Wait so laws only “work” on people who don’t break laws? Fascinating.

You’ve convinced me…laws don’t work. Moron.

Praying for the victim and the families involved as well as any witnesses. Such an awful event.

The White Mountains. It's like traveling back in time.

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They still have a 15 year old mayor there?

These stupid shootings are off the charts lately, what the fuck is going on?

so sorry you had to go through that 💜 glad you are safe

Finally, someone asking the real questions around here.

Off the top of my head I'd say That's Entertainment in Worcester and possibly the Toy Vault (multiple locations) are good options to try.

The great majority of guns used for homicide in Massachusetts come from out of state, like 90%. So yes, gun laws work.

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Yeah at the time I was high anxiety but not too bad. Looked over my shoulder a bit more but nothing too bad then one day I just couldn’t stop thinking about it or about bad things happening. But yeah, I think I finally have reached some peace about it after a good bit of work. Wishing you the best as well.

Thank you for the concern. In the moment I wasn't too scared, just alarmed. Once I read the news in a restaurant confirming it was indeed a shooting, it started to sink in. Its a mix of emotions that's hard to process right now. I hope you were able to find some peace with the scary incident you went through.

Apologies if this is too presumptive of me but please be sure you get some professional help processing this. I’ve never quite got over being shot at and I hate seeing anybody thinking they are fine like I thought then one day a year later just hitting a brick wall of walking catatonia. I was a complete space case, dissociating constantly and probably avoidable if I got somebody to help pick through it with me. Be well, friend.

I am, Holyoke has had a serious decline since covid, it’s not the same place it was before then. Gang activity has been on the rise as the economy tanked more and more. Glad I was finally able to move out but sad at what it’s becoming.

The victim was an innocent bystander (it’s being reported that it was a manager, I believe his name is Walo but not trying to spread misinfo so please don’t take this as fact, who was trying to break up a fight between two people) at the nail salon called “A Touch of Beauty.” The downstairs location on the first floor near JCPenny. The upstairs location is my regular nail salon. My family was there in the food court when the shooting happened. They said it was chaos and everyone grabbed their kids and left to the closest exits.

Not the first shooting at the Holyoke Mall, sadly.

Oh no. This is terrible.

How scary for them and you. Thank God, they are safe.

Why don't they call for finishing the gawd damn overly late order or new cars for the orange and red lines?

From everything I have heard, gang related...

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Yep. Today I was bored and said "fuck it I'll go to the mall to walk around and get out". I had this intrusive though that there could be a shooting because they are so common now. Lo and behold it happens when we are there. I was not even surprised, just shaken after the fact finding out it was indeed a shooting.

Thanks, we are too. Its just a whirlwind of emotions overall.