On April 12, a separate shooting occurred at the same high school when a student shot a classmate inside a classroom—highlighting a disturbing pattern that many now say could have been prevented. Meanwhile, in a different part of the country, the pain of gun violence echoed in Evansville, Wisconsin, where 14-year-old Florencia Henthorn tragically lost her life after being shot on April 6. Her grieving parents described her as vibrant and compassionate,
heartbroken that she would never celebrate her upcoming quinceañera. As the investigation unfolds, the Evansville community has rallied in her honor, raising funds and sharing tributes that speak to a growing national heartbreak—one that now unites two families, hundreds of students, and countless others caught in the ripple effects of violence that continue to shake American schools and homes.