A shooting incident has left three US Postal Service employees at a Memphis postal facility dead, authorities said.

A shooting on Thursday in East St. Louis, Illinois, has left multiple victims.

The incidents of gun violence have seen an alarming surge in the US in recent years, reigniting the debate over gun control laws and misuse of lethal weapons.

Despite the ever increasing number of casualties and fatalities due to gun violence and easily circumvented firearms legislation, the proponents of gun rights and gun control often fail to find common ground.

A spate of mass shootings overnight across three states has stoked fears that the United States could be headed for a violent summer as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

The incident took place in a community of Waldorf, south-southeast of Washington, late on Monday and comes amidst a spate of shootings in the US.

The insurance policies have become increasingly popular, and absolutely necessary, in the wake of alarming increase in mass shootings in different US cities in recent years.