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In Binghamton, sorrow, questions and the search for a way forward after violence

Maria Zobniw and her daughter Chrystia in happier times (Photo used by permission)
Maria Zobniw and her daughter Chrystia in happier times (Photo used by permission)
Omri Yigal (Matt Rourke/AP)
Omri Yigal (Matt Rourke/AP)
(07/02/09) Three months have passed since a gunman opened fire at an immigrant services center in Binghamton. Jiverly Wong, a mentally-ill immigrant from Vietnam, murdered thirteen people before taking his own life. Brian Mann was one of the reporters NPR sent to cover the shooting. NPR asked Brian to go back to Binghamton this summer, to talk with families and to find out what happens to a community blindsided by such devastating violence.

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