It's really taken a day to process the events of this past weekend. I was at work as all of this was happening, so naturally working in news it was everywhere. I immediately thought of the people I know around the area and hoped they were far from the scene, which luckily they were. And watching and listening to the people looking for their loved ones. This woman stuck out to me with her pleas for answers and just wanting to be with her son, knowing that his boyfriend was already dead.
Nothing I could write would eloquently describe this woman's pain, or the pain of all of those who lost someone, or the horrors these people saw that night when all they wanted was a night out with friends, to be themselves in a safe place.
I know this has instantly become a politicized event in many ways, with gun control and LGBT rights, but for now I won't dive into that. For now it's time to support those who have lost someone and show love.