LISBON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has sent condolences to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump over the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas, according to a statement published Sunday on the presidency website.
"In the face of the violent shooting that took place today (Saturday) in a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, the President of the Republic sent a message to the President of the United States expressing condolences to the relatives of the deadly victims and wishes for rapid recovery to all wounded," it said.
Saturday's shooting killed at least 20 and injured 26 others in Texas. The suspect was identified as a 21-year-old white male, named Patrick Crusius from Texas, according to Texas Police Chief Greg Allen.
The shooting came just days after two people were shot and killed in a Walmart store in Southaven, Mississippi, south of Memphis. Another three people were killed late July at a shooting incident at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in northern California.
Data from the Gun Violence Archive showed the United States reported 33,015 incidents of gun violence so far in 2019, resulting in 8,721 deaths and 17,286 injuries.
