175 gather in Lordstown to memorialize victims of Connecticut shootings

175 gather in Lordstown to memorialize victims of Connecticut shootings

Staff report

LORDSTOWN

About 175 people turned out for a vigil Sunday night under the pavilion in Founder’s Park in Lordstown to remember the 20 children and seven adults shot to death Friday by a 20-year-old man in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.

“These children were 20 families’ little angels. They’ve gone up [to heaven] now. They’re all right. But we have to pray for the families. They’ll suffer horribly because of it,” said Ben Davis of Leavittsburg.

“There are no words of comfort that will bring understanding to these families,” said Pastor John Krause of New Covenant Baptist Church in Lordstown. “Only you, Lord, can bring peace to these people who have suffered such great loss,” he said.