KAAGNY and NYS Senator John Liu Hold Unity Vigil for the Victims of the Atlanta Mass Shooting
On March 18, KAAGNY and New York State Senator John Liu organized a Unity Vigil in Flushing, Queens to pay respects to the victims of the Atlanta mass shooting.
Members of the Korean American community and other community organizations gathered at Leonard Square in the rain to rally support for the eight victims and to give each other community support.
In attendance were leaders from various community organizations, including Korean Community Services (KCS), Korean American Civic Empowerment (KACE), the Korean American Family Services Center (KAFSC), Korean American Business Council, Korean American Parents Association, and the National Action Network (NAN).
Local elected officials, including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and City Councilman Peter Koo also came to show their support.
"I don't know what's going to kill me first," former Queens Borough President Sharon Lee said. "COVID, or racism."
Senator John Liu said of the shooting, "There's no hate crime there? You gotta be kidding! And then for the sheriff's department's office to say the killer had a bad day? The killer had a bad day? Those eight people had bad days! This is outrageous!"
