Nine-year-old Odai Shanah, whose mother emigrated from war-torn Gaza and settled in Southern California two decades ago, was among dozens of children forced to huddle in classrooms on Monday when deadly gunfire erupted at the mosque where they attend school. Both of Shanah's parents gave permission for their son, a U.S.-born relative of a Reuters employee, to be interviewed by name for this article, and to recount the experience in his own words.