Shooting at a Party – level 2

24-09-2020 07:00

There was a party at a house in Rochester, New York, USA. However, parties are prohibited in the state because of the coronavirus. That means that the party was not legal.

A mass shooting happened at the party, during which two people died and 14 people were hurt. Luckily, the injuries were not serious. The police did not arrest anybody, and they also do not know why the shooting happened.

In Rochester, the police are in a difficult situation because in March they arrested a black man who later died. Many people are very angry at the police. People drink a lot of alcohol at parties, and when the police arrive, they become aggressive and violent.

Difficult words: prohibited (not allowed by authority), legal (possible by law), mass shooting (an incident during which somebody kills more people with a gun), aggressive (likely to fight).

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