'Everyone says it'll never be me' - Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings

A 21-year-old Brown University student named Mia Tretta experienced her second school shooting incident when an active shooter alert was issued on campus, having previously survived the 2019 Saugus High School mass shooting in California where she was shot in the stomach and her best friend was killed. Tretta had chosen to attend Brown in Rhode Island hoping distance would provide safety, but now feels fear, confusion, and anger about America's gun violence epidemic. The recent Brown incident has shattered students' sense of security on campus, with local officials acknowledging the tragic reality that active shooter drills—while helpful—shouldn't be necessary.