Fire Chief Matt Hallock said he wanted to publicly apologize to the fire service community for not intervening sooner, amid the unfolding trauma since the Jan. 21 shooting.
This includes a public safety response, bolstered city staff support, accessible mental health resources and the beginning steps toward an emergency victim’s fund — to be voted on during a special City Council meeting tonight.
“For them to save nine lives — is a big deal. What’s hurting the most is not saving 11 and that’s a hard thing to carry,” he said. “It’s just one of those things that images and sounds and what was experienced that night, you know, will be here, in the forefront of their minds, for quite a while.”Newly elected Mayor Jose Sanchez has been an educator in Monterey Park for 18 years.
“There are many funding organizations out there that’s trying to raise money for the victims and relatives of the victims,” he said. “I think people that want to donate are maybe a little bit hesitant and donate to some organizations. They feel much more comfortable donating to the city of Monterey Park. We the city cannot do that legally.”
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