BREAKING: At least 4 dea///d
Amid grief, a quiet defiance has emerged — not the loud kind made of slogans, but the enduring kind made of compassion. Stockton refuses to let the memory of that child’s birthday exist only as a day marked by gunfire. Instead, it is becoming a reminder of unity, of the way people show up for each other when the world trembles, and of the shared responsibility every community carries: to guard one another’s safety, to honor one another’s humanity, and to hold tightly to moments of joy even after they’ve been shaken.
In that determination lies the beginning of healing — slow, imperfect, but real.
