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Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered at funeral

The Independent·John Raby·24 days ago
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Faith leaders and politicians paid tribute at a funeral Saturday to eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month in Louisiana . The victims of the April 19 shooting in Shreveport included seven siblings who were shot by their father in an attack that also killed their cousin. The service on Mother’s Day weekend at Summer Grove Baptist Church began with a long procession of mourners slowly filing past eight white caskets with large photos of the children next to them. Gold crowns and bouquets of white flowers were placed on top of the closed caskets. A choir behind the altar and individual singers performed throughout the service. “In spite of how you may be feeling today, we still need to know that God is still good,” Bishop Bernard Kimble, senior pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church, said in opening remarks. The funeral's pamphlet contained tributes to each of the children, who ranged in age from 3 to 11.…

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