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The recovery for this neighborhood will be long and arduous. It will require not just physical healing for the ten injured, but a concerted effort to rebuild the sense of trust that was stolen in an instant. Stockton is a city familiar with challenge, but the targeting of a children’s event has struck a nerve that may take years to soothe. For now, the city stands in solidarity with the victims, a community united in grief and determined to ensure that the memories of those four lives are not overshadowed by the violence of their end. The goal is to eventually return to a place where a child’s birthday can once again be nothing more than a day of joy, but for the families of Stockton, that day feels a long way off.
