this morning, brooke. the families of the victims who lost their lives, we are honoring them at a vigil. all six victims from the deathly rampage that left three 9-year-olds and three faculty members of the covenant school data. the family of 9-year-old evelyn dieckhaus lost her life trying to pull a f fire alarm ad an unthinkable spirit her sister said again, i don t want to be an only child. her family adding, our hearts are completely broken. we cannot believe this has happened. evelyn was a shining light in this world. katherine koonce was on a call at the time of the shooting. she hung up and went for the shooter after three gunshots, something that her friend said she would do for her students. she was an absolute champion for her students and her students always knew that she was in their corner. she was an educator herself, so she would tutor them, encourage them and the smartest person in the room. the daughter worked for the school for a decade and spoke
scene. derek crumley was killed in the shooting and albert moore remains in critical condition after undergoing emergency surgery. the mayor of huntsville read a statement that reads in part, send your prayers to the officers, the families and the huntsville police department. todd: the congressional staffer for broad daylight over the weekend expected to make a full recovery. senator paul rand said recovering from surgery to treat the deep knife wound to his head. strong, athletic young man and in good spirits. i talked to him. it is going to take time, but we all are hoping the best and hoping it gets better as soon as he can. something has to change. we have to do a better job. it is my opinion that for some nonviolent crimes, too long but for some violent crimes we don t incarcerate people long enough. in fact might think the person who did this come i don t think fit see the outside of a jail.