What’s most important right now is that you're okay. I just heard about this on the news a couple minutes ago, would’ve never thought I’d be reading a thread like this.

Honestly I don’t know what to say, I don’t want to turn the thread into a debate as that’s probably the last thing you need right now.

Stay safe, from current reports it sounds like there was only injuries and I hope it stays that way, no one else deserves to die in these situations, it’s truly terrible.

It's times like these where i try and be clever... I try and just spin a quote or say some grandiose statement about the horror.. But no, I can't.. I'm just angry. I'm so glad you're safe and while I can't possibly imagine what you're going through, I want you to know that I'm here.. We're here, for you, whenever you need it.

News: One of the students didn't make it. All I want to do is to break down and cry, but I just can't. I don't know why.

Edit: My close friend is okay now.

Edit 2: I am now home. My family and I are awaiting new information.

This is absolutely disturbing.

It's so real when someone we know and see on the forums here has something like this happen. You are a friend to us all. Do not forget that. We are here for you.

It's times like these we need to come together and support one another. I, and I'm sure most everyone else here, can only imagine what this must have been like, but it's important that we try our best to understand fully what you went through, though we likely wont be able to fully comprehend the violence and savageness of actually being present for this. It's vital that we support you and support one another.

Something important to remember here, is that you are a hero. You did what you needed to do to save your life, and that is beyond respectable.

When I heard the second shots, I started panicking. I turned of the lights, and locked the door. The windows were already previously covered with paper. I had goosebumps and I felt like fainting.

It doesn't sound like you panicked to me. You knew what to do. You acted swiftly and did EXACTLY the right thing. You should be proud of yourself. Damn proud. By turning off the lights and locking the door, you likely prevented them from targeting your room, thus saving yourself and anyone else inside. As I said before, you are a hero. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise.

You have been through a ton, and its important that you take time to process it and work through it. Working with a licensed therapist is an extremely helpful and useful tool when it comes to processing these feelings.

Take care man. You and your friends/classmates will be in my thoughts.

Telling your story even here will help you in the end.

Be safe, and take care of yourself, be with family/friends.

Sorry to hear of your loss.

Like tiny_voices said, this is disturbing.

The off-topic thread, is really a small community of people, and it's shocking when things like this happens to one of our friends.

Know that everyone here, including me, is with you and are sending you their thoughts and prayers.

Wow. That's awful what you have experienced, and beyond anything I can compare with my own life experiences.

I know someone who was at a school shooting. He hid in his room under the covers for days after the incident. That was the description of his response from his parents.

Glad you are "ok".

i’m so sorry. here a hug

That's very scary, man. Hope there are not a lot of people injured.

I’m glad you’re okay. Hopefully something like the incident you went through doesn’t happen again

So sorry to hear about all of this, Glad you are okay, but sad that one of the students did not make it. I am sure there is many here that you can talk to you and support you.

Glad to hear that you're okay. Prayers for you and all affected. As a youth pastor it breaks my heart to hear stuff like this. When you're ready, one of the best things you can do is find someone to listen to you. Time doesn't heal anything, talking and finding support does.

HOLY SHITTTTTTTT!

Thank god you are alright!!

Anyone hurt?!?!?!

They started in the special ed classroom?

That in my opinion is just messed up, target those who are less likely to stop you first. That really just shows how weak these criminals are. I really feel for you and hope you get better dude this kind of stuff shouldn't happen. From what Ive seen in terms of news both of these criminals are in custody.

Hopefully people dont try to use this event to push their political agendas, no matter the side because that kind of discourse ensures the problem wont be solved.

Glad you are okay! Stay safe and talk to people if you need to.

I just saw this thread. My condolences.

It'll take time to heal, and for the shock to wear off.

I turned of the lights, and locked the door.

I hid behind the single table that was there.

You did well for being panicked and in shock. I don't know if that's comforting, but it's true.

Right now i'm feeling just plain dullness. Tomorrow, I think i'm going to get a shock attack.

Your emotions will be haywire for a while; that dullness is shock, and when the shock wears off, people often react strongly. The memories will take longer to fade. You mentioned therapy- I think that's a good idea. For now though, focus on processing, and your injured friend. The time for grief will come too, and your whole school will likely react differently to it-but everyone will feel it. You can find support in others, the friends you had and the other students who share your trauma.

Take a deep breath. You are alive. With time, you can heal. And if you need to talk, I and I'm sure many others here wouldn't mind talking.

What an awful thing to have to go thru, I'm glad you are alright! Go to your family, be with them and just hold those dear to you close. I'm not sure what else to say other than we're glad you're alright.

It doesn't surprise me that this happened again.

It also doesn't surprise me that someone in this really tight community has been directly affected by it. Im truly sorry this happened to you, and it's disgusting that the lack of surprise is whats truth.

Wow. That must have been an extremely scary situation. I've been around gun shots fired maliciously before, and it's not nice. I hope you and your friends are alright and my thoughts an prayers are with those that lost a loved one.

Oh man...this is horrifying. I am so sorry.

This is something that should never happen. Ever. I hope to God you are okay. I come here to have fun and talk about electronics; not read about something like this. I will be praying for you tonight if that's okay.

Pretty scary given that I live less than an hour's drive away from this tragic incident (in fact, only 10 minutes away from the Planned Parenthood shooting a while back). You never know nowadays when this is going to happen to you.

However, I'm glad that you're OK and that this community has shown itself trustworthy enough for people to post these normally private incidents.

Oh man... I hope you recover soon, along with the rest of your fellow classmates. I'll be praying for you if that's okay.

im paraying for u!

I'm sorry for your loss.

The grief from the tragedy will be with you for the rest of your life. As a kid who saw a loved one die in front of him, there will be some triggers to cause the grief to wash over you. This is normal, and you can get past some of the grief. If he was someone you knew, whenever you have that grief wash over you, ask yourself: What you remember about him? You will be able to move on this. It just takes one day at a time.

I'm here if you need to DM me.

Daaaamn, are you alright?