The San Bernardino County Coroner released Thursday evening the names of the 14 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a holiday gathering at the Inland Regional Center.
The victims, who ranged in age from 26 to 60, are:
- Shannon Johnson, 45, Los Angeles
- Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46, Rialto
- Aurora Godoy, 26, San Jacinto
- Isaac Amanios, 60, Fontana
- Larry Kaufman, 42, Rialto
- Harry Bowman, 46, Upland
- Yvette Velasco, 27, Fontana
- Sierra Clayborn, 27, Moreno Valley
- Robert Adams, 40, Yucaipa
- Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, Colton
- Tin Nguyen, 31, Santa Ana
- Juan Espinoza, 50, Highland
- Damian Meins, 58, Riverside
- Michael Wetzel, 37, Lake Arrowhead
Twenty-one others were wounded in the massacre.
As horrific as this seems, if those were the only gun deaths in the U.S. on that day, it would be considered a “light” day, with far fewer gun deaths than the average, which is closer to 100 per day.
We need a new version of the Steppenwolf song, with the lyrics depicting Wayne LaPierre as a gun pusher, because that’s exactly what he is. Someone can do this, someone has the talent to reinvent it. “Goddamn the Pusherman.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-9iNVoeghIApproximately 60% of gun deaths are due to suicide. That’s another unspoken tragedy in America. In fact, more whites die by gunshot suicide than by gunshot homicide.
Very interesting article on Daily Kos, January 2014: http://bit.ly/1m0jXGn
Not that the GOPers care who it was that was killed and wounded.
Condolences to all.