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(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shawn Munns, 39, one of the victims of the Trolley Square shooting, says he is just a regular guy and has experienced no lingering effects from the tragic attacks. He is photographed here in his Sandy, Utah offices Monday, February 6, 2012.
Trolley Square: Victims not defined by tragedy

| The Salt Lake Tribune

First Published Feb 12 2012 10:17 am • Last Updated Feb 13 2012 09:08 am

They dread the day, but it came and they faced it.

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Five years ago Sunday, their lives changed inexorably.

Yet as a group, if survivors of the Feb. 12, 2007, Trolley Square rampage could say one thing to their fellow Utahns, it would be this: Please don't let that day alone define us.

They've had time to cope, to heal, to love.

"You have to remember you can be happy and still have that pain," said Steven Hinckley, whose 15-year-old daughter, Kirsten, was among Sulejman Talovic's victims.

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As Utah solemnly marked the anniversary, survivors shared their stories:

A.J. Walker: 'Trolley Square doesn't define who I am' (video) - http://bit.ly/zGHbei

Stacy Hanson: Tough is what it takes to live life changed by Trolley Square shooting spree - http://bit.ly/yf4eoD

'We lost two' on that day - http://bit.ly/zUxn6K

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