Something horrific close to home

[Tanuki]

My church hosts a creative arts program for kids in the community. They just wrapped up their "summer camp," and they had a festive showcase event on Saturday to share their projects. A joyous time, and everyone left in high spirits. That very night, the mother of one of the students (age 10) was murdered in her front yard, shot to death by a man she had reportedly dated for 4 months but had broken up with a week earlier. He then got back in the truck and fatally shot himself. Senseless, shocking, devastating. Can't even imagine what this little girl and her brother are going through.

[TexasTowelie]

1. So sad.

[peacebuzzard]

2. Tragic, horrific, those poor kids .....

Sorry to hear this.

[retrowire]

3. Life is so twisted. Nt

[Laffy Kat]

4. Just fucking sick of what feels like open season on women.

Fucking sick.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. That happens way too often. Nt

[Tanuki]

7. Aside from the specifics of this event, that is my reaction, too.

It feels like a plague, and the NRA has successfully lobbied cowardly lawmakers to prevent the CDC and others from studying gun violence as a public health issue. (And yes, if anyone is thinking of schooling me, I am well aware that many domestic violence victims are slain by other means, and it would have been just as horrific if she had been stabbed or strangled). Two kids have lost their mom and our community has lost a dedicated nurse practitioner. I feel sick about this, and about domestic abuse, and killing innocent people.

[Bettie]

6. I've got no words

poor kids to be left without their mom because some guy couldn't or wouldn't get the help he obviously needed.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Guns are America's solution to all problems.

[Adrahil]

9. wow.... NT

[leftyladyfrommo]

10. A whole lot if women would be better off

without that man in their life.

I know so many really nice women who are just weighed down by some complete asshole.