Eight people were shot during a celebration at Miami's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park on Jan. 16. The shooting occurred at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in northwest Miami at about 3:40 p.m., a couple hours after a parade honoring King had wrapped. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said it was “shameful” that violence had interrupted the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations. Certainly not what the followers of Dr. King Jr. want out of our community. “This is supposed to be Martin Luther King Day.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2017 08:08 UTC