When the sky turned dark, life was shattered in so many ways.

Finally, on this day we remember the victims and their families whose lives have been shattered.

The victims whose lives were shattered by violence should be half so lucky.

Her life has been shattered by a rape that occurred when she was 12.

Or to the Vietnamese immigrants whose lives were shattered in war?

Germany's entire cultural life was shattered and contaminated in this period.

It is a story of a couple whose lives were shattered by the death of their son.

"It's sad to see people who worked so hard with cleanup and their lives are shattered," she said.

"It's indicative of a man whose life has been shattered."

As for the two principals, their lives have been shattered by the shooting and its aftermath.