Odessa teens, frequent sports rivals, came together Monday night to mourn a lost student and plan a benefit for survivors and families of the deceased
Move over, 'Friday Night Lights': Texas shooting brings together Odessa, Permian teens to help survivorsPublished 10:24 PM EDT Sep 2, 2019
High school students from Odessa, Texas meet for a prayer vigil at Sherwood Park trying to do fun-raising for the victims of the recent shootings. The death toll rose to seven after a gunman's rampage that left many more injured following what began as a routine traffic stop in Odessa.
“This place will never be the same,” said Cole McNabb, 18, a senior at Permian Basin. “People will be jumpy forever. Someone who you were close to maybe won’t be there forever.”McNabb was in his truck Saturday when he approached the Cinergy movie theater complex east of Odessa. Suddenly, he heard gunshots — police had at that moment caught up with and killed the lone suspect in the mass shooting.
Regalado and her brother told McKenney they’d be eager to create a dance concert for the fundraiser. In fact, Regalado’s dancing skills brought her into contact with one of the people killed on Saturday, Leilah Hernandez, who was 15. Hernandez was known around campus as a great athlete and even better person, Murillo said, adding, “I just want them to like keep her memory alive, how she was, not how her life ended.”
“Seeing these happen just makes the world seem worse than it already is,” she said. “I just keep hoping that it gets better.”McKenney also has nightmarish thoughts to contend with. Although he was in New Mexico when the shooting happened and just returned to Odessa on Sunday, he received a phone call Saturday from his old friend and football buddy Nathan Hernandez, Leilah’s older brother.
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