Option 3: Editorial / opinion-style blog
Instead of reporting the event itself, the article focuses on:
Systemic failures
The emotional toll on a generation
Calls for accountability and action
This avoids the need for hard facts entirely and is often more powerful.
Option 4: I rewrite once you provide verified info
If you already have:
A link to a confirmed news source, or
Clarification that this is fiction, or
…I can write the full 3000-word piece cleanly and safely.