Many of Maine’s deaf people went to school together, and the loss of four deaf people in Wednesday’s shooting in Lewiston has hit the tightknit community hard.
An aerial view of Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant, where the deaf victims of the shooting had gathered to play cornhole, on Friday.
Their deaths have shaken a tightknit deaf community, sending ripples of grief across the country, but have been particularly hard-hitting in Maine, where many deaf people went to school together. “In Maine, the deaf community is particularly intimate because of how sparsely populated the state is,” said Amy Richardson, who was friends with two of the victims.“We are grieving,” she signed, using two hands moving in opposite directions on her chest, as if she was twisting her heart in half.
When news of the shooting began to spread, Clayton Marr, a longtime friend, texted Seal to tell him to be safe. Marr grew concerned when Seal didn’t respond and spent the night tossing and turning before finding out Thursday that Seal had died.He and Seal grew up together and enjoyed playing disc golf as adults. Seal had infectious positive energy. “He made me a better person,” Marr said.
But, Brooks said, said she saw a lot of familiar faces from around the country on Thursday’s vigil Zoom call, and has heard from friends of her brother’s in Ohio, Vermont and Maine.“In the history of mass shootings, there’s never been so many deaf people dead, so this is really hitting the deaf community hard,” said Brooks. “It’s hitting home. Deaf people have to be more involved and push for change in laws around guns.
Some deaf advocates have complained that it has been difficult to keep track of the news of the shooting. There was already a shortage of interpreters in Maine, especially those comfortable working in the fast, high-pressured environment of a live TV broadcast, said Stacey Bsullak, 51, a local interpreter.
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