The FBI and Allen Police are extending the availability of a resource hub providing services for survivors of the Allen mall shooting.
"It's an opportunity for victims to walk in, and then they'll get access to see kind of what services they need," Melinda Urbina said. Urbina is the public affairs specialist for the FBI Dallas Field Office.
"I think a lot of times there's a misconception that if you're a victim, you had to have been shot, maybe physically injured. And that's not the case. It's not just being physically injured. A lot of times emotional distress is an injury that I think is sometimes not visible," Urbina said.In addition to emotional support, survivors can pick up any belongings they might have abandoned in an open space while they ran for safety.
"A big thing that we're able to do is return the personal effects," Urbina said."So, I think sometimes that's just a relief in their mind. This was such a traumatic thing for them. And to get something back that's so personal sometimes brings just, like, a little bit of a positive thing in their lives."
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