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View of signs placed by children from St. Paul Christian Academy along the street in remembrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Carolyn Lucas cries at the makeshift memorial by the entrance of the Covenant School the day after a mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. Mark Zaleski/USA Today Network via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Sarah Tuck holds her daughter Emmalin Sweeney, 10, during a vigil in Mt. Juliet, held for the victims of a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Bears with the names of the child victims among items left at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Bethany Nance, a teacher at Hickory Grove Church, reacts as a prayer is said for teachers during a vigil in Mt. Juliet, held for the victims of a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Tim Hamilton stands with his wife Rebecca during a vigil in Mt. Juliet, held for the victims of a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Emily Ryan and her children carry sunflowers to leave at the school entrance in remembrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Children from St. Paul Christian Academy across the street tie ribbons to a tree in remembrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Community members visit a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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A woman who asked not to be identified kneels in front of a makeshift memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Shepherd Hollis, Katie Jo Hollis, and Sophie Hollis pray at the memorial for the fallen at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. Katie Jo used to teach at the Covenant School, and Shepherd attended as a student. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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A vehicle is towed from the property as community members pray while visiting a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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Emily Ryan and her children pray at a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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View of a memorial for the fallen at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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Community members visit a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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Community members embrace while visiting a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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View of a sign placed by children from St. Paul Christian Academy along the street in remembrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony
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