Members of the East community continue to suffer from trauma and intense fear of gun violence after the Feb. 14 Super Bowl parade shooting and are calling for legislative change.
The shooting was a result of a verbal conflict between parade attendees and caused one death and 21 injuries, according to the Associated Press. Though this was the amount of direct casualties, East students and community members report being affected by the violence emotionally and psychologically.
Senior Claire Schudy was one of these students. Ever since the day of the shooting, she’s dealt with an intense fear that’s common among witnesses of traumatic events. For Schudy, it’s mostly manifested itself in the form of persistent violent dreams laden with imagery of guns and war.
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