Locals React Emotionally to Tragedy that Never Took Place

The community is stunned after a Facebook user posted a question to a Venango crisis page. The user, who we will refer to as Mrs. Idon'tcheck Thenews, asked users if a shooting took place in Seneca this past Monday.

In a digital age where news updates are posted to social media within minutes of a catastrophe, we understand why this user felt the need to verify their concerns with Facebook gossip. This way we can panic before things are verified.

Now, approximately 30 impulsive reactors are mourning the loss of nobody after a non-existing active shooter took the lives of several people who never existed.

Let's just get emotional before we confirm if something happened....

The absence of emergency vehicles concerns residents who can't take a hint from the sirens they didn't hear. Did the police fail to respond to the crisis that didn't happen? Or did they just tiptoe to the emergency to keep from waking people up?

We can understand why the person posting the question doesn't take the lack of sirens and news updates as a hint that there wasn't a shooting. Why in the world would anyone call 911 in an emergency as severe as this before telling their friends through the grapevine.

The majority of commenters on this post had common sense and suggested that the noise was either people target practicing or shooting off fireworks. Those of us who empathize with the ones lacking common sense would ask those with common sense to please show some respect. We know that the tragedy of losing nobody to a shooting that didn't happen is difficult to cope with.

For those who are personally impacted by the loss of nobody, there is hope. Please call your local preschool if you are in need of an education.