Collierville Strong: Community pauses to reflect, remember, heal at vigil
Wes King, whose mother was killed one year ago today during a mass shooting at a Colliverville Kroger, releases a dove in her honor at Collierville Town Hall Sept. 23, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Pastor Clayton Sellers watches a vigil at Collierville Town Hall on Sept. 23, marking the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at a Collierville Kroger. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Paisley Evans looks at Job, a therapy dog, in attendance at the vigil at Collierville Town Hall on Sept. 23, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Law enforcement officers bow their heads in prayer at the vigil at Collierville Town Hall. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Doves are released during the vigil at Collierville Town Hall on Sept. 23, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Corry Clay and his wife, Nashedra Strong-Clay, attend the vigil at Collierville Town Hall on Sept. 23, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Wes King, whose mother was killed during the mass shooting at a Colliverville Kroger a year ago, speaks at Collierville Town Hall on Sept. 23, 2022. “I’m reconciling the fact she’s gone and the undeniable fact she shouldn’t be.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Stacey Craig and her granddaugter, Paisley Evans, hold a moment of silence at the vigil at Collierville Town Hall on Sept. 23, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Cecil and Susan Yancy pet therapy dog Job during the vigil at Collierville Town Hall on Sept. 23, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Collierville took time to pause and reflect on its collective grief. However, the community also remembered its strength and resilience which shined in the wake of tragedy.
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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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