dangerous people s hands. also this hour, breaking news, a showdown in international waters. the u.s. navy says they stopped iran from suspected attempts to seize two oil tankers. and just 48 hours ago, scorched earth, the new unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping. we re going to begin the hour, though, with the number 351. that s the total number of mass shootings in the united states so far this year according to the gun violence archive. it affected many american cities this july 4th weekend. a shooting at a block party on sunday in baltimore left two dead and 28 injured. in philadelphia, five were killed including a teen boy. and more than a thousand miles away in fort worth, texas, three people died after gunfire broke out. on independence day, a celebration turned tragic in louisiana leaving three people dead. police there say it was hard to reach victims because of so many parked vehicles belonging to families and friends in the crowds. in our nation s capi
maxwell, and we also have shalynn harris, who is a victim witness coordinator specifically working in our homicide nonfatal shooting unit, and specifically working on this particular case. anthony brown, ant brown is here for abro, that s a-b-r-o, which is an antigun violence organization that works in schools. as you may know, a lot of juveniles have been affected very directly and indirectly by this, and we appreciate his work, appreciate his being here. we have several members of the dao s lgbtq+ liaison group, some of whom are victim witness coordinators, they include kelly burkhardt, in addition to filling this role, we have asa khalif. i mean, frankly i shouldn t have to introduce him.