RantCrush Top 5: July 10, 2017

This weekend, a family gathering ended in tragedy after a pregnant 21-year-old woman organized a gender reveal party in Cincinnati. Suddenly two men wearing hoodies burst in and started shooting indiscriminately. A 22-year-old woman was killed and eight others were injured, including three young children, ages two, six, and eight. The woman who was killed, Autum Garrett, was the cousin of the pregnant woman, who was shot in the thigh and lost her baby. No one has been arrested and there was no known motive–police said it was unclear whether the gunmen knew the victims or if anyone in particular was the target. Now a lot of people are outraged at the senseless violence and once again, the country’s gun laws are under scrutiny.

One woman killed and eight injured after two men opened fire at Ohio gender reveal party, late Saturday, police say https://t.co/3wTEN1jmKN pic.twitter.com/eri9Jf77Ac

— CNN (@CNN) July 10, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.