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Watch: Here are video highlights of two memorials held for Edwardsville tornado victims

While holding signs with the victims names, family and friends honor those who died while working at an Edwardsville Amazon Warehouse that collapsed during a tornado last week.
While holding signs with the victims names, family and friends honor those who died while working at an Edwardsville Amazon Warehouse that collapsed during a tornado last week. dholtmann@bnd.com

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Tornado hits Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville. Six people killed

Here’s coverage of the aftermath storms that struck the metro-east in December 2021

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A vigil and a memorial event were held Friday in honor of the six people who died when a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville on Dec. 17.

The victims are Austin J. McEwen, 26, of Edwardsville; DeAndre S. Morrow 28, of St. Louis; Clayton Lynn Cope, 29, of Alton; Etheria S. Hebb, 34, of St. Louis; Larry E. Virden, 46, of Collinsville and Kevin D. Dickey, 62, of Carlyle.

Here are two videos with highlights from both events:

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Tornado hits Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville. Six people killed

Here’s coverage of the aftermath storms that struck the metro-east in December 2021