Harford County church steps up during shooting at Joppatowne High

Published: Sep 08, 2024 Duration: 00:02:58 Category: News & Politics

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>>> INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ARE FELT LONG AFTER THE DAY OF THE TRAGEDY. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS CAN BE PHYSICAL AND HAVE EMOTIONAL EFFECT ON PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. YOU'RE NOT ALONE. EXPOSURE TO TRAGIC EVENTS IS HARD TO PROCESS, BUT IT'S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT IT. THE FIRST STEP IS TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE AND LET YOUR CHILD KNOW WHAT THEY ARE FEELING IS NORMAL. >>> ONE CHURCH IN THAT COMMUNITY IS REACHING OUT TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORS. GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN OPENED THEIR DOORS AS A SAFE HAVEN FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES AFTER THE SHOOTING. WE CONTINUE WITH JINAY REESE. >> Reporter: EVERY SUNDAY AT GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN, SERVICES BEGIN WITH A SONG. THIS WEEK THE LYRICS MEAN MORE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DOWN THE STREET IS ON THEIR MIND. >> YOU NEVER THINK IT WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEN IT DOES, IT IS SURREAL. >> Reporter: THE CHURCH BECAME AN EVACUATION SITE WHERE STUDENTS COULD REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES FOLLOWING A DEADLY SHOOTING ON CAMPUS. >> WHEN WE GOT THE CALL THAT WE NEEDED TO BE A SITE TO GET PARENTS AND STUDENTS AWAY FROM THE DANGER , OUR CHURCH SPRANG INTO ACTION. >> IT SERVES AS A REUNIFICATION CENTER WHERE PARENTS CAN BE RELATED WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND GET THEM TO SAFETY. >> Reporter: IMAGES FROM ABOVE SHOW HOW BIG OF AN OPERATION IT CAN BE. >> ALLOW STUDENTS TO COME IN AND ALLOW FOR THE HARPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO BE HERE AND REUNITE PARENTS WHO WERE FRANTIC WITH THEIR CHILDREN. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE DONE THIS. IN 2023 THEY WERE THE SITE FOLLOWING THE FATAL SHOOTING AT A NEARBY APARTMENT COMPLEX. >> WE WERE ACTUALLY HERE WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS WERE NOTIFIED THERE WAS A TRAGEDY, AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE SOUNDS OF THAT , IT IS AWFUL. >> THE CONGREGATION STEPS UP TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. >> Reporter: SHOWING HOW A COMMUNITY CAN SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER , EVEN WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH. >> IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHY WE DO IT. >> OUR COMMUNITY WILL REMAIN STRONG , AND WE WANT TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN. >> Reporter: THE CHURCH HAS BEEN A REUNIFICATION CENTER FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES AND THE PART THEY PLAY MAY BE SMALL, BUT IT IS MIGHTY IN THE WAY THEY HELP THE COMMUNITY. >> STAY WITH US FOR CONTINUING COVERAGE AS POLICE CONTINUE GOING TH

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