Years ago I created the tag The Tragedy of the Week on my blog. My first use was in December 2012, in the wake of the Newtown school shooting. My intent was sardonic humor. Tragedies involving innocent young people killed by guns, such as in school shootings, were becoming so common that they seemed to happen every week. It wasn't meant to be literal!
The past two weeks, though, have seen two major mass-shooting tragedies. Last week, on Saturday, May 14, a gunman shot 13 people in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. 10 people died. Example news coverage: CNN article updated May 18.
This week, on Tuesday, May 24, a gunman walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and barricaded himself in a classroom. He killed a whopping 21 people, including 19 children around the age of 10 years old, and injured 17 more. Example news coverage: Forbes article updated May 26.
I'll have more to say about these events, a lot more, soon.
The past two weeks, though, have seen two major mass-shooting tragedies. Last week, on Saturday, May 14, a gunman shot 13 people in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. 10 people died. Example news coverage: CNN article updated May 18.
This week, on Tuesday, May 24, a gunman walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and barricaded himself in a classroom. He killed a whopping 21 people, including 19 children around the age of 10 years old, and injured 17 more. Example news coverage: Forbes article updated May 26.
I'll have more to say about these events, a lot more, soon.