The shooting leaves the larger North Texas community feeling vulnerable and violated in the wake of a tragedy so close to home.
“My younger daughter slept in for the first time in months, so her afternoon nap was delayed, and so we didn’t end up getting to go there,” Rohleder said.
The shooting Saturday at the outlet mall left eight dead and seven injured, and it also left more than a thousand visitors in the area deeply shaken. It also leaves the larger North Texas community feeling vulnerable and violated in the wake of a tragedy so close to home. Rifah Zaman, an MBA student at the University of North Texas, said she’s feeling a similar kind of anxiety. “The fact that it happened here, it’s just so surprising. And, you know, it kind of makes you realize that no place is safe,” she said. “My first thought was like, ‘Oh gee, now I have to start thinking about where are the first exits.
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