Collierville community gathers, prays for hope, peace
Pastor Matthew Shackelford of Central Church in Collierville leads a prayer at Collierville Town Hall Sept. 24, 2021, in honor of the victims of the Kroger shooting. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Carly McWatters holds her son at Collierville Town Hall Sept. 24, 2021, to pay their respects to the victims of the Kroger shooting the day before. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Hollie Skaggs (right) holds the hand of Sara Wiles while she speaks at a Sept. 24, 2021, vigil at Collierville Town Hall for the victims of the Kroger shooting in Collierville. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Noah Gervase, Maria Gervase and Peggy Harwell bow their heads in prayer during a Sept. 24, 2021, vigil at Collierville Town Hall for the victims of the Kroger shooting in Collierville. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Collierville Town mayor Stan Joyner speaks at the Sept. 24, 2021, vigil at Collierville Town Hall for the victims of the Kroger shooting in Collierville. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
About 100 gathered in front of Collierville Town Hall Friday for a prayer vigil following the shooting at Kroger on New Byhalia Road.
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Collierville Collierville Kroger shooting Collierville kroger vigil prayerJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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