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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ON THE
STREETS OF CHARLOTTE, HUNDREDS
OF UNC CHARLOTTE STUDENTS
ROUTING ACROSS THE CITY, TO
RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT GUN
VIOLENCE ACROSS THE NATION.
THE RALLY STARTED ON CAMPUS
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE STUDENTS
FILLED THE BLUE LINE, AND RODE
THE LIGHT RAIL INTO UPTOWN,
HEADING FOR BEARDEN PARK.
>> THE STUDENTS, ARMED WITH
SIGNS AND A STRONG MESSAGE,
GUNS DON'T VOTE, BUT I DO.
A MARCH FOR MY LIFE SO I DON'T
HAVE TO RUN AGAIN.
YOU CAN PUT A SILENCER ON A
GUN, BUT NOT ON THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE.
>> STUDENTS ARE RALLYING TO
REMEMBER THE TRAGEDY THAT
UNFOLDED ON THEIR CAMPUS THREE
DAYS AGO, AND DAYS BEFORE THEY
SAY A FINAL GOODBYE TO THEIR
CLASSMATES.
>> Reporter: THIS WEEKEND, 19-
YEAR-OLD ELLIS READ AND 21-YEAR-
OLD RILEY HOWE WILL BE LAID TO
REST.
BOTH MEN KILLED ON CAMPUS
TUESDAY, WHEN A GUNMAN STARTED
SHOOTING IN THEIR CLASSROOM.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE LIVE TEAM
COVERAGE OF THE RALLY OF
REMEMBRANCE.
>> LET'S START WITH RACHEL
LUNDBERG, YOU'VE BEEN WITH
STUDENTS ALL DAY, WHAT'S GOING
ON RIGHT NOW?
>> Reporter: WE WERE ON CAMPUS,
I AM WITH THREE OF THE MANY
PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP FOR THE
RALLY ON CAMPUS, AND TOGETHER
WE ALL RODE THE LIGHT RAIL, TO
WRITE HERE, WE JUST GOT TO
RAINIER BEARDEN PARK, THEY HAD
THEIR SIGNS READY IT'LL BE FROM
ONE RALLY TO THE NEXT.
LET'S GO TO VIDEO, IN CASE YOU
MISSED IT, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
SHOWED UP TO CAMPUS RIGHT
OUTSIDE OF THE GYMNASIUM, AND
THEY RALLIED FOR REMEMBRANCE.
THEY WERE REMEMBERING THE LIVES
THAT WERE LOST, WHAT TRAGICALLY
HAPPENED ON THEIR CAMPUS, IN
THE KENNEDY BUILDING, IN A
CLASSROOM ON TUESDAY, NEVER
FORGETTING THE NAMES ELLIS AND
RILEY.
AND ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE WE
KNOW THE CONGRESSWOMAN ALMA
ADAMS WAS THERE, WE HEARD A
POWERFUL WORD FROM HER, SHE
QUOTED HER AND SAID I'M SICK
AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND
TIRED, SEVERAL STUDENTS
PROFESSORS WERE THERE AT WELL,
OTHER CONGRESSMAN COUNCILMEMBER
BRAXTON WINSTON WAS THERE AS
WELL SHOWING A LOT OF MEMORIES
THAT HE HAS AROUND GUN VIOLENCE
AND HOW IT NEEDS TO STOP, THEY
ARE RAISING VOICES FOR CHANGE,
HOPING NOBODY EVER HAS TO GO
THROUGH WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH
AND NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT,
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO USE THEIR
VOICES TO CHANGE AND MAKE SURE
THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS IN NORTH
CAROLINA AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, ONE OF THE STUDENTS
THAT I AM STANDING NEXT TO
RIGHT NOW I TALKED WITH
EARLIER, A VERY EMOTIONAL, I
WANT TO GO TO THE SOUNDBITE TO
SEE WHAT THAT WAS LIKE AND WHAT
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, TAKE A
LISTEN.
>> RIGHT NOW OUR STUDENT BODY
IS HURTING.
WE ARE ORGANIZING AND DEMANDING
THAT THINGS CHANGE.
WE CAN'T BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE
HAPPENING.
I THINK EVERYONE IS DOING A
BEAUTIFUL JOB COMING TOGETHER,
AND SPEAKING OUT.
>> Reporter: THAT GIRL THAT WE
PLAYED THE SOUNDBITE, THIS
REALLY HAS SPARKED FAMILY, AND
UNITED EVERYONE ON CAMPUS.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL RALLY
EARLIER WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER
ONE HERE, I KNOW SAVANNA IS
JOINING US, AND I DID HEAR
THERE'S A LOT OF STUDENTS ON
THE 2nd TRAIN , SO WE ARE
EXPECTING MORE PEOPLE TO REALLY
BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
>>> THANK YOU, AND R LIVE TEAM
COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH SAVANNA
LEVIN SPEAR
>> YOU'RE AT THE PARK WHERE
THOSE STUDENTS ARE HEADING, IS
ANYONE THERE?
>> A FEW PEOPLE HERE, OR
TRICKLING IN, I'M HERE WITH TWO
OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE
FOR THE RALLY, AND I WANT TO
START WITH YOU, BECAUSE YOU
WERE ON CAMPUS, A STUDENT AT
UNC, ON CAMPUS THE DAY THIS
HAPPENED, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE WHAT THAT
WAS LIKE?
>> I WAS IN THE LIBRARY, AND
WHEN PEOPLE STARTED RUSHING OUT,
THEY WERE QUIET, BUT THEN
SOMEBODY SAID ACTIVE SHOOTER,
AND THE 1st I THOUGHT IT WAS A
THREAT, MAYBE SOMEBODY
THREATENING THE SCHOOL, AND THEN
IT STARTED TO SIT AND WE DIDN'T
HEAR MUCH INFORMATION, AND AS
FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED I
THOUGHT OF THE PERSON WAS IN
THE LIBRARY.
IT WAS ALL GOING DOWN IN THE
LIBRARY.
AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT MY GAME
PLAN WAS, AND WE, WE WERE ALL
DOWN AT THAT POINT, AFTER A
WHILE WAITING, WE HAD TO GO DOWN
THE STAIRS AND ONCE WE GOT DOWN
TO THE MAIN FLOOR, THE
SHATTERED GLASS, I GUESS IF I
WASN'T ALREADY IN PANIC MODE
THAT PUT ME IN.
WE HAD TO RUN FROM THE LIBRARY,
ANYWHERE, AS LONG AS IT WAS OFF
CAMPUS WE HAD TO RUN.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THIS SIGN.
>> THE SIGN MAINLY JUST
BECAUSE, WE WANT A CHANGE SO
THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO RUN
AGAIN FOR HER LIFE.
ON COLLEGE CAMPUS HAS TO RUN
AGAIN.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS A BIG
THING HAPPENING IN THE U.S.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TO BE
DEALING WITH, BUT WE ARE TRYING
TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF THAT.
IT'S HAPPENING AND WE DON'T
WANT TO RUN FOR OUR LIVES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AFTER ALL THAT, WE TALKED ON
CAMERA YOU SAID THAT WAS SUCH A
DRAMATIC SITUATION, I KNOW
THAT'S WHY YOU GUYS ARE HERE
MARCHING IN RALLYING TODAY,
STILL TIME FOR YOU TO SHOW UP
HERE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING
UNTIL THEY ARE READY TO SAY
GOOD NIGHT.
SO YOU CAN COME OUT, AND
SUPPORT THE 49ers.
REPORTING LIVE,