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In the days after the Stockton shooting, the birthday yard became a shrine to all that was lost.

Balloons deflated beside wilting flowers, their fading colors a quiet echo of the lives cut short

Balloons deflated beside wilting flowers, their fading colors a quiet echo of the lives cut short.

Families arrived in silence, touching the police tape as if it were a gravestone, whispering apologies to the children who saw too much, too soon.continue reading …