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How Coroners Face The Trauma Of Mass Shootings

Two years have passed since the Las Vegas shooting which left 58 people dead and hundreds wounded.
A makeshift memorial for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP)

It’s been two years since the mass shooting at the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas, and survivors are still dealing with trauma from the attack that killed 58 people. 

The shooting also took a toll on a particular group of first responders — coroners. Las Vegas’ death investigators witnessed the mass violence and had to grapple with what they saw. 

“Our staff is responding to two or three tragic

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