1/ The Walmart in El Paso where a gunman killed nearly two dozen people and shot dozens more in August is set to reopen today.
The news is setting off a wave of mixed emotions in a community still grieving. bit.ly/33KI1n2
The news is setting off a wave of mixed emotions in a community still grieving. bit.ly/33KI1n2
2/ For people like Edgar Ceniceros, who went to high school a few blocks away, the store’s reopening was inevitable.
He hopes it returns to the normal hustle-and-bustle as one of the city’s busiest retail centers.
But he knows it won’t be easy. bit.ly/33KI1n2
He hopes it returns to the normal hustle-and-bustle as one of the city’s busiest retail centers.
But he knows it won’t be easy. bit.ly/33KI1n2
3/ “This is a place where a lot of people died. It’s going to be hard. Maybe I am going to cry, but we need to keep going, we need to be strong.” bit.ly/33KI1n2
4/ Some El Pasoans think the store should be torn down. Others declined to be interviewed and said it was still too difficult to speak about. bit.ly/33KI1n2
5/ State Rep. Cesar Blanco, D-El Paso, represents the east-central side of town where the Walmart stands.
He’s admitted that he’s as torn as his constituents about the store’s reopening, which he used to frequent before the massacre. bit.ly/33KI1n2
He’s admitted that he’s as torn as his constituents about the store’s reopening, which he used to frequent before the massacre. bit.ly/33KI1n2
6/ “Part of me says we should not allow this white supremacist to create fear in our community, which is why it’s important that the Walmart continue to be open. Why should we live in fear? The other side of me is sympathetic – people were killed there...” bit.ly/33KI1n2
7/7 Read more here. bit.ly/33KI1n2
