Post by Logan on Jun 15, 2016 1:17:52 GMT -6
Sunday wasn't the first time Gov. Kate Brown had been alerted to a mass shooting.
In October 2015, only a few months into her governorship, she mourned with Oregon after a man killed 10 people, including himself, at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg.
Sunday's shooting was across the country, but the gut-punch of tragedy rang familiar.
Friends and family were visiting Brown at Mahonia Hall, the governor's official residence, when she got the news: A gunman had shot and killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Read more: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2016/06/13/gov-brown-we-cant-let-haters-win/85848946/
In October 2015, only a few months into her governorship, she mourned with Oregon after a man killed 10 people, including himself, at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg.
Sunday's shooting was across the country, but the gut-punch of tragedy rang familiar.
Friends and family were visiting Brown at Mahonia Hall, the governor's official residence, when she got the news: A gunman had shot and killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Read more: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2016/06/13/gov-brown-we-cant-let-haters-win/85848946/