Victims of Nashville school shooting honored in somber vigil
(30 Mar 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Nashville, Tennessee - 28 March 2023 1. Various of speakers and First Lady Jill Biden on stage 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor John Cooper, Nashville: “Just two days ago was our city's worst day. And Deputy Mayor Heywood and Laura and I want to thank all of you for being here today. I so wish we did not need to be here, but we need to be here. Together." 3. Cutaway shot of music performance by Sheryl Crow 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Chief John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department: “Our police officers have cried and are crying with Nashville and the world. I have cried and continue to cry and have prayed for Nashville as well. From your support we gather strength and the will to carry on in the protection of our city. May you too be strong as we face the coming days." 5. Cutaway shot of music performance 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Russ Pulley, Nashville Council Member: “Members of the Covenant staff laid down their lives attempting to protect the children in their care. The preparation and actions of the Covenant staff most assuredly saved lives." 7. Cutaway shot of music performance 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Reverend Harold M. Love Jr., State Representative: “And so it is at this most critical moment that we need your love, your grace and your strength. Love to bring healing. Grace to bring compassion and strength, to bring change so that this never happens again." 9. Wide of performers on stage 10. Shot of speakers shaking hands with First Lady Jill Biden on stage 11. Wide shot of podium STORYLINE: Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at a candlelight vigil in Nashville to honor and mourn the three children and three adults who were killed in a shooting at a Christian school this week. The downtown ceremony for the victims of the shooting at The Covenant School was largely somber and silent and filled with young people. First lady Jill Biden and singer Sheryl Crow were among those attending, as were civic leaders including the mayor and police chief. “Just two days ago was our city’s worst day,” Mayor John Cooper said. “I so wish we weren’t here, but we need to be here.” Police have said a 28-year-old former student drove up to the school Monday morning, shot out the glass doors, entered and began firing indiscriminately. The dead were identified as as students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9 years old; Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school; substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61; and custodian Mike Hill, also 61. Authorities have not yet determined the shooter's motive but say the assailant did not target specific victims. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
