UNLV students build makeshift barricades as gunman opens fire
When the unthinkable happened, University of Nevada, Las Vegas students were grabbing free food for “study week,” at cheerleading practice, and hurrying to class with their focus on final exams. “It’s one of those things,” said law student Carlos Eduardo Espina, “that you want to think, it’s not gonna happen.” Then it does. Three people were killed, one person was critically injured, and the ...
by Terry Castleman, Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times
Dec 06, 2023
3 minutes
When the unthinkable happened, University of Nevada, Las Vegas students were grabbing free food for “study week,” at cheerleading practice, and hurrying to class with their focus on final exams.
“It’s one of those things,” said law student Carlos Eduardo Espina, “that you want to think, it’s not gonna happen.” Then it does.
Three people were killed, one person was critically injured, and the gunman was dead after a mass shooting Wednesday at UNLV.
Cesar Marquez, 33, was in the student union, helping to train student political organizers when the notification came in.
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