El Paso's Path to Healing After Tragic Shooting

Por Lena Hansen
Agosto 07, 2019
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The community of El Paso, Texas, is grieving after the tragic shooting at a Walmart store that left 22 dead and many wounded. How is this resilient city getting back on its feet?
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EL PASO STRONG

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When 21-year-old Patrick Crusius went into a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, last Saturday and opened fire, killing 22 people and injuring more than 20 others, he shook this community and the entire country.

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IN OUR THOUGHTS

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Flowers, candles and images of the Virgin of Guadalupe are seen at a makeshift memorial outside Walmart, near the scene of the shooting.

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RESILIENCE

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Members of the community gathered to pray for the victims, which included mother of three Jordan Anchondo, 25, who reportedly died shielding her 2-month-old baby from bullets.

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REST IN PEACE

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A photo of 15-year-old victim Javier Rodriguez (seen here with friends) adorns the memorial of the Cielo Vista Mall where the shooting took place.

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IN LOVING MEMORY

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Adolfo Hernandez and Sari Regalado also lost their lives at the Walmart store.

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UNITED WE STAND

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El Paso residents have come together. Besides holding vigils, people have donated blood, and the El Paso Community Foundation has raised nearly $1 million for the families of victims, TIME reports.

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KEEPING THE FAITH

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People attend a candlelight prayer vigil outside Immanuel Baptist Church, near the scene of the tragedy.

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BRAVE VOICES

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Less than 24 hours after the El Paso shooting, nine people were killed and 26 were injured when Connor Betts, 24, opened fire on the streets of a popular nightlife area in Dayton, Ohio. The recent shootings have put the spotlight on the issue of gun reform.

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ENOUGH

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Gun control advocates participated in a candlelight vigil to honor the victims outside of the NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia.

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#ELPASOCHALLENGE

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Sixth grader Ruben Martinez created the now viral #ElPasoChallenge, which asks each person in El Paso to do 22 good deeds for others — one for each of the victims shot and killed by Crusius, indentified as a white supremacist. Ruben wrote a list of kind acts —such as mowing someone's lawn, visiting a nursing home or paying for someone's lunch — as actions to help his community heal.

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By Lena Hansen