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Some, not all, local reps respond to latest school shooting

May 18, 2018 2:33 pm
CNN reports that ten people were killed and others were injured in a school shooting May 18 at a high school near Houston in Texas. The shooter, who was caputured, had an AR-15-style rifle, a pistol, a shotgun, and pipe bombs. It was the 22nd school shooting in 2018. New York Senator Chuck Schumer tweeted, "I’m so saddened to hear of yet another school day upended by a horrific act violence. I pray for the families of the victims and all those affected." Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tweeted, "Heartbreaking, unbearable news out of Santa Fe, TX, the latest community to be torn apart by a horrific school shooting. How many more families and communities must grieve? Enough is enough." At press time, neither Representatives John Faso – a Republican who represents Greene, Columbia, Ulster, and other counties – and Democrat Paul Tonko – who represents Albany County and parts of Rensselaer County – had released any statement about the shooting. Read the full story at CNN.