Walmart shooting provided lessons to Texas Tech Health El Paso faculty on how to teach students to respond to mass casualty incidents

KRWG | By Scott Brocato

Published August 13, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT

Dr. Alan Tyroch, professor and chair of surgery at Texas Tech Health El Paso's Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

The mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart five years ago provided lessons for Texas Tech Health El Paso faculty, who teach students how to respond to mass casualty incidents. Scott Brocato learns more from Dr. Alan Tyroch, professor and chair of surgery at Texas Tech Health El Paso's Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.

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Scott Brocato has been an award-winning radio veteran for over 35 years. He has lived and worked in Las Cruces since 2016, and you can hear him regularly during "All Things Considered" from 4 pm-7 pm on weekdays. Off the air, he is also a local actor and musician, and you can catch him rocking the bass with his band Flat Blak around Las Cruces and El Paso.

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