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Reactions Across America to El Paso Shooting

The news of the El Paso Shooting on August 3, 2019, was reported across the country. The following articles are a sampling of the news coverage reporting on El Paso's mass shooting. The images below depict local El Pasoans and many others who came together to express support for the victims' families and repudiate the racist rhetoric voiced by some.

"The Shooting at an El Paso Walmart is One of the Deadliest in Modern U.S. History"
Texas Monthly
August 3, 2019
"El Paso shooter puts Mexican Americans in the crosshairs"
San Antonio Express-News
August 7, 2019
By Ruben Navarrette Jr.
"El Paso Walmart shooting suspect confesses, says he targeted Mexicans, police say"
Chicago Tribune
August 9, 2019
By Cedar Attanasio, Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber
"For Mexican Americans, El Paso is a beacon. That makes racist massacre more devastating"
Los Angeles Times
August 7, 2019
By Gustavo Arellano
"It's come to this: white nationalism is inciting mass murder in America"
Newsweek, Opinion Column
By Alexandra Minna Stern
ON 8/5/19 AT 9:52 AM EDT
"When Hate Came to El Paso"
The New York Times
August 4, 2019
By Richard Parker
"Not Ocasio-Cortez, not O’Rourke: An El Paso congresswoman’s different approach"
Washington Post
By Jenna Johnson and Paul Kane
August 10, 2019

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