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Mass shootings compound loss felt by marginalized groups

Posters, flowers and portraits fill the lawn in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2022, a part of a growing memorial after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at the school on May 24. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi) Posters, flowers and portraits fill the lawn in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2022, a part of a growing memorial after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at the school on May 24. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi) Posters, flowers and portraits fill the lawn in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2022, a part of a growing memorial after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at the school on May 24. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi) FILE - Timothy Boarman, left, and Swanson Owens unload a truck of fresh produce to be given out to people affected by the Tops Friendly Market closure on May 17, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded. Some public health experts say the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder is greater for the groups, especially when the shootings take place at schools, churches and other vital hubs. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex) FILE - Police walk outside the Tops grocery store on May 15, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at the supermarket, killing and wounding people in what authorities described as "racially motivated violent extremism." After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded. Some public health experts say the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder is greater for the groups, especially when the shootings take place at schools, churches and other vital hubs. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File) FILE - The men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church on June 19, 2015, after a memorial in Charleston, S.C. Thousands gathered at the College of Charleston TD Arena to bring the community together after nine people where shot to death at the church days prior. After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded. Some public health experts say the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder is greater for the groups, especially when the shootings take place at schools, churches and other vital hubs. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File) Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting and activist, looks at the photos that are a part of the Pulse memorial in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 9, 2022. After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded. Some public health experts say the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder is greater for the groups, especially when the shootings take place at schools, churches and other vital hubs. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson) Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting and activist, looks at the photos that are a part of the Pulse memorial in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 9, 2022. After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded. Some public health experts say the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder is greater for the groups, especially when the shootings take place at schools, churches and other vital hubs. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson) Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting and activist, stands outside of the Pulse memorial in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 9, 2022. After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded. Some public health experts say the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder is greater for the groups, especially when the shootings take place at schools, churches and other vital hubs. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
Mass shootings compound loss felt by marginalized groups