Seven dead and dozens injured in Easter weekend violence after shootings erupt across US

SEVEN people were killed and dozens more wounded after shootings erupted across the US in a bloody wave of Easter weekend violence.

From Atlanta to Brooklyn, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and St. Louis, the bloodshed unfolded over two days as gunfire broke out in parks, neighborhoods, streets and nightlife areas.

In Atlanta, gunfire erupted in a string of separate shootings from Friday night into Sunday night.

Among the dead was a 16-year-old girl who was shot at Piedmont Park around 9 pm on Sunday night…

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