Echo News TV LLC Peer Review Report: Tragedy at Brown University – The Story of Mia Tretta
- Karen Brittingham-Edmond
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
15 December 2025
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Peer Review Summary Report: Tragedy at Brown University – The Story of Mia Tretta per Democracy Now Amy Goodman.
Providence - Rhode Island In a harrowing recurrence of violence, Brown University was the site of a mass shooting that left two students dead and nine others injured. Among the survivors was Mia Tretta, who, at age 15, was previously wounded in the 2019 Saugus High School shooting where her best friend was killed. Tretta chose Brown for its reputation as a safe campus and Rhode Island’s strict gun laws, yet found herself reliving the trauma she thought she had left behind. Despite being physically unharmed in this latest tragedy, she recounted the terror and confusion that gripped the campus, with students locked down for hours and rumors spreading in the absence of reliable information. The emotional toll was compounded by the chilling realization that, even in a place chosen for safety, violence could find her again. Meet Mia Tretta: Shot 6 Years Ago, Brown Student Speaks Out After Surviving 2nd School Shooting | Democracy Now!
Tretta’s experience is emblematic of a generation repeatedly scarred by preventable gun violence. She has become an outspoken advocate, channeling her pain into activism with Everytown for Gun Safety and Students Demand Action. Tretta's message is unwavering: every act of gun violence is preventable, yet government inaction persists. She argues that meaningful change requires political courage to enact and enforce common-sense gun laws, lamenting that thoughts and prayers are insufficient to address the scale of the crisis. Her testimony at the White House and public advocacy highlight the need for leaders who prioritize children’s safety over the interests of the gun lobby, emphasizing that no child should fear for their life in school.
The tragedy at Brown is not isolated. Other students, like Zoe Weissman, shared similar stories of surviving multiple school shootings, underscoring a national epidemic. As mass shootings continue to devastate communities and traumatize survivors, the urgent call for reform grows louder. The pain and physical scars remain for survivors like Tretta, who faces a lifetime of healing. Her story stands as a powerful indictment of legislative inertia and a rallying cry for action, reminding us that the loss of innocence and perpetual fear endured by students is a preventable tragedy that must no longer be accepted as normal.
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