A memorial service turned into a killing ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sirens drowned out hymns. Families ran from the very steps where they had come to say goodbye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two people dead. Six more bleeding on the pavement outside a Salt Lake City Latter-day Saint meetinghouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They had gathered to mourn one loss and left carrying many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside the Rose Park 5th Ward meetinghouse, grief-stricken families were suddenly thrown into a nightmare of gunfire, screams and flashing lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaders in Utah\u2019s Pacific Islander community rushed to the scene, fielding frantic calls,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
trying to learn which loved ones were alive, which were hurt, and which were gone forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As detectives combed surveillance footage and detained witnesses, city leaders vowed justice, but their words could not quiet the shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A place meant for worship and remembrance had been pierced by violence that felt both targeted and senseless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Tongan wards that share the building, prayers shifted from honoring the dead to begging for the survival of the wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The community now faces the long, uncertain work of healing, even as fear lingers over a sanctuary no longer guaranteed safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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