I heard myself shout, “God damn. Those dirty motherfuckas. Watch. They’re going to get away with shooting that baby. Fuck them.” A wave of helplessness washed over me. I thought, I can’t protect my son from this. I can’t protect my wife or my grown daughter from it. I can’t even protect myself from it. My jaws clenched, and a sharp pain shot from my gut across the left part of my heart. Tears welled up in my eyes.
