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US mass shootings strain coroners offices, the last responders
Reuters / Updated: Apr 20, 2021, 16:27 IST
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After a gunman killed eight workers and himself at an Indianapolis FedEx center last week, the chief deputy coroner spoke of the toll the deaths had taken on her coworkers. AP Photo
WASHINGTON: After a gunman killed eight workers and himself at an Indianapolis FedEx center last week - the city s third mass shooting this year - the chief deputy coroner spoke of the toll the deaths had taken on her coworkers. It is a very difficult job, said Alfarena McGinty of the Marion County Coroner s Office. The staff is definitely suffering and is going to need long-term counseling.
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By Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a gunman killed eight workers and himself at an Indianapolis FedEx center last week - the city s third mass shooting this year - the chief deputy coroner spoke of the toll the deaths had taken on her coworkers. It is a very difficult job, said Alfarena McGinty of the Marion County Coroner s Office. The staff is definitely suffering and is going to need long-term counseling.
John Fudenberg knows such strain all too well.
In 2017, after a gunman killed 58 people at an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas, Fudenberg s staff at the Clark County Coroner s Office was responsible for telling families their loved ones were dead. He said they delivered the devastating news several times an hour in the days following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
By Syndicated Content
By Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a gunman killed eight workers and himself at an Indianapolis FedEx center last week - the city s third mass shooting this year - the chief deputy coroner spoke of the toll the deaths had taken on her coworkers. It is a very difficult job, said Alfarena McGinty of the Marion County Coroner s Office. The staff is definitely suffering and is going to need long-term counseling.
John Fudenberg knows such strain all too well.
In 2017, after a gunman killed 58 people at an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas, Fudenberg s staff at the Clark County Coroner s Office was responsible for telling families their loved ones were dead. He said they delivered the devastating news several times an hour in the days following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a gunman killed eight workers and himself at an Indianapolis FedEx center last week - the city’s third mass shooting this year - the chief deputy coroner spoke of the toll the deaths had taken on her coworkers.
FILE PHOTO:Los Angeles County coroner and forensic specialists remove a body from a home on Ramsey Way where four people were found dead, in Pomona, California May 9, 2014. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo
“It is a very difficult job,” said Alfarena McGinty of the Marion County Coroner’s Office. “The staff is definitely suffering and is going to need long-term counseling.”