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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized emergency funding to help Farmington residents still reeling from a mass shooting that left three people dead.
Her office announced that the governor signed an executive order on Thursday authorizing $100,000 for mental health funds or other measures to help the city’s public health.
“While the general public’s attention shifts after just a week or two, the trauma left in communities by these tragedies is long-lasting, and it is critical that we support them throughout the recovery process,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement. declaration.
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Farmington will receive $100,000 in state emergency funds to deal with the aftermath of a tragic mass shooting.
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Farmington Mayor Nate Duckett expressed gratitude to the governor for acknowledging the “physical, emotional and financial” toll the May 15 shooting has taken on the community.
Farmington police said 18-year-old Beau Wilson started a shooting near where he lived, randomly firing more than 190 rounds before police fatally shot him.
Gwendolyn Dean Schofield, 97, and her daughter Melody Ivie, 73, were shot and killed when they pulled up in their car to help 79-year-old Shirley Voita, who had also been killed by gunfire.
