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A criminal gang member who escaped from a transport bus in Texas, USA and was running away, was eventually killed by the police.
However, in the course of the escape, five members of the family, including a man in his 60s and his grandson, were killed, and the entire United States, including Texas, was shocked again.
Reporter Kim Eung-gun on the sidewalk.
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Last Thursday night, a gunfight took place in the southern Texas city of Jersey.
Fugitive Gonzalo López, who has been missing for three weeks, is shot and killed after a confrontation with police.
López, a member of a Mexican criminal organization who was sentenced to life in prison for murder and other charges, escaped from a transfer bus on the 12th of last month.
[데이비드 소워드 / 미 텍사스 지역 보안관 : 탈주범이 종신형을 복역 중인 만큼 감옥으로 돌아가지 않기 위해 어떤 행동을 할지 예상했습니다.]
However, there were also unfortunate sacrifices in the escape process.
A man in his 60s and his four grandchildren were found dead at a Texas vacation home.
Police believe that Lopez killed them and stole a truck, but the bereaved family insists that the police response was insufficient.
[앤디 칸 / 미 휴스턴 범죄대응 시민단체 : 지금까지 상황은 의혹투성이입니다. (경찰은) 아무런 설명도 없습니다.]
In the United States, there has been a series of shootings, including the lives of 21 children and teachers, at an elementary school in Texas.
As public opinion is growing that gun control should be tightened for this reason, President Biden is also pushing Congress to revise the related regulations every day.
[조 바이든 / 미국 대통령 : (총기 규제 강화가) 어려운 걸 알지만 결코 포기할 수 없습니다. 의회에서 실패해도 미국인 대다수가 포기하지 않을 겁니다.]
In particular, attention is focused on whether the old task of strengthening gun regulations can be resolved as they appeal to the Republicans who are lukewarm about the law to be judged in the election.
This is YTN Kim Eung-gun.
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