PHILADELPHIA — Veronica Rex is no stranger to grief. She lost her daughter and son-in-law in separate murders in 2009, and her son in another murder in 2018 — leaving 10 of her 15 grandchildren missing a parent.
When she heard that a mass shooting on South Street last weekend had killed 3 and injured 11, a fresh wave of grief consumed her. She kept thinking about how many families were shattered and thrown in disarray in a day.
“You become lost, and when I say lost, it’s like days, you don’t want to get up,” she said. “I was broken.”
