Walz’s account of son’s brush with gun violence offers poignant moment in VP debate

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz celebrates with his son Gus Walz , wife Gwen Walz and daughter Hope Walz after accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 21 in Chicago. Alex Wong | Getty Images

A debate-stage disclosure about the gun violence personally affecting the son of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz offered a moment of compassion from Republican nominee JD Vance on Tuesday night.

During the debate, the Minnesota governor shared that his 17-year-old son Gus Walz witnessed a shooting in St. Paul while practicing volleyball at a community center.

On Jan. 18, 2023, JuVaughn Turner, then 16, was shot in the head outside of St. Paul’s Jimmy Lee Recreation Center by 26-year-old center employee Exavir Dwayne Binford Jr. The rec center is a few miles from the Walzes’ home in St. Paul…

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