Stockton Community Shows Support After Tra

What began as a simple backyard birthday—balloons swaying in the breeze, kids racing across the grass, relatives chatting over folding tables—was shattered in a moment no one could prepare for. The sounds of celebration were replaced by screams, frantic phone calls, and the desperate search for loved ones. In that blur of fear and disbelief, ordinary people became protectors, caregivers, and witnesses to a nightmare unfolding in a place meant for joy.