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brooklynite

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Thu Aug 1, 2019, 11:58 AM Aug 2019

For the second time in two years, they survived a mass shooting

CNN

After surviving the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, three friends were not expecting history to repeat itself two years later.

In 2017, Christopher and George Cook were in Las Vegas during the Route 91 Harvest festival, an outdoor country music concert, when a gunman fired into the crowd killing 58 and injuring more than 500. They managed to escape with no injuries.

Their escape from the gunfire was captured by a photographer at the time. It showed George, who is in a wheelchair, being pushed by a woman, who Christoper said was an off-duty nurse.

Sunday, the brothers attended the Gilroy Garlic Festival when a gunman opened fire. Three people were killed and 12 injured.

Physically the Cook brothers escaped unharmed, however mentally, Christopher told CNN he's been dealing with a wave of emotions.

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For the second time in two years, they survived a mass shooting (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2019 OP
Those poor people sure used up a lot of luck. irisblue Aug 2019 #1
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