this is a place to come and be with god and try to make some sense of this. reporter: all over town, signs ask for prayers for their friends and neighbors. i have friends who work in that school. i know families who go there. if it affects one person, it affects everybody. whether it s, you know, your own kid or not, it s like it s your own. reporter: marcy benitez runs a clothing store and haircut salon for kids. like everyone in town, she is heart sick, desperately trying to understand what has happened. as heartbreaking as it is for something to happen, but so close to the holidays whether everybody is supposed to be happy and presents. you got to little christmas dresses right behind you here. yep. it breaks your heart. to even think about it, it does. it breaks your heart. reporter: walking through town we saw state police guiding shellshocked families to their cars, their grief unspoken, but plain to see what this community has been through today is unthinkabl
reporter: all over town signs ask for prayers for their friends and neighbors. i have friends who work in that school. i know families who go there. if it affects one person, it affects everybody. whether it s, you know, god forbid, your own kid or not, it s like it s your own. reporter: marcy benitez runs a clothing store and haircut salon for kids. like everyone in town, she is heartsick, desperately trying to understand what s happened. as heartbreaking as it is for something to happen, but so close to the holidays where everybody is supposed to be happy and presents. you ve got the little christmas dresses right behind you here. yep. it breaks your heart. to even think about it, it does. it breaks your heart. reporter: walking through town we saw state police guiding shellshocked families to their cars. their grief unspoken. but plain to see what this community has been through today is unthinkable. everyone is coming together, supporting everyone, working tog
sense of this. reporter: all over town, signs ask for prayers for their friends and neighbors. i have friends who work in that school. i know family hoss go there. if it affects one person, it affects everybody. whether it s, you know, your own kid or not, it s like it s your own. reporter: marcy benitez runs a clothing store and haircut salon for kids. like everyone in town, she is heart sick, desperately trying to understand what has happened. as heartbreaking as it is for something to happen, but so close to the holidays whether everybody is supposed to be happy and presents. you got to little christmas dresses right behind you here. yep. it breaks your heart. to even think about it, it does. it breaks your heart. reporter: walking through town we saw state police guiding shellshocked families to their cars, their grief unspoken, but plain to see what this community has been through today is unthinkable. everyone is coming together, supporting everyone, working