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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sheila Flynn

Parents of Christian Glass, fatally shot by police, appeal for end to gun violence: ‘People are scared’

The Glass Family

The parents of Colorado 22-year-old Christian Glass, who was fatally shot in his car by police last June after calling 911 for help, on Monday demanded not only justice for their son but an end to the pervasive gun violence that has left Americans – and visitors to the country – “scared.”

“It’s known throughout the world; we know people that don't even want to visit us in America because they're too scared,” said Sally Glass, originally from England, as she stood next to her husband, New Zealand native Simon. “Our daughter is at college ... We just moved her to the third storey. She's scared ... people are scared.”

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