“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mendoza family, the families of the victims, and all those affected by this senseless tragedy.”Ĭox Elementary School Principal Krista Wilson described the sisters as “rays of sunshine” in the letter.
“Words cannot express the sadness we feel as we grieve the loss of our students,” the letter reads. Their mother, Ilda Mendoza, is in the hospital in critical condition. Sisters Daniela and Sofia Mendoza were both elementary school students in the Wylie Independent School District, according to a letter sent to parents by the district.ĭaniela was in fourth grade and her sister was in second grade, the letter said. She will be greatly missed, and our hearts go out to her family and friends.” “She continued that spirit of compassion and dedication to excellence in her dental practice. “She was a kind and caring student, always doing the best to help improve the health and lives of her patients,” the dental school’s dean, Dr. “She was so sweet, and she would always say thank you that (the daycare staff) always takes care of her son,” Whitley said.Ĭindy strived to help her patients as a doctor in the dental field, said The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry, where she graduated from in 2013. Whitley said she was struck by Cindy’s kindness, she told WFAA. And there won’t be a day we’re not thinking about him,” she said. “He was a super sweet kid and every day we’re going to miss him. The teacher added a green balloon to his memorial. James’ favorite color was green, Whitley said.
“I’ve never actually met a 3-year-old that was that smart. “He was sweet and smart, and he was so cute,” Whitley told WFAA. Whitley remembers her student for his brilliant mind, she said. “(James) was innocent, and he did nothing wrong,” Whitley told WFAA. James loved wearing elephant bibs and shirts, Whitley said. Trinity Whitley knew two members of the Cho family – she was James’ day care teacher and Cindy was her dentist, she told CNN affiliate WFAA on Monday at a memorial outside the mall.Ī gray, stuffed elephant is pinned to James’ cross at the memorial. CNN has blurred their older son's face to protect his identity.
Kang Shin Young, 35, left her husband, Cho Kyu Song, 37, right and their 3-year-old son were killed. Here’s what we know so far about those killed in the Texas shooting: People going about their daily lives in schools, parks, grocery stores and medical buildings in communities big and small must now grapple with the trauma and grief that lingers when the shooting stops. It was one of more than 200 mass shootings in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which like CNN defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter. “After being released from the ICU, their six year old son William is the only surviving member of this horrific event.”Įight people were shot dead and at least seven others wounded before the gunman was killed by an Allen police officer who was already at the retail center on an unrelated call, police said. “Cindy, Kyu and three year old James were among those victims that tragically lost their lives and the family is in deep mourning,” a GoFundMe post read, written by friends of the family, referring to the family by their American names. The Houston office of the South Korean Consulate confirmed Monday that three Korean Americans – husband Cho Kyu Song, 37, and wife, Kang Shin Young, 35, as well as one of their children – were killed in the shooting, according to the Dallas Morning News. A family of four has become a family of one after a 6-year-old’s parents and brother were fatally shot by a gunman at a Texas outlet mall Saturday, a GoFundMe post by the family’s friends said.
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