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Michigan State University student who survived Sandy Hook massacre speaks out after shooting
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 4:54PM
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A Michigan State University student who was on campus during Monday's deadly shooting is also a survivor of the Sandy Hook massacre.
Jaqueline Matthews, 21, is originally from Newtown, Connecticut.
She was in 6th grade when the shooting happened in 2012 and is currently majoring in international law at MSU.
"I don't ever think you ever get over something so traumatic or so tragic, even if it's not in your community," she said. "I think things like this, people feel and it never really goes away."
She suffers from a PTSD fracture* in her back due to crouching and hiding in a corner during the Sandy Hook massacre.
Joe Torres spoke with Matthews about her experience:
Matthews said she almost never talks about what happened at Sandy Hook on that dark day, but as she watched the carnage and chaos from her window on the MSU campus Monday night, she couldn't stay silent.
Matthews posted on TikTok to express her frustration and concern for the communities.
"I never talk about that topic, but I felt the need to post that video, I was sitting with my roommate, and we were talking about how out of hand this is, and how it's not OK," Matthews said. "Even the kids form Sandy Hook/Newtown, the kids from Stoneman Douglas, their lives don't stop when these things happen. The fact that the odds of me being in both of those places for two mass shootings, is unfortunately, not as unlikely as it is, for other people as well. I think that's why I felt the need to make the video to bring awareness to the fact that, enough is enough. It just needs to end."
Matthews said she is done being scared of the conversation.
In fact, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the number of mass shootings in the United States has nearly tripled in the last decade.
Matthews said she is willing to do her part to help put an end to it.