Poor parents...and poor children to have witnessed such a horrible tragedy.
However, almost 20 years ago, in my own town....a main area of our town with large supermarkets, drugstores, small eateries, shops on both sides of the road---many shoppers at all times.
..a bitter old man simply went berserk....and shot up a whole neighborhood, trapping people inside the supermarkets.....shooting/killing in front of supermarkets, drugstores on both sides of the main street...
..killing the first 2 policemen who responded...holding hostages....for hours.....many folks stranded in their cars in the parking lot.
My children & I missed the carnage by a heartbeat....I picked them up from school and we were going to the grocery store and at the last minute, drove by and didn't stop....**I can remember it so clearly!!..at the very last second, I decided not to stop!!**My husband, who worked just down the street at a large company, also started to turn in at the shopping center, but for some reason, changed his mind, and went in the opposite direction to a distant store.
..the killings happened only a few minutes later.
A pregnant woman was shot in the stomach and lost the baby....I forgot how many were killed....When my husband & I related our near misses, we were shaking....all we could do was hold each other and pray!
.. it was totally senseless.
Evil is evil.
It just seems like we have more of it lately.