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Local community leaders and grief counselors have already begun to mobilize, setting up vigils and support centers to help the neighborhood process the incomprehensible. They speak of resilience and the power of coming together, but even their words feel frail against the magnitude of the loss. How do you explain to a six-year-old why they can no longer play with their best friend? How do you reassure a parent that the world is still a safe place for their children? These are the questions that will haunt Stockton long after the yellow crime scene tape has been removed and the media vans have moved on to the next headline.
