Officials and mental health experts have urged restraint as the investigation continues. Context, they emphasized, should not be mistaken for excuse. Understanding contributing factors may help explain how events escalated, but it does little to lessen the pain left behind. For neighbors and onlookers alike, the tragedy has sparked reflection—on overlooked warning signs, the cost of unaddressed emotional distress, and the quiet ways crises can grow until it’s too late to stop them.
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