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  • Yvette Velasco Laid To Rest A Week After San Bernardino Shooting

    Family and friends gathered at the funeral of San Bernardino mass shooting victim Yvette Velasco to pay their respects one last time, a week after the gruesome massacre.

    Velasco, 27, was among the youngest people killed on the shooting that took place at Inland Regional Center, December 2.

    The 27-year-old victim worked as an environmental specialist for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health. She was at the luncheon at the Inland Regional Center when Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik marched in on the conference and started firing at Farook’s coworkers. The shooters were said to have been influenced by radical Islamic teachings for two years. The massacre, which FBI investigators called an “act of terrorism,” claimed 14 lives and left 21 others wounded.

    Yvette Velasco Died in the San Bernardino Shooting with 13 Other Victims

    For Yvette Velasco, December 2 was an important day. She recently passed the exam to become a registered environmental specialist and was going to be honored with a gold badge, officially recognizing her as a San Bernardino County Department of Public Health inspector. Yvette Velasco, described by relatives as “an intelligent, motivated, and beautiful young woman,” was very passionate about her job.

    When family members heard reports about the shooting, they immediately called every hospital in the area in hopes to get information about her. Velasco’s father, a retired California Highway Patrol Lieutenant, searched through other centers to find her.

    “I’m fearing the worst… She would definitely be in contact after something like this,” Velasco’s father said after they found no clues as to his daughter’s condition.

    A week had passed since the tragedy, hundreds of people gathered to send their final goodbyes to the young woman who was “loved by all who knew her” as she is laid to rest at the Forest Lawn in Covina.

    The funeral for Yvette Velasco was the first of the victims of the most recent mass killing in the U.S.

  • Shaylee Chuckulnaskit Dies From Injuries Sustained In Marysville-Pilchuck High School Shooting

    The latest teen to die after the October 24 shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School is 14-year-ld Shaylee Chuckulnaskit. According to officials at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington, Chuckulnaskit died of her injuries on Friday afternoon, October 31.

    The Chuckulnasit family released a statement through Providence. “Our hearts are broken at the passing of our beautiful daughter. Shay means everything to us. In Shay’s short life she has been a radiant light bringing us incredible joy and happiness. She has been a loving daughter, a caring sister, a devoted friend and a wonderful part of our community. We can’t imagine life without her,” said the family.

    When authorities showed up at the cafeteria where the shooting took place, Chuckulnaskit’s injuries were reportedly so severe that she was unrecognizable. She suffered critical head wounds.

    Chuckulnaskit is the fourth casualty in the shooting that happened on October 24. Zoe Galasso, 14, was killed by the shooter, Jaylen Fryberg, 15, at the scene before he allegedly turned the gun on himself. Fryberg also shot Chuckulnaskit and Gia Soriano, 14, who died on Sunday, October 26, at the same hospital as Chuckulnaskit. Two other teens and cousins of the shooter, Andrew Fryberg and Nate Hatch, were also wounded by Fryberg and are still recovering from their injuries.

    A memorial by the Tulalip Indian reservation was held on Thursday, October 30, for Fryberg, who was a member of a prominent tribal family. The Tulalip Tribes issued a statement condemning Fryberg’s “horrific actions” and explained that it was their custom to gather in times of grief.

    The tribes also issued a statement last Friday, upon Chuckulnaskit’s death, saying, “our hearts are heavy as we hear of the passing of Shaylee Chuckulnaskit. Shaylee and her family are part of our extended Tulalip community and we offer up our prayers.”