FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Grievance counselors were available at Dillard High on Thursday to help both students and faculty cope with the loss of Amanda Collette, the 15-year-old student who was fatally shot on Wednesday.

Dozens of students gathered at the school to hold a memorial in honor of the teen who was shot in a school hallway.

Another sophomore, 15-year-old Teah Wimberly, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting.

On Thursday, the school flag was at half-staff in memory of Collette. Students stood around the flagpole, crying and embracing one another in disbelief. Friends set up a memorial with teddy bears and flowers.

"It's crazy. We saw her, and then now today she's not here anymore," said 16-year-old junior Devondrius Brown. "It's crazy."

Grievance counselors were available, helping both students and faculty deal with the loss.

"It's difficult for a lot of kids, just for something like this to happen," said sophomore Fred Landers. "It's kind of hard for kids, but we've got to stay strong."

"I never would've thought that she was that kind of person, so everything was pretty much shocking," said sophomore Sonsearay Miller. "We never would've thought that she would do something so drastic."

School administrators met Thursday afternoon to review the security policies and discuss in detail what happened Wednesday.

"We keep asking ourselves, is there something that we could have done better?" said Dr. Joe Melita, the executive director of the Special Investigative Unit for Broward County Schools. "The answer says there is no way we could have anticipated this, nor was there any way for us to stop this based on the information that we had."

There was a claim that one teacher was warned that a student had a gun on campus, Local 10's Constance Jones reported.

"There are some allegations that we've had come to our department that someone may have known about it, so we are definitely researching it," Melita said. "It's not only did they know about it. Who did they tell, and what did the person do with that information?"

In the neighborhood where Collette lived, friends and neighbors expressed their shock and sadness at her death. Collette's picture, along with notes and stuffed animals, were placed on the front porch of her home.

"All we've got to do is pray for them, pray for the family," said family friend Dave Lewis. "That's all I can say."

Neighbors also prayed for the family, staying with them late into the night Wednesday.

"You do everything you're supposed to do, and then all of a sudden, something happens. That's the sad thing about things," said another friend. "Amanda always wanted to be somebody."

Friends said they are trying to relieve some of the burden on Collette's mother by making the funeral arrangements.

A community meeting for parents has been scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. at the school auditorium.

Shooting Suspect Appears In Court

The high school sophomore accused of gunning down her friend between classes at Dillard High School Wednesday made her first appearance in court Thursday morning.

Wimberly tried to hide for face from the cameras as she faced first-degree murder and other charges.

The shooting happened as students changed classes before lunch. Collette was shot in the back, the bullet piercing her heart.

Investigators said Wimberly shot Collette and then walked to a nearby seafood restaurant to call authorities and turn herself in.

At a court appearance Thursday morning, Wimberly was ordered to be held for 21 days, and she is expected to undergo a psychological evaluation. Prosecutors said they could charge her as an adult.

Police records obtained Thursday offer more details about the shooting. According to the police report, Wimberley told detectives she and Collette were close friends, but they recently stopped talking.

When Wimberly confronted her in the hallway Wednesday, she said, Collette "refused to speak to her and tried to walk away," the report said. That's when, according to the report, Wimberly pulled the gun and "shot her one time from a distance of less than 5 feet."

Classmates said Wimberly was angry because Collette refused her romantic advances.

According to the police report, Wimberly told detectives after the shooting, "I wanted her to feel pain like me."

Wimberly's attorney, Gary Kollin, would not confirm the alleged motive but did agree with school officials that the shooting was an isolated incident.

“I think from everything we know, this does not appear to be anything more than an encounter, an incident, between two individuals and not something that's rampant throughout the school," Kollin said.

Local 10's Roger Lohse reported that Collette's family members stared at Wimberly and embraced each other before and after the hearing.

Collette's family left court without comment, and the pain of their loss was evident on their faces.

Wimberly's family did not speak with reporters either. Kollin said that to say her family members are sorry for the shooting is an understatement.

"It's more than sorry. They're grieving," Kollin said. "They are sorrowful. This is a horrible, terrible situation for any child, and they're beyond that."

Police have not said where they think Wimberly got the .22-caliber handgun that was used to kill Collette.

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