Nashville Shooting Victims Remembered With Candlelight Vigil

Hundreds of people attend a public vigil to honor victims and survivors of a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, March 29, 2023. (Photo by JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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A candlelight vigil was held for the victims of Monday's school shooting in Nashville. First Lady Jill Biden and Mayor John Cooper were among the mourners who attended last night's vigil in downtown Nashville. Three nine-year-old students and three adult staff members were killed in Monday's shooting at The Covenant School. Mayor Cooper praised first responders for their efforts in taking down the shooter. Local Police Chief John Drake said his officers "have cried and are crying with Nashville and the world."