Thousands attend El Paso memorial for shooting victims

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:36:38 +0000

Hannah Gliemann at vigil for Dayton shooting victims

EL PASO, Texas — Leaders from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border gathered in El Paso Wednesday night to memorialize the 22 people killed this month when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the Texas border city. Thousands of people streamed into the baseball stadium in downtown El Paso with a capacity of […]

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Mass shootings have Latinos worried about being targets

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 02:34:51 +0000

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2019, file photo, people visit a makeshift memorial at the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas. At the growing memorial for the victims of this Saturday massacre, the city’s roots in Catholicism and religion in general loom large. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Michelle Otero arrived at an art show featuring Mexican-American women, the first thing she did was scan the room. Two exits. One security guard. Then she thought to herself: If a shooter bursts in, how do my husband and I get out of here alive? Otero, who is Mexican-American and Albuquerque’s […]

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Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio, Texas shootings

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 00:11:27 +0000

Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio, Texas shootings

DAYTON, Ohio – Mourners gathered across the country Saturday to remember the lives of a graduate student beloved by friends, a man who died in his son’s arms and a mother who shielded her infant from gunfire.

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Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 02:44:36 +0000

Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

The man accused of carrying out last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers that he had been targeting Mexicans.

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Protesters chant as Trump visits Dayton, El Paso

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:12:05 +0000

Protesters chant as Trump visits Dayton, El Paso

EL PASO, Texas  — Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to two cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded.

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