'I think we have a shooter at our church,' one caller said, later adding: 'I'm on the second floor in a room. I think the shooter is on the second floor.'
that left three children and three adults dead as callers pleaded for help in hushed voices as sirens, crying and gunfire could be heard in the background.
And in another call, a man told a dispatcher that he was with a group of people, including several children, and that they were walking away from the school toward a main road. Although the man remained calm, the tension and confusion of the situation are obvious, with several adults speaking over each other and children's voices in the background.
The vigil was somber and at times tearful, as speaker after speaker read the victims' names and offered condolences to their loved ones but refrained from any statement that could be seen as political. Absent from the Wednesday vigil was Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who has been an advocate for less restrictive gun laws along with greater school security and once intimated that prayer could protect Tennessee from school shootings and other things.
As with similar responses to gun violence, the state's Republican leaders have avoided calling for tighter gun restrictions and instead have thrown their support behind adding more school security measures.
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