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High school senior identified as person killed in shooting at Louisiana mall
Martha Odom, 16, died from a gunshot wound to the chest according to the local coroner's statement
TL;DR
- Martha Odom, a 16-year-old high school senior, was identified as the fatality in a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana.
- Five other individuals were wounded in the incident, and five arrests have been made.
- Odom's classmates from Ascension Episcopal school were present and caught in the crossfire during an unofficial 'skip day'.
- The shooting occurred shortly after another mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, which resulted in the deaths of eight children.
- The Gun Violence Archive reported at least 122 mass shootings in the US so far this year, defining them as incidents with four or more victims.
- Gun violence is the leading cause of death for teenagers and younger children in the US, prompting calls for stricter gun control.