Kelly Kennedy, reporter, Miami, for two stories about the emotional toll the Parkland massacre has taken on the community over the past year, including the saga of two women who embraced each other in an iconic photo on the day of the school shootings, but now no longer speak to each other.
Compelling exclusives on the emotional toll of the Parkland shooting
Mechelle Boyle, right, embraces Cathi Rush after reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, 2018. Rush was desperately waiting to find out whether her 14-year-old son Brandon was OK. Boyle’s three children did not attend the high school and were safe. The women comforted each other in a moment of anguish, but a year after the shooting they are no longer in contact. Rush declined to be interviewed with Boyle, saying she disagreed with her on gun control and politics.
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