Widower’s death adds to grief over El Paso massacre

Widower’s death adds to grief over El Paso massacre
Antonio Basco (AP)

A man who drew worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso is being laid to rest.

Antonio Basco died on August 14, just over two years after his wife, Margie Reckard, was fatally shot along with 22 other people by a lone gunman in the Texas city who authorities say targeted Latinos in an attack that stunned the US and Mexico.

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