Tennessee governor says friends killed at Nashville school, but ‘not a time for hate or rage’

Nashville mourns victims of school shooting, governor speaks of 'need for hope'

By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NASHVILLE (Reuters) -First lady Jill Biden visited Nashville on Wednesday to join a memorial vigil for the three children and three adults shot to death this week

2 of the Nashville child-killer's victims were friends of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and his wife, Maria Lee

Two of the victims of the Nashville school shooting Monday were friends of Republican Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee's first lady, Maria Lee. While it is presently unclear whether the victims were targeted for their ties to the Republican governor, it is abundantly clear that they were dear to the Lee family.Lee addressed his state in a video posted to social media Tuesday, noting that the attack on The Covenant School and the innocents therein was…

Tennessee governor says his wife, 2 school shooting victims were friends

Tennessee's governor revealed that his wife was close friends with the two educators killed in the school attack in Nashville this week.

Tennessee governor says friends killed at Nashville school, but ‘not a time for hate or rage’

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) said two family friends were killed in Monday’s shooting at a Nashville elementary school.  “Maria woke up this morning without one of her best friends, Cindy Peak,” Lee said of his wife, Maria Lee, in a message to Tennesseans on Tuesday. “Cindy was supposed to come over to have dinner…

Tennessee governor says wife, two school shooting victims were friends

NASHVILLE (Reuters) -A vigil will be held in Nashville on Wednesday to grieve the three children and three adults shot to death this week at a Christian elementary school, as Tennessee's governor revealed that his wife was close friends with the two educators killed in the attack.

Memorial for Nashville shooting victims: 'Our hearts are broken'

First lady Jill Biden joined a memorial vigil in Nashville on Wednesday for the three children and three adults shot to death this week at a Christian day school, including two educators who were close friends of the Tennessee governor's wife.