At least 6 children were killed by gun violence across the nation this holiday weekend

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(CNN) At least six children were killed in shootings across the country over the holiday weekend, sparking calls from officials to end the gun violence plaguing their communities.

The children, ages 6 to 14, were all shot and killed while doing everyday things -- riding in mom's car, walking in a mall, and playing in a yard with their cousins.

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Secoriea Turner, 8, Atlanta

In Atlanta, eight-year-old Secoriea Turner, was sitting in a car with her mother and another adult when gunshots rang out Saturday night on University Ave SW near I-75/85 Saturday night.

As the driver tried to pull into a parking lot on Pryor Road, near where Rayshard Brooks died at the hands of police, someone opened fire on the vehicle, police said.

Secoriea Turner was sitting in the car when she was fatally shot in Atlanta.

Someone had placed illegal barricades in the area, according to police.

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Royta De'Marco Giles, 8, Hoover, Alabama

On Friday in Hoover, Alabama, another 8-year-old was shot and killed while in a mall.

Royta De'Marco Giles Jr. was one of four "innocent bystanders caught in the cross fire," when a gun battle started between a group of men inside the Riverchase Galleria mall, a press release from the Hoover Police Department said.

The young boy had just finished second grade at Jonesboro Elementary School, a statement from Bessemer City Schools said.

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Davon McNeal, 11, Washington DC

Davon McNeal, 11, was visiting family in Southeast Washington when a group of five men began shooting around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.

His grandfather, John Ayala -- who founded the DC chapter of the Guardian Angels and has been fighting against gun violence for many years -- said his grandson jumped out of the car to run into his aunt's house to grab a phone charger.

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Natalia Wallace, 7, Chicago

A group of children were playing in the yard in Chicago's Austin neighborhood when three suspects exited a light colored vehicle and fired shots at a group gathered outside a home on the 100 block of North Latrobe Ave, police said.

Seven-year-old Natalia Wallace, identified to CNN affiliate WBBM by family members, was shot in the head and transported to Stroger Hospital where she died, Chicago Police told CNN.

Natalia was "sweet, shy, loving, and good at math," and had just finished first grade, her family told WBBM.

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Six-year-old killed in San Francisco

Police in San Francisco announced Sunday night that they were investigating the "senseless homicide" of a 6-year-old boy from Bayview.

The boy was found suffering from a gunshot wound after police received a call for a shooting around 10:44 p.m. Saturday night, according to a news release from the police department.

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