8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered at funeral
Faith leaders and politicians joined grieving families as eight children were laid to rest, while Louisiana ordered flags to fly at half-staff for eight days.
- On Saturday, mourners gathered at Summer Grove Baptist Church in Shreveport for funeral services honoring eight children killed in an April 19 mass shooting.
- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ordered U.S. and state flags flown at half-staff through next week across the State Capitol and government buildings to honor the victims.
- Among those in attendance was former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, whose political career was cut short by a 2011 assassination attempt. Speakers acknowledged that "there are no words sufficient to ease this pain."
- Mourners filed past eight white caskets while gospel singer Kim Burrell and Bishop Bernard Kimble led prayers for healing and strength. Attendees wore pink, purple, and blue in honor of the children.
- The investigation into the April 19 attack remains ongoing, as the event stands as the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in more than two years.
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Religious and political leaders paid tribute on Saturday at a funeral to eight children who died in a mass shooting last month in Louisiana.
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