A morning of terror: Marshall County victims recount chaos and heroism in school shooting Andrew Wolfson and Justin Sayers, Louisville Courier Journal
This article was originally published in 2018 and is based on interviews conducted in Benton and from Louisville by Courier Journal reporters, reports by the Kentucky State Police and Marshall County Sheriff s Office, social media posts, and accounts by other news organizations, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, ABC, CBS, the Lexington Herald-Leader, NBC, WKRN-TV Nashville and WKMS radio at Murray State University.
BENTON As she did every day before leaving for work, Secret Holt hugged and kissed her 15-year-old daughter Bailey – a perfect sweet soul – goodbye before heading to work on an unremarkable Tuesday morning in January.
earth. we want to thank all of you here today for giving us a platform to be a voice for bailey and preston. we would also like to extend our deepest gratitude to the first responders, principal greer, superintendent trent lovette, local and national officials, governor beavan and first lady glena beavan. lieutenant governor janeane hampton, resource officer ray chumbler, county attorney jeff darnell. kentucky state police, the fbi, the atf, everyone at the hospitals, and lastly, the teachers and staff who worked tirelessly trying to save our girl. the separation is merely temporary. and bailey, your light will continue to shine as long as we have a voice. thank you.