A lot of people on E2 may not be aware of this.
At an afterparty in Seattle on the 26th, after a typical weekend rave, seven members of the dance community were killed when another attendee left, and then returned wielding a pump-action shotgun and a handgun along with several bandoleers of ammo. He stalked and killed everyone he could find in the house until he chased one of the people he had wounded outside, and was confronted by police. He then turned the shotgun on himself. Two others were wounded.
The dance community, especially in the US, is a very close-knit family, and the shockwave of this has been devastating. I wept for their families and friends, and I wept for the loss of these beautiful and passionate young people, even though I know their souls have moved on. None of my brothers and sisters should have to know this kind of pain, and for it to be so senseless. We have never collectively known such a tragedy.
As I've come to love about these people, though, they have found the light even in the midst of the most shattering of darkness.
The Seattle family, last night, came together in a memorial to their lost loved ones. Enth was kind enough to send me a link to pictures of this event, which can be found here.
I weep; but now I weep in joy for the indominitable tenacity and light of the human spirit.
I wanted to share this with everyone here. It would be an equal tragedy, I feel, if the spirit of love, hope and forgiveness in which these beautiful, beautiful children choose to face their pain were to go unnoticed in the wake of such horror.
Edit: Here is the best story I've found on the event so far. Thanks again to Enth.