Kirkwood Remembers: 5 Years Since City Hall Shootings
City leaders described February 7, 2008 as a day that made the community stronger despite "unbelievable" and "horrific" events.
Let the past be recorded in the pages of history; let time be the judge of the past. Teach us to look forward with love and helpfulness. We pray to live and work together in harmony throgh the responsibility of government; for worthy are they who gain mastery of self, for they have the key to success. Unite us together in encouragement, help u face the future with confidence; for united, faith grows. Words that made up a prayer used in Kirkwood 41 years ago were read again Thursday by Kirkwood Mayor Art McDonnell as the city council met five years to the day since Cookie Thornton, shot eight people at a council meeting, ultimately taking the lives of six people. Thornton was shot and killed by police. "We'll never forget this day, but we …
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