Texas Community Mourns Loved Ones Lost In School Shooting
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Weekend Edition remembers some of the victims who died in the Santa Fe High School shooting on Friday in Santa Fe, Texas.
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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:
And now we remember some of the victims who died in that shooting.
Chris Stone was 17 years old and wrapping up the final week of his junior year when he was shot and killed in an art classroom. His cousin wrote on Twitter, (reading) I love you, cousin. I didn't say it enough. I miss you now more than ever. In my heart and our family's, you will be with us forever.
Cynthia Tisdale was one of the two teachers who were killed at Santa Fe. She was a substitute teacher who committed much of her time to the high school. Her son told The Washington Post that she started substitute teaching because she loved to help children. She didn't have to do it. She did it because she loved it. And Sabika Sheikh, a 17-year-old exchange student from Pakistan...
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ABDUL AZIZ SHEIKH: Extraordinary, genius, talented...
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Extraordinary, genius, talented. She was always first, second or third in her class, said Aziz Sheikh, describing his daughter. He spoke to a local TV station in Karachi. He added that he still cannot believe that she's gone. Sabika had planned to return to her family towards the end of Ramadan in June.
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