In response to Covering a Tragedy: The UI’s 1991 Shooting, Daily Iowan readers spoke out on Twitter, recalling their whereabouts during the attack and remembering loved ones.
‘My wife and I were on campus this tragic day. We will never forget it’, tweeted Brad Stovie.
My wife and I were on campus this tragic day. We will never forget it https://t.co/0UDKdeqdfN
— brad stovie (@RaphaelEivots) November 1, 2017
Others like John Deeth remember the moments as they unfolded: ‘Not in this story but I was live on air at @IowaPublicRadio when shooting happened’.
Not in this story but I was live on air at @IowaPublicRadio when shooting happened. https://t.co/wSmpQvInlN
— John Deeth (@johndeeth) November 1, 2017
Molly Walker, Cleary’s neighbor at the time, tweeted in remembrance of Cleary and her feline companions: ‘Thinking of her, a smile always comes to my face. Brilliant & kind-hearted. Siamese cats & party hats forever, dear.’
My neighbor in my heart. Thinking of her, a smile always comes to my face. Brilliant & kind-hearted.Siamese cats & party hats forever, dear.
— Molly Walker (@mollywalkerz) November 1, 2017
Iowa City resident Ethan Zierke recommended Jo Ann Beard’s “The Fourth State of Matter“, an essay published in The New Yorker. Beard was close friends with victim Christoph Goertz.
I highly recommend, “The Fourth State of Matter,” Jo Ann Beard’s personal essay surrounding this tragedy. https://t.co/SOocCkkwAO
— EZ Editor (@EZ_editing) November 1, 2017
‘Memories of this day were still fresh for many in the newsroom. Nice job compiling them for this story’, tweeted Daily Iowan alumnus Steve Chamraz.
:: I was a young DI reporter in 93. Memories of this day were still fresh for many in the newsroom. Nice job compiling them for this story. https://t.co/0gi5m2Uahl
— Steve Chamraz (@TMJ4Steve) November 1, 2017
