Samaria Blackwell.Photo: Avon Police Department
“As an intelligent, straight A student, Samaria could have done anything she chose to put her mind to, and because she loved helping people, she dreamed of becoming a police officer,” her family said, describing her as a “people person” who will be “immensely” missed.“Although that dream has been cut short, we believe that right now she is rejoicing in heaven with her Savior,” they added.
Also killed in the mass shooting was Amarjit Sekhon, 48, Matthew R Alexander, 32; Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66; Jaswinder Kaur, 64; Jaswinder Singh, 68; Karli Smith, 19; and John Weisert, 74. (According to theNew York Times, some family members of the deceased provided different ages and spellings for the victims Jasvinder Kaur, 50; Sekhon, 49; and Jaswinder Kaur Singh, 70.)
The site of Thursday’s shooting.JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images
Of the eight victims of Thursday’s shooting, at least four of them were members of the Sikh Community, including a mother of two who moved to the United States in 2005.
“We must support one another, not just in grief, but in calling our policymakers and elected officials to make meaningful change,” Kaur said at the vigil. “The time to act is not later, but now. We are far too many tragedies, too late, in doing so.”
The gunman who carried out Thursday’s shooting has been identified as Brandon Scott Hole, 19. He was a former FedEx employee who last worked at the warehouse in the fall of 2020. Police have not discussed his motive.
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FedEx released astatementregarding the violence early Friday morning.
source: people.com
