It’s been a relief to hear that no one else has been wounded or killed by gunfire in Seattle in recent days.

The sadness still hangs over Lindbergh High School, where Jessica Scholl was a junior. Her former boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder in her brutal slaying on May 25.

Violence has rained down on the region in recent weeks; Seattle in particular through early June has witnessed nearly two dozen homicides, nearly all with guns.

Domestic violence killed Jessica, just as it did two years ago when Kathy Chou, also a Lindbergh student, was murdered.

Guns and domestic violence, alone and together, leave heartbreak in a community. That’s why it’s good that the Scholl family and the Renton School District are working together to help put an end to teen violence in Renton and beyond.

Jessica’s former boyfriend, Jarod T. Lane, told his mother that he “just snapped” before her murder, as revealed in charging documents.

Someone who “just snaps” has been winding up for some time. Those close to him or her should notice those mood swings, the increased tension, the overt actions that could lead to harm and act before that someone or someone else suffers the consequences.

We know from court papers that Lane’s mood was dark. Of course, he’s innocent until proven guilty or he pleads guilty. Wednesday he pleaded not guilty.

We can’t stop a bullet. But we can stop a person from pulling the trigger or swing