Jillian Johnson, one of the two people killed by a gunman at a Lafayette, La. movie theater on Thursday night, was a businesswoman, artist and member of a well-respected local country music group called the Figs. Friends and fans from Nashville to Louisiana have taken to her Facebook wall to offer their favorite memories in the hours since the shooting.
For Hunter Hayes, the movie theater shootings in Lafayette are personal. The "21" singer calls the area his home community as he grew up less than 10 miles away. Along with over a dozen other stars, Hayes reacted on Twitter.
Thursday afternoon's senseless shooting and robbery of a downtown Sedalia businessman is sending chills and shock waves through this community. You always read the headlines, hear the radio reports, and see the "On-the-Scene" reports from television stations, and you have always felt safe because the "bad things" in the media always seemed to happen somewhere else in the count
UPDATE: According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the gunman spotted near Warrensburg High School on Friday morning was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a few miles from the school after being pulled over by police.
Information keeps pouring out regarding the Wednesday-night shooting deaths at the Fort Hood Army base in Killeen, Texas. Here's a recap of what we've learned:
The performing arts can be incredibly healing, and the tiny town of Newtown, Ct. needs all the help it can get after the tragic events that took place over one year ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which claimed 26 innocent lives.