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On Sunday, August 28, Glenn Edward Bennet and Donald Ray Surrett Jr. were shot and killed in a Safeway on Bend’s east side during an attempted mass shooting. Two others were injured in the attack, and the gunman took his own life.

On Monday, about 200 people from around the community came to Drake Park to mourn the loss of the two men. Gun control advocates, local politicians and church leaders spoke about the tragic death of two community members.

This article appears in Aug 24, 2022 – Aug 30, 2023.

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Vigil Held for Victims of Gun Violence

by Jack Harvel, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 29, 2022

<h1>Vigil Held for Victims of Gun Violence</h1> <p class="byline">by Jack Harvel, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 29, 2022</p> <p>On Sunday, August 28, Glenn Edward Bennet and Donald Ray Surrett Jr. were shot and killed in a Safeway on Bend's east side during an attempted mass shooting. Two others were injured in the attack, and the gunman took his own life.</p> <p>On Monday, about 200 people from around the community came to Drake Park to mourn the loss of the two men. Gun control advocates, local politicians and church leaders spoke about the tragic death of two community members.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9388-scaled.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9388-scaled.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-40056" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Choir sang between speakers, opening and closing the event.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9394-scaled.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9394-scaled.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-40057" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Members of the public were invited to lay flowers to honor Glenn Edward Bennet and Donald Ray Surrett Jr. at a vigil in Drake Park.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9383-scaled.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9383-scaled.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-40068" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Bend City Councilor Melanie Kebler spoke at the event, saying, "I felt and I am still feeling anger. I'm so angry that this continues, I'm so angry that lives were needlessly lost. That terror was experienced in our community. The ripple effects everyone in this crowd affects everyone in this community, everyone who visit this community."</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9391-scaled.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9391-scaled.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-40060" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">About 200 people gathered in Drake Park to mourn the loss of two people shot and killed at the Safeway in the Forum shopping center.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9373-scaled.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_9373-scaled.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-40069" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Presbyterian pastor and candidate for Deschutes County Commissioner pleaded with attendees to not get used to gun violence. "The only thing I know about grief is that we have to name it and we have to be in each other's presence together realizing that we are not alone. We're going to talk in a minute about love and support what's available right now in our community. And in the coming days, I'm sure there will be lots of conversation about what we do next. I'm only going to ask one thing of you, one action item I know you're not supposed to ask. But it is near and dear to my heart and that is to refuse to believe that this must be normal."</figcaption></figure> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/vigil-held-for-victims-of-gun-violence-17592513/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=40049&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/vigil-held-for-victims-of-gun-violence-17592513/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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