Nashville school shooting victims' funerals start with service for 9-year-old
A funeral was held Friday for 9-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus, one of three children and three adults killed in Monday's school shooting in Nashville.
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A funeral was held Friday for 9-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus, one of three children and three adults killed in Monday's school shooting in Nashville.
Thousands of people held a protest outside the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday, demanding more restrictive gun measures in the wake of a shooting at a private school in Nashville earlier this week in which six people were killed, including three children.
After a deadly school shooting rocked their community, Nashville parents shared their fears and how they are talking to their kids about the tragedy.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was at a Georgia gun store on Thursday to promote his new book. While the event was planned well in advance, it was notable how soon it happened after a shooting at a Nashville school. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro joined "Red and Blue" to discuss.
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Children held signs reading "I'm nine" — a reference to the age of the three kids who died in Monday's attack.
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"Our police officers have cried and are crying with Nashville and the world," police chief John Drake said at the vigil.
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Newly released police body camera video shows how quickly officers acted when they arrived at the scene of Monday's school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. Police have also released new information about the weapons used in the rampage. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has the details.
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