The person the sniper got today was my girlfriend’s cousin:(. Now she’s all upset, and I’m too shocked to think of a way to comfort her. Please, you’re all good, clear-headed people. Help?!?! 
Be there for her? I really don’t know what else to say. It’s always saddening when a relative dies and it’s worse when they’re murdered, and it’s worse still when that murder makes national news. She’s going to be seeing it on newspapers and on TV until they catch the bastard responsible.
Just be a shoulder to cry on. She’ll hopefully be okay in the long run, you just have to be calm, rational and sympathetic to her. A tall order but if you want to help its the only thing to do. I hope this helps in some way.
Be there for her. That’s all you can do.
Thank you, Asylum and Scylla, those words helped more than you know. Thank you.
Be there for her, tell her it was terrible that such a thing happened randomly to someone so close to her and that it isn’t right for her to have to bear all of the pain, so just be there to help her through it.
You don’t have to say a lot - in fact it’s probably better if you keep the philosophizing, etc., to a minimum. Just be there.
Sorry to hear it.
Oh, yes, I forgot to add another little tidbit of information. . .I’m going to Washington in less than month. She’s hysterical about that, too. And, frankly, I’m scared myself.
JimSox5, hopefully by then the sniper will have seen something shiny in the distance and stopped this, or the police will get him. I can’t see this guy keeping this up for much longer.
I could be wrong, but I hope not.
God, I pray you’re right, airdisc. I pray you’re right.
I know this is little help, since it is something that is ruled by emotion, but you are more likely to be killed in an auto accident than by the sniper.
And yes, just be there for her.