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U.S. NEWS Saturday 27 January 2018

Kentucky governor says shootings are a "cultural problem"

dozen survivors with gun- governor spoke at a com-
shot wounds or other in- munity event in Benton,
juries, and three of them where he was followed by
remain hospitalized. Hun- the father of one of the
dreds more were scarred slain students. Sobbing,
by what they saw. Jasen Holt asked for prayers
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin for all the "sweet kids" who
called on Americans Friday were killed, injured or trau-
to "wake up" and recognize matized. "It's not only ours,
that school shootings are a it's about all of them," said
"cultural problem." Holt, whose daughter Bai-
"We have become desen- ley Nicole Holt was the first
sitized to death, we have to die. "Just pray and take
become desensitized to care of each and every
killing, we have become one of them." The governor
desensitized to empathy declared a statewide day
for our fellow man and it's of prayer Sunday for the
coming at an extraordinary grief-stricken county. It was
price and we have got to reminiscent of his response
look at the root causes of to a wave of urban gun
this," Bevin told The Associ- violence last year. Bevin
ated Press. called then on the power
"We can't celebrate death of prayer to help combat
The parents of the deceased 15 year old Bailey Holt, left, stand in tears as Kentucky Gov. Matt
Bevin signs the prayer proclamation on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 in Benton, Ky. Marshall County High in video games, celebrate Louisville's rising murder
School reopened its doors Friday as the school day began with an assembly. Police say two stu- death in TV shows, cele- rate, and urged people to
dents were killed, 14 were wounded by gunfire and seven others suffered other injuries when the brate death in movies, cel- form prayer groups to walk
boy opened fire at the school Tuesday before classes began. ebrate death in musical lyr- high-crime neighborhoods.
(AP Photo/Robert Ray) ics and remove any sense Skeptics wondered aloud
BENTON, Ky. (AP) — This events were canceled, the funerals of two 15-year-old of morality and sense of whether that would de-
was supposed to be Spirit governor was in town la- children. higher authority and then ter gun-wielding thugs. At
Week at Marshall County menting the nation's moral Tuesday's attack by a fel- expect that things like this the same time, Bevin said
High School. decay, and preparations low classmate at the high are not going to happen," prayer won’t help explain
Instead, homecoming were being made for the school left more than a he added. The Republican the inexplicable. q
Sheriff says no other suspects sought in deputy's death

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Dearing's hands were brief hearing. didn't release details about and opened fire, striking
Two men who were nearby cuffed in front of him Friday "I understand how high those conversations. Gumm in the chest before
when a Colorado sheriff's and a chain was wrapped emotions are," the judge Neither man was taken into fleeing, the sheriff's office
deputy was shot and killed around his waist during his said. custody. said.
were interviewed and re- initial court appearance Murphy barred television McIntosh said police re- Adams County District At-
leased, authorities said Fri- after the killing of 31-year- news crews from filming sponded Wednesday to a torney Dave Young would
day before a suspect in the old Deputy Heath Gumm. . Dearing's face and sealed report of several people ar- not comment Friday on
slaying made his first court Several people sitting in an arrest affidavit, saying riving at an address in the whether his office would
appearance. seats closest to Dearing it could compromise the residential area about 8 seek the death penalty
Adams County Judge Pat- cried when he walked into sheriff's investigation. miles (13 kilometers) north against Dearing. Young
rick Murphy gave prosecu- the courtroom. They de- Adams County Sheriff Mi- of downtown Denver and said it's too early in the in-
tors until Wednesday to file clined comment after the chael McIntosh said Friday starting a fight. He said au- vestigation to discuss po-
charges against 22-year- hearing. Dearing's attorney that no other suspects were thorities believe Dearing tential penalties.
old Dreion Martise Dearing, Sarah Quinn also declined being sought in the killing of was among them and ran Gumm was married and
who was arrested on suspi- comment. Gumm. McIntosh said offi- behind a house when dep- had worked for the sheriff's
cion of first-degree murder Murphy thanked people in cers spoke Thursday to the uties arrived. office since 2012. A date
of a peace officer and sec- the nearly full courtroom for two men who were nearby When they caught up with for his funeral has not been
ond-degree burglary. listening quietly during the during the attack but he him, he pulled a handgun set. q