As El Paso And Dayton Grieve, Here's How To Help In San Diego

As El Paso And Dayton Grieve, Here's What You Can Do To Help:

In the wake of a shooting in El Paso, Texas, that left 20 dead and dozens more injured, people wasted no time heading to blood donation centers and stood on line for hours for the chance to help.

Hours later, another community was left reeling in the wake of a mass shooting, after a deadly rampage in Dayton, Ohio, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Officials in both communities are asking for help from the public, though in slightly different ways.

Dayton is still just hours removed from the shooting, so more specific ways to help remain largely in the works.

For now, though, police are calling for witnesses to reach out with any and all tips regarding the shooting, which took place just after 1 a.m. local time.

They have launched a family assistance center for friends or relatives of possible victims to gather and receive information.

As El Paso recovers from the massacre that unfolded at a Walmart on Saturday, officials are calling on the public -- both nearby and from afar -- to help.

The San Diego Blood Bank typically establishes a code for donors to indicate they would like their donation to support victims of a disaster. Saturday afternoon, the code had not yet been activated, but an SDBB official anticipated it would be put in place.

The El Paso Community Foundation also requested financial donations for the shooting victims but did not immediately specify how the funds would be used.

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Another relief fund was created by the Paso del Norte community foundation. To donate and for more information here.