A 16-year-old girl was shot in the head as she sat in a car outside a New York City elementary school, ABC7 reported. She is thought to have been caught in the crossfire as two groups shot at each other nearby.
The shooting happened at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens. She was sitting outside the Jackie Robinson elementary school.
The girl was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries, according to reports. The shooter had not been found as of Thursday morning.
MAGA is criticizing the Emmys for snubbing Charlie Kirk, a conservative podcast host and Turning Point USA founder, who was shot and killed last week during a speaking event at a Utah university.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday attacked Hollywood and reshared a Hollywood Reporter article, apparently upset over how Kirk was not mentioned during the award show acceptance speeches Sunday night, Politico reports.
“Hollywood claims they’re all about free speech,” Cruz wrote on social media. “And yet not even ONE of them could muster a word about @charliekirk11 being assassinated because of his speech.”
Cruz turned his attention to Hannah Einbinder, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and declared, “F--- ICE and free Palestine!”
The event mainly dodged politics and avoided Kirk's name, Politico reports.
And MAGA wasn't happy.
“The Emmys made ZERO reference to Charlie Kirk who was assassinated... This is the Hollywood left,” a user on X with more than 36,000 followers wrote.
Another conservative voice on X called Hollywood "evil" and "a joke," saying "it ignored a political voice with a major media presence who was gunned down just 5 days earlier."
"Charlie Kirk lost his life debating in the open for all to see and challenge. These clowns get paid millions to tell partisan “jokes” to their partisan audiences while losing money for their employers," a Salem Radio network affiliate posted on X, calling the show "insulting."
Cruz and other MAGA lawmakers have criticized people who have spoken out against Kirk's rhetoric, even calling for the firing of people who spoke out against right-wing extremism.
President Donald Trump demanded Republicans support a “clean” government funding extension on Monday afternoon to avert a government shutdown.
In his post to his Truth Social app, Trump said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) were working on a "clean" extension of government funding and demanded Republicans remain united and vote in favor of the continuing resolution to keep the government open.
Trump also painted Democrats as wanting a shutdown and Republicans as wanting the government to stay open.
"Congressional Republicans, including Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson, are working on a short term “CLEAN” extension of Government Funding to stop Cryin’ Chuck Schumer from shutting down the Government," the president wrote.
In times like these, Republicans have to stick TOGETHER to fight back against the Radical Left Democrat demands, and vote 'YES!' on both Votes needed to pass a Clean CR this week out of the House of Representatives."
Trump concluded: "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION."
A government shutdown is possible if Congress fails to pass a new funding bill or a continuing resolution by midnight on Sept. 30.
The last government shutdown lasted from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, and was due to fierce disagreements over negotiations for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
