The Department of Emergency Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso plays a major role in preparing physicians and first responders for mass casualty incidents like the August 3, 2019, shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso. The attack killed 23 people and injured more than two dozen others. Approximately […]Read More
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Early Monday morning, one year to the day that the tragic events of August 3rd unfolded, the Grand Candela Memorial in the parking lot of the Cielo Vista Walmart hosted family, friends and employees seeking to honor the 23 victims of the shooting. The procession began early, as visitors – sometimes in pairs, some in […]Read More
El Pasoans this weekend will mark the somber one-year anniversary of the Aug. 3 attack on our city by lighting traditional luminarias that were – at least in part – distributed by Bowie High School volunteers at Guillen. The luminarias will stand in honor of the 23 people who died and the dozens who were injured by […]Read More
Communication officials from the EPISD and Ector County ISD shared their thoughts and experiences in collaborating in response to the mass shootings that plagued their communities just six months ago. EPISD Chief Communications Officer Melissa Martinez and Ector County ISD Communications Officer Mike Adkins presented a session titled “West Texas Strong: How El Paso and […]Read More