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After The Thousand Oaks' Shooting, A Community-Wide Effort To Memorialize And Heal

Since the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., last month, there's been more than 70 events - memorials, vigils and fundraisers — for the families of the victims.
Manager Brian Murray of Jersey Mike's in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The store donated one half of a day's proceeds to a fund for the families of victims of the Borderline Bar & Grill shooting.

When a gunman in Thousand Oaks, Calif., killed a dozen people at a bar last month, there was no time to grieve. Within 24 hours, the city was battling two wildfires and most of its residents evacuated. Now, they've returned and are trying to make up for lost time, with dozens of events to remember the victims and raise money for their families

No place in Thousand Oaks seems untouched by the shooting

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