OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – UW-Oshkosh held a vigil Thursday to honor the five Dallas officers and two men recently killed by police.
The vigil was held before news broke of the attack in France.
Violent incidents across the country hit home on the campus for students like Chelsea Tatum.
“When everything happened during the week it was very overwhelming and it was kind of emotional for all of us”
To help heal, the college held a candlelight vigil Thursday.
It honored the five Dallas police officers shot and killed, as well as Philando Castile and Alton Sterling who were shot and killed by police.
Those in attendance said these acts highlight a larger problem in America, explained Chief Kurt Leibold of the UW-Oshkosh Police Department.
“Something needs to be done and it’s all one big issue. So let’s get together and talk about it”
Attendants told us there is racial discrimination in this country and mistrust between citizens and police, but Leibold says there is also hope that can be healed on all sides.
“Getting out of the squad cars, getting back into the neighborhoods and talking to citizens again, partnering with citizens and bringing the right tools to solve problems before they boil over”
After the vigil participants hugged one another, ending the event with a smile.
