Kristy Strout stands next to her father-in-law Arthur Barnard as he holds a photo of his son, her husband, Arthur “Artie” Strout and says his name in front of a crowd of hundreds of survivors of gun violence at the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Kristy Strout and Arthur Barnard listen to speech inside St. Mark's Episcopal Church before the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Kristy Strout speaks with Gail Schwartz, center, and Patricia Oliver, right, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church the before the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Schwartz lost her 14-year-old nephew Alex Schachter and Oliver lost her 17-year-old son Joaquin Oliver in the Parkland, Florida shooting in 2018.
Kristy Strout reads a CNN article about a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The news broke Wednesday afternoon and many vigil attendees found out through news alerts.
Kristy Strout looks at a photo of Gail Schwartz’s, left, nephew Alex Schachter as they talk at St. Mark's Episcopal Church before the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Fred Guttenberg sends out a tweet about the breaking news of an active shooter at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas just hours before the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Guttenberg lost his 14-year-old daughter Jaime Guttenberg in the Parkland, Florida shooting in 2018 and in the years since Guttenberg has become a gun control activist. Arthur Barnard messages him after learning about him and he invited Kristy Strout and Barnard down to Washington, D.C. for the vigil and associated events.
Kristy Strout and Arthur Barnard attend the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Kristy Strout holds on to the photo of her late-husband Arthur Strout while she sits next to her father-in-law Arthur Barnard at the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Arthur Barnard holds his head in his hands as he listens to a speaker at the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Kristy Strout grips an 8x10 framed photo of her husband Arthur “Artie” Strout, who was killed in the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston, as she wipes a tear away at the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Javier Cazares, the father of slain Uvalde student Jackie Cazares, sits behind Kristy Strout and Arthur Barnard at the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Hundreds of family members, gun violence victims and advocates filled the church for the vigil.
A photo of Arthur “Artie” Strout is shown on the screens as Senator Chuck Schumer ends his speech at the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Kristy Strout and Arthur Barnard attend the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
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