The parents of a student killed in last year's mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, were near El Paso, Texas, on Saturday when a gunman carried out another massacre.
Manuel and Patricia Oliver have traveled the country painting murals to honor the memory of their son Joaquin, who was one of 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last February. Sunday would have been his 19th birthday, and the parents planned to unveil a mural in El Paso for the occasion, marking the 30th city with such a mural.
He painted a mural to demand change"Let me be honest with you, I'm not surprised, which is terrible, because I get these calls almost every week of something that just happened," he said."This was very close to where we were, which is a different story. But I'm glad that I'm here. I'm glad that I can share my terrible experience."Patricia Oliver, speaking with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Sunday night, said news of the shooting was painful to hear.
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