At least 36 people were killed and dozens more injured in shootings across the US over Christmas weekend.

While it was meant to be one of the jolliest weekends of the year, various parts of the US saw horrific shootings take place that have claimed the lives of at least 36 people.

The deaths include a 13-year-old and her mother; a professional boxer shot in front of his girlfriend and children; and a man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after allegedly going on a shooting spree of his own at a rest stop.

The highest death toll over the three days was in Detroit where five people lost their lives, while four people were shot dead in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Three people were killed in shootings in separate parts of Michigan, while shootings also took place in Florida, Tennessee, California, Virginia, and Louisiana.

There were fatalities in shootings in Missouri, North Carolina, Colorada, New York, and Alabama.

In Detroit, Michigan, Elaine Fizer, 57, and her 13-year-old daughter Daunya, were found on Christmas day, shot to death in their own home, Fox2 Detroit reports.

Police are searching for the 57-year-old woman's husband, but it's unclear if he is a suspect in the case or considered a potential victim.

Detroit Police Chief James White said in a press conference that family members expected to have Christmas dinner with the woman and her teenage daughter, who was nonverbal and used a wheelchair, but discovered their bodies when they arrived at the home.

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Also in Detroit, a man was reportedly killed when trying to stop a thief from stealing his truck from his home. Two others are said to have died in shootings in Detroit over the weekend.

In Flint, Michigan, two were killed and one person was injured in a shooting at a holiday party, Detroit News reports.

The Christmas gathering turned violent in the early hours of December 26, with two men, aged 19 and 25, dying from gunshot wounds. Police are investigating the incident.

Also in Michigan, a Grand Rapids woman was shot and killed on Christmas Eve, and a male suspect has been taken into custody, Michigan Live reports.

In Virginia, State Police responded to a reported shooting at a rest stop on southbound I-81 that houses the Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook. At the rest stop, a domestic dispute reportedly evolved into a shooting that left four people injured, ABC8 News reports.

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The suspect was found in his car with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Frederick County later that same day.

Elsewhere in Virginia, a man was shot and killed in Hopewell after an argument early Christmas morning. Police are investigating the shooting, which was ruled a homicide, ABC8 News reports.

Per Daily Mail, a Maryland boxer was shot dead in front of his three children and girlfriend in what police say is a possible road rage incident on Christmas Eve.

Danny Kelly Jr was driving with family in Temple Hills, Maryland late in the afternoon when another car drove up to Kelly's vehicle and someone inside began shooting.

Prince George's County Police are investigating the shooting.

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At least 36 people gunned down over Christmas weekend in holiday shootings across US