Daughter shot dead by dad in US

Investigators said Merrick McKoy, 22, killed his daughter and attempted to commit suicide in the apartment he shared with his girlfriend and the child’s mother on Monday morning in Westminster, according to ABC News.

McKoy took to Facebook before the shootings to announce he was going to kill his daughter, Mia. After seeing the Facebook posts, Mia’s mother Kimphone ‘Kim’ Phanthavongsa, 21, contacted police but they were unable to prevent the murder as McKoy had barricaded himself inside the home.

The rate of violent crime in the United States went up 15 percent last year, a recent government report shows. A majority of Americans say crime is an extremely or very serious problem in the country.

Guns have caused the death of more than 30,000 people in the United States since the tragic Newtown shooting in December last year, according to Slate.com.

According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, an average of 32 Americans is murdered with guns every day and 140 are treated for a gun assault in an emergency room.

Suicide is also an increasing public health concern in the US. In 2009, the number of deaths from suicide surpassed the number of deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the United States.

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