A sad day in my city...

[brandynd 6]

Just having a sad day today. My city made national news today because of a school shooting. Today it was at my former high school. This is the second time in three years that we've made the news because of very public, very violent occurences. My city is (and I know this point is arguable) the best city in the world. It's usually so safe, and I'd feel comfortable pretty much ANYWHERE here walking by myself at night.

Today a kid killed one school administrator and seriously injured another before taking his own life. I'm not sure why I'm so upset, it isn't like I was there, nor did I know the suspect or either of the two victims, but it just makes me so sad to hear about the things that are going on in the world around me. I don't know....just needed to vent a bit I guess.

I don't know if any of you are even remotely religious, but if you are, please say a prayer for all of those poor students who had to witness this, as well as the families of the victims and of the shooter. Just a sad, sad day here in the midwest. Nobody ever thought anything like this could happen here, and now it's like Columbine in my own backyard. What in Gods name is happening to the youth of our nation, and in our school systems?

[SouthernSleever 228]

I heard about that this morning I'm so sorry and sorry for the family of the killer too. How they must be asking where they went wrong. <hug>

[chilo1 62]

How sad, big hug

[Dawn 16]

My prayers were with them all yesterday and I will continue into today. I have a dear friend who's child attends that high school and it was very scary yesterday! That is also my home state (from Lincoln)!

[brandynd 6]

@Dawn-isn't it crazy? Never thought something like that could happen here. More violence in the news today...shooting at a gas station in the western part of the city just a couple miles from my house. Scary. Police say it wasn't over money either....how nuts that all of this is happening at once here. There go our low violent crime rates.