athena s grandfather posted a statement on facebook forgiving horner, saying in part, i want five minutes alone in a cell with the psycho that took our athena away from us. but there s a soft, gentle voice in the back of my head telling me i need to forgive him. phil erickson is the associate pastor at first baptist church of cot andale, in paradise. his son was in athena s class at school. i think it s a good wake-up call to parents just in general just to be more aware of everything, and so just keep loving them, hug them tighter. reporter: horner had no criminal history, and now he s being held on a capital murder and aggravated kidnapping charge. his bond is $1.5 million. as for this community, they re trying to heal. there will be a vigil at the courthouse tonight, and tomorrow, more than 2,000 people are expected for another memorial here at this church. norah. o donnell: such a disturbing story. omar villafranca, thank you so much.
from more than one source. would you say that s your take on it as well? yes. it is still the school holidays here so, behind closed doors, families are having to explain to young children why their school friend won t be there at the start of term. absolutely devastating. and it has affected the whole community. jean has lived here for 52 years. her grandson is in olivia s class at school. yesterday was. was terrible for all the children, but he was close to olivia, being in the same class. and, you know, the things he was coming outwith, a nine year old, he was very, very sad. today, we ve asked him how he is. he sjust said, i m angry. they now live in a crime scene. this is a massive police operation. we have pulled in support from neighbouring forces to make
here, so behind closed doors families are having to explain to young children why their school friend will not be there at the start of term. i phoned my daughter in law and she broke down and she said, how am i going to tell her? the words she said was, i just wish they were in school, and school would have. they have counsellors, don t they? jean s grandson is in olivia s class at school. yesterday was terrible for all the children, but he was close to olivia, being in the same class. the things he was coming out with, a nine year old, he was very, very sad today. we have asked him how he is and he said, i m angry. they now live in a crime scene, one visited today by the chief constable, who had this message for anyone helping the gunman. this is the murder of
and it has affected the whole community. jean has lived here for 52 years. her grandson is in olivia s class at school. yesterday was. was terrible for all the children, but he was close to olivia, being in the same class. and, you know, the things he was coming outwith, a nine year old, he was very, very sad. today, we ve asked him how he is. he sjust said, i m angry. they now live in a crime scene. this is a massive police operation. we have pulled in support from neighbouring forces to make sure that we can put everything into this investigation to find who has done this, put them behind bars, but also provide some of that visible reassurance as well to the community. police raids did take place this morning. after three fatal shootings in six days in liverpool, there was a growing tempo of action. detectives say the 35 year old man
would you say that s your take on it as well? yes. it is still the school holidays here, so behind closed doors families are having to explain to young children why their school friend won t be there at the start of term. absolutely devastating. and it has affected the whole community. jean has lived here for 52 years. her grandson is in olivia s class at school. yesterday was. was terrible for all the children, but he was close to olivia, being in the same class. and, you know, the things he was coming outwith, a nine year old, he was very, very sad. today, we ve asked him how he is. he just said, i m angry. they now live in a crime scene. this is a massive police operation. we have pulled in support from neighbouring forces to make sure that we can put everything