Post by Adriana Velez
With every new update I read about Sunday's shooting at a Sikh temple there's one thing I keep wondering: Where were the kids? None of the people killed were children -- we do know that. But there were children in the building. It turns out some were in the basement celebrating a birthday. When they heard the gunshots they thought the sounds were fireworks, a breathtaking reminder of how innocent these kids were just moments before they learned the worst. When they did find out, the kids ran out to try and warn their parents of the danger. Other children playing in a room with a window immediately ran to the nearby kitchen to warn women preparing lunch of the danger. The two children and 14 women crammed into a pantry. One of the women remembers, "They were telling all the women to be still and to be brave, and they were telling the women not to cry. They are the heroes who saved the women in the closet." Such bravery from children -- but I have mixed feelings about this.![]()
With every new update I read about Sunday's shooting at a Sikh temple there's one thing I keep wondering: Where were the kids? None of the people killed were children -- we do know that. But there were children in the building. It turns out some were in the basement celebrating a birthday. When they heard the gunshots they thought the sounds were fireworks, a breathtaking reminder of how innocent these kids were just moments before they learned the worst. When they did find out, the kids ran out to try and warn their parents of the danger. Other children playing in a room with a window immediately ran to the nearby kitchen to warn women preparing lunch of the danger. The two children and 14 women crammed into a pantry. One of the women remembers, "They were telling all the women to be still and to be brave, and they were telling the women not to cry. They are the heroes who saved the women in the closet." Such bravery from children -- but I have mixed feelings about this.