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'We have been drawn into this terror': At vigils, Thousand Oaks grieves 12 victims of mass shooting

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The wind that roared through Thousand Oaks on Thursday night threatened to drown out their voices, but the mourners still sang, channeling their grief, shock and anger into a familiar melody.

More than 100 people fell silent as the strains of "Amazing Grace" wafted through the crowd and the light-wrapped trees on the lawn outside the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

The song, rising from a prayer circle, marked

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