In August 2019, Texas was devastated by the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Midland-Odessa that left 30 people dead and dozens more injured. The massacres were so shocking and gruesome that it moved the state’s two top Republicans to do what was previously unthinkable — talk about gun control. Gov. Greg Abbott and […]Read More
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
As the community pauses to remember and reflect on the first anniversary of the August 3, 2019 Walmart massacre, we will share their stories and comments here. ***Remembering August 3 – Meg Juarez, Community Safety Program Supervisor for Civic Life, shares her personal story As the day approaches, I think to myself: “Wow, it’s been a […]Read More
When El Pasoans mark the one-year anniversary of the Walmart shooting Monday, attorney Yvonne Rosales will be one of hundreds of thousands of border residents reflecting on the tragedy afflicted on this city that claimed the lives of 23 people. But after the candlelight vigils dim, Rosales will be right back at the task she’s […]Read More
The man accused of killing 22 people during a mass shooting at a Walmart store in the border city last summer has been charged with nearly 100 federal crimes, John Bash, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, announced Thursday. Patrick Crusius, the alleged gunman in the Aug. 3 massacre, already faces state […]Read More
On Monday, the One Fund El Paso Task Force announced the final distribution of $11,518,558.30 in donated funds to victims of the August 3, 2019 mass shooting in El Paso. The National Compassion Fund is handling the distribution of the funds donated after the shooting, which left 22 people dead. Total donations to One Fund […]Read More
On Wednesday, officials with WellMed Charitable Foundation (WCF) donated over $575,000 to the El Paso Strong fund, set up to help victims of the August 3 Walmart massacre. WellMed presented the check to City Representative Henry Rivera and Paso del Norte Community Foundation CEO, Tracy Yellen at WellMed’s new location at 615 Zaragoza. The gift represents […]Read More
Nearly three months after the shooting that took the lives of 22 shoppers and injured 26, the Cielo Vista Walmart reopened Thursday, November 14th. As members of the press and law enforcement looked on, shoppers slowly made their way into the remodeled store. Cheers could be heard from the Walmart staffers inside. Some Walmart team members […]Read More
Beginning Tuesday, the City of El Paso will be removing items from the makeshift community memorial near the Cielo Vista Walmart that honors the victims of the August 3 shooting. “As our region continues to heal, we are working to honor the sentiment and wishes behind the items that were brought to the makeshift community […]Read More
Following the concluding Celebration of Mass of the Hope Border Institute’s 2019 Teach-In: Jornada por la justicia, Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz, Bishop of the Diocese of El Paso, signed and released a pastoral letter on the theme of racism and the El Paso shooting which took place on August 3rd, 2019. “The pastoral letter, entitled, […]Read More
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