Virginia Beach City Manager Dave Hansen (C) speaks during a press conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the United States, on June 1, 2019. At least 12 people were killed in a mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center in the eastern state of Virginia. As the final days of the year approach, Americans are facing a grim milestone -- there have already been more mass shootings in 2019 than there are days in the entire year. As of Dec. 22, there have been 404 cases of mass shooting in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). This is the highest number since the organization started collecting data in 2013. According to the GVA, 14,801 people were killed and 28,613 people injured by guns across the United States as of Dec. 22, excluding suicide. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
