El Paso is marking the anniversary of a shooting at a crowded Walmart by remembering the 23 people killed.
“It shook me to remind me that we’re in the middle of a healing process that we’re now being overwhelmed by COVID,” said El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, the county’s top executive.
Melendez said her family will attend that ceremony and mark the anniversary with a dinner at her father’s favorite steakhouse. Melendez said that as the anniversary of the shooting approaches, she feels the support of the city.El Paso residents describe the friendliness of the city, which has one of the lowest crime rates in the U.S. Many people have roots in both the U.S. and Mexico, frequently crossing the border. Several of those killed at the Walmart had come from Mexico to shop.
The morning of the shooting, Melendez’s parents took their granddaughter Kaitlyn to the Walmart to get new clothes and a basketball. They were at the checkout when the gunman fired, and David Johnson pushed his wife and granddaughter under the conveyor belt. Johnson was not Hispanic, but his wife and granddaughter are.“That was always his priority, was his family, and he always put others first. That showed that day,” Melendez said.
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