It wasn't immediately clear if he chose his victims, including the Korean-American Cho family, because of their race. He was said to be armed with multiple weapons, including an assault rifle, wearing tactical gear and carrying items that expressed interest in far-right and racist ideology. The GoFundMe page for the Cho family has raised over $700,000 in less than eight hours.Īuthorities are still investigating the motive of the shooter, identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia. The rampage only stopped when a police officer who happened to be at the mall shot and killed the gunman. 'Cindy, Kyu and three year old James were among those victims that tragically lost their lives and the family is in deep mourning.' It provides readers with insight into Warner’s character and motivations and sets the stage for the rest of the series. Writing & Setting-I’m really loving where Tahereh Mafi is going with this world. 'An afternoon that should have been filled with light, love and celebration unfortunately was cut short by another mass shooting massacre that left 8 victims dead,' read a message on the GoFundMe page. Destroy Me (Novella 1) Told from the perspective of Warner, one of the series’ main antagonists, this novella takes place between the events of Shatter Me and Unravel Me. Defy Me is told in three points of view, following Warner, Juliette, and Kenji (YES FINALLY HE GETS THE SPOTLIGHT HE DESERVES) after the chaotic ending of Restore Me. William Cho was wounded and treated at a nearby hospital. When a shooter clad in black body armor opened fire at the mall with a semi-automatic rifle, among the dead were Kyo Song Cho, 37, Cindy Cho, 35, and their 3-year-old son James. The Cho family was visiting the Allen Premium Outlets mall just days after William Cho turned six years old, according to a GoFundMe page created for the family. How many years we'd fought for moments - minutes - to be together.A 6-year-old is the only surviving member of his family after his parents and little brother were gunned down in the weekend mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas.ĪLLEN, Texas (KABC) - A 6-year-old is the only surviving member of his family after his parents and little brother were gunned down in the weekend mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas. I had no idea how desperately we'd been fighting.

I had no idea how much we'd lost, no idea how much of him I'd longed for. The only steady, reliable heartbeat I've ever had. To know for certain now that there was at least one mistake I never made.Īaron Warner Anderson is the only emotional through line in my life that ever made sense.

It's an empowering discovery, to find that I can trust myself - even when I'm not myself - to make the right choices. Heavier, like my feet have been more firmly planted, liberated by certainty, free to grow roots here in my own self, free to trust unequivocally in the strength and steadiness of my own heart. My memories of him - memories of us - have done something to me.

“In this new, turbulent reality, the one person I recognize is him.

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