A year has passed. But it still hurts.

Survivors still fight tears as they recall that horrific morning when two masked people burst into the Inland Regional Center and opened fire on more than 70 San Bernardino County workers at a holiday party.

Relatives of those killed in the Dec. 2 terrorist attack climb Mount Baldy, play at Disneyland and cling to a Star of David necklace. But memories and mementos can’t bring the 14 victims back.

The immediate danger has long passed. But the massacre shattered forever the notion that the unthinkable can’t happen in relatively quiet, off-the-beaten-path, Inland Southern California.

The community is determined to never forget.

In a special project, the Southern California News Group looks into the attack’s lasting effects on survivors, families, first responders, investigators and other members of the community.

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