he fantasized about tying her up and slitting her throat. He was suspended in high school after the school went on lockdown when a hit list belonging to him was found. A high school classmate said he would make odd jokes about death and made people feel uncomfortable. An old Myspace account shows drawings with phrases such as “All Shall Be Annihilated,” “Bloodlust,” “Absolute Carnage” and “Bloody Massacre" in odd fonts.

In Chicago around the same time, a gunman in a car opened fire on a group hanging out at a playground, wounding 7. One of the wounded remains in critical condition while the rest have been stabilized. Fortunately no deaths and the police are searching for a suspect and motive.

The President tweeted from his NJ golf course about the events, saying he will have more to say on Monday, while Democratic candidates responded in turn through social media and TV. Beto O'Rourke suspended his campaigning to return to his hometown of El Paso while Tim Ryan did the same to head back to Ohio.