A normal evening and then a man with a gun appeared

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On April 15, 2021 at 11 pm at the Indianapolis FedEx facility, it was a normal evening. Some workers were ending their shift and others were taking a break, heading to their cars to eat and relax before returning to work, and others were working in the facility. It was a normal evening until it was a tragic evening. A man with a gun came to this FedEx facility in Indianapolis on that normal evening and opened fire in the parking lot and inside the building. Eight people were killed – shot down instantly – ending their lives in pools of blood. It was a normal evening until it wasn’t.

Again and Again and Again and Again……….

FlynnPamela_06On June 17, 2015, nine people were shot and killed in the Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina. The victims were part of a bible study group. The victims were peaceful citizens. The victims were sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles and friends. Hate and violence should have no place in America. Is our collective memory so short that we forget the pain from each of the mass shootings? Do we just add nine more hash marks to the tally? Too many killings-too much hate-too much pain.