3 dead, 4 hurt after shooting in N. Carolina
Atleast seven people were shot, including three fatally, at a house party early Saturday in the coastal North Carolina city of Wilmington, police said.
Wilmington police said in a statement that officers arrived at the home shortly after midnight and discovered that a gunfight had erupted.
Police said the dead were Zieyah Wade, 22; Shamir Jones, 21; and a 16year-old girl, who was not identified due to her age.
Police said the victims who were wounded and recovering a hospital are Zykeria Crawford, 19; Zymiryon Atkins, 18; Valery Orelus, 18; and Keyshawn James, 21.
Wilmington police Chief Donny Williams told WECT-TV that authorities do not yet have any suspects or a motive for the shooting.But police said they’ve recovered guns andare working on leads.
Amazon apologizes for urination tweet
Amazon.com apologized for a tweet denying its workers urinate in bottles, a rare instance of contrition from the world’s largest e-commerce company.
Amazon had earlier responded to a tweet from Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., accusing the company of working its people so hard that they couldn’t access bathrooms. Addressing Mr. Pocan directly, Amazon consumer chief Dave Clark tweeted: “You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you?”
After enduring several days of criticism, the companyissued a blog post Friday apologizing and saying Amazon had been referring specifically to its warehouse workers, not drivers who often struggle to find bathrooms while delivering packages.
“This was an own-goal, we’re unhappy about it, and we owe an apology to Representative Pocan,” Amazon said in the blog. “First, the tweet was incorrect. It did not contemplate our large driver population and instead wrongly focused only on our fulfillment centers.”
Thecompany said delivery drivers at many companies struggle to find restrooms and that the problem had worsened duringthe pandemic.
Alleged shooter’s wife can’t fathom killings
The estranged wife of theman who allegedly wenton a shooting rampage in a Southern California office building earlier this week that left four peopled ead — including a 9-year-oldboy — said Saturday that she couldn’t fathom why her husband targeted people who had treated her like family for morethan a decade.
Police say the suspect, Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, had targeted the mobile home brokerage company, Unified Homes, and had personal and business relationships with the victims.His wife, Aleyda Mendoza, had worked in the Orange County business for more than 10 years asa broker assistant.
Ms. Mendoza, in a text message, said she and Mr. Gaxiola have been separated for two years and “he never told me anything about where he was staying or what he was doing.”
“I can’t understand what went through his head to make such a terrifying decision,” Ms. Mendoza wrote. “He left behind a sea of pain and grief for so many families who can’t find comfort.”
Mr. Gaxiola is charged with four murder counts and three attempted murder counts. His arraignment is set for Monday.