HESSTON, Kan. (KSNW) — When disaster strikes, the ones who hear about it first are those on the phone.
Don Gruver, Harvey County’s director of emergency communications, remembers the day of the Excel Industries shooting in Hesston like it was yesterday.
“It’s hard to imagine it was 10 years ago,” Gruver said Wednesday, the anniversary of the tragedy. “But you still remember sights, sounds. It’s all still up there.”
‘Hesston Strong’: Community reflects 10 years after Excel shooting
A shooting of this magnitude was completely unexpected in Harvey County, which only had three 911 dispatchers working that night…