Over 100 people gathered across the street from the children's ward at Minneapolis' Hennepin County Medical Center to pray for the kids recovering there after they were shot at the Annunciation Catholic School this week.
Teachers, students and nurses, as well as police officers who had heard about the Thursday night candlelight vigil over their dispatch radios, all joined together for a moment of silence, united in a shared sense of grief and hope after Wednesday's mass shooting.
"This is every nurse/mother's worst nightmare, and worst fear come true," a flyer for the vigil said. "We'd like anyone who is interested to come join us to light up [ Minneapolis ] with candlelight, love, and support, for the kids, their families and our staff."
One of those victims is 12-year-old Sophia