Standing in Solidarity: A week of tragedy

Hannah Sonberg / Managing Editor / The USD Vista

This past week has included an abnormal and horrific frequency of tragic acts of implied bigotry. Outlined below are the events that occurred between Oct. 24 to Oct. 27 in order to relay information and acknowledge  the victims.

Oct. 24, 2018

On Wednesday in Jeffersontown, Ky., Maurice Stallard was shot in his local Kroger store, followed by Vickie Jones, who was shot in the parking lot of the same store as the suspect was fleeing. Gregory A. Bush was seen attempting to enter a predominantly black church 10-15 minutes before the shootings at the Kroger store.

Bush was arrested after the fatal shootings in a nearby area.

Oct. 25, 2018

Cesar Sayoc of Aventura, Fla., a supporter of the current administration, has been arrested on multiple charges for sending 13 seemingly homemade pipe-bombs to primarily democratic political and media figures.  Some of these figures include former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the CNN news office.Read more on page 4.

Oct. 27, 2018

A Pittsburgh synagogue, the Tree of Life Congregation, was violently attacked on Saturday, leaving 11 dead and six wounded.  The gunman, Robert Bowers, carried four guns and verbally expressed his anti-Semitic views, that mirrored his threatening online activity, during his attack.  

U.S. Attorney Scott Brady is pushing for the death penalty as punishment Bowers’ attack.