2 Teens, 2 Adults Injured in Jersey City Public Shooting

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Four people, including two 15-year-old teenagers, were shot in a park in Jersey City, New Jersey amid a large basketball court party. This is the third mass shooting in the US in a period of two days.

Police are looking for a silver minivan following the incident, which took place at Ruby Brown Place near Mercer Park.

Witnesses said several shots were fired, as dozens of people were outside cooking in the vicinity, celebrating Father's Day.

According to police, at least one of those injured in the shootings is in critical condition. It is not known who carried out the attack.

Furthermore, witnesses declared that people initially mistook the shots for fireworks, but upon realizing it was actually gunfire, they started to run in different directions. One man said he grabbed his underage son and charged away from the scene.

The interrupted event was described as a peaceful large barbecue party that takes place in the same location every year.

Earlier on Saturday, social media exploded with outrage and disbelief after two mass shootings took place in Detroit and in West Philadelphia. These came days after the June 17 killing spree by 21-year-old white supremacist Dylann Roof in a Charleston church, in which nine people died.

However, while coinciding with the reignited public debate concerning hate crimes, the Saturday shootings appeared to have little in common with Roof's rampage.

The attack in West Philadelphia, which injured 10 people, including an 18-month-old child, had been referred to as a drive-by shooting, with one or two suspects "randomly" firing from shotguns at people.

The latest accounts, though, describe the suspects as two black men, one of which had a beard and tattoos on one arm. The youngest of the victims was a black baby girl, who luckily escaped serious injuries and is currently recovering.

Meanwhile in Detroit, the perpetrators are still at large, while reports said the crime appeared to be a "revenge" shooting. Speaking to local media, Police Chief James Craig called the suspects in the mass shooting, "urban terrorists, and cowardly thugs."

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