Uvalde Mass Shooting

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/07/1103577387/matthew-mcconaughey-green-converse-shoes-sneakers-uvalde-maite-rodriguez The story of a Uvalde victim's green shoes captures the White House's attention

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/06/07/ap22158692071820-f85a8959a7a0787fb741ec6a1916f6967c30d926-s1200-c85.webp Camila Alves McConaughey holds green Converse sneakers. Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim Maite Rodriguez, who died at age 10, was wearing green Converse shoes when she died. Susan Walsh/AP …The fact that Maite was identified mainly by her sneakers and other students by DNA tests is because of the sheer violence inflicted by the AR-15-style rifle used in the mass shooting. McConaughey said, "They needed extensive restoration. Why? Due to the exceptionally large exit wounds of an AR-15 rifle. Most of the bodies so mutilated that only DNA test[s] and green Converse could identify 'em." As prior reports have stated, the AR-15 rifle was a weapon designed for war and to inflict maximum damage. Related Link: A Uvalde coroner is haunted by identifying the bodies of children and an old friend