WXRT’s Terri Hemmert caught in New Orleans shooting, friend shot

[golden eagles97]

The WXRT personality was celebrating her birthday with friends in New Orleans for Jazz Fest when a shooting occurred. Her friend was shot, but a waiter, believed to be the target, was killed. What a terrible event.

WXRT’s Terri Hemmert shares harrowing story after friend shot, waiter killed in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Chicago radio legend Terri Hemmert described a harrowing story after her friend was shot and a waiter was killed while in New Orleans over the weekend. Hemmert, who is celebrating her…

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[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Sorry to hear this.

 

[A_b_m_90]

I've been to this restaurant. It is one of the best in town. Sad to hear this had to happen. But not surprising here living in NOLA.

 

[AceBiscuits]

Cannot even begin to put myself in Terri's shoes. Absolutely horrible.

I know this is trite, but thankfully she was not physically harmed, and her friend will recover from the injury. But, Terri points out the thing that most people may not necessarily think about in tragedies like these: the mental harm; the mental trauma from this incident and the immense fear that is hard to recover from. That is the long lasting impact of these tragedies on their victims and loved ones.