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What 'Don't Worry, I'll Keep You Safe' Means When Your Child Survives A Shooting

Josh Stepakoff remembers the day he was shot at his Jewish day camp in Los Angeles. He was 6. His father, Alan, recalls there was no manual on how to parent your child through something like that.
Alan Stepakoff (left) and his son Josh at StoryCorps in Los Angeles.

Josh Stepakoff was 6 years old in 1999, when a white supremacist opened fire on his day camp at the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center.

Josh was shot in his leg and hip. The gunman wounded four others, and shot and killed another man a few miles away.

I remember playing capture the

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