'No! Not us': CityHPIL Mayor Nancy Rotering recalls the Independence Day shooting that left 7 dead
The sun was shining and flags were waving in the breeze -- a perfect day for a parade."We were all so happy to be celebrating together as a community," Rotering recalls.
I am deeply grateful for the goodness, the support and the advocacy from our community, but I continue to be heartbroken by this year of firsts: holidays, birthdays, important family milestones missing an important family member or adjusting to a new physical reality after being shot. The pain felt by so many is not diminishing, and there is no respite from the trauma.
My cellphone buzzed. It was my husband. Then our city manager, Ghida Neukirch. They told me that people had been shot. Someone was dead on the ground next to our local outdoor camping store. People were shot in front of Walker Brothers Pancake House. Bodies were scattered on the ground in the heart of our city.As fire vehicles roared up the hill toward us, we pivoted to an emergency evacuation. My council colleagues and I ran to both sides of the street and screamed for people to run west.
Q. Have you received support from other mayors in cities that have experienced similar attacks? In what way? Q. Mass shootings have continued since July 4. Do you think Congress ever is going to take action to control military-style weapons? What about the state?
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