Friends and family remember James Thompson at Raleigh church
SHOOTING. OUR ERIC MILLER WAS
THERE AND JOINS US WITH MORE.
>> THURSDAY NIGHT'S TEARFUL
FAMILY AND FRIENDS WALKING TO
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH HANDS
STILL WRAPPED AROUND THIS CROSS
FROM TO PROGRAM DEDICATED TO
JAMES ROGER THOMPSON. DURING
THE SERVICE. THE PASTOR OF
TRINITY READ OUT THE NAMES OF
ALL 5 OF THE MASS SHOOTING
VICTIMS BUT SAID TONIGHT WAS
ABOUT FOCUSING ON JUST ONE
JAMES WAS REMEMBERED AS A
TALENTED AND DEDICATED MEMBER
OF UPWARD BASKETBALL. TRINITY'S
OWN TEAM, YOUNG MAN JUST
RECENTLY LOOKING AT COLLEGES
ON THE CUSP OF SO MUCH MORE
SHE SAYS CARES AND HE CARES FOR
US. HE CRIES WITH US.
>> WE HAVE TO HOPE.
>> WITH BURGESS IS WITH THE
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELICAL
ASSOCIATION, RAPID RESPONSE
TEAM. TONIGHT. SHE WAS AT THE
SERVICE TO LISTEN ORDERS AND
PRAY WITH THE POOR HERE FOR
YOU.
>> WHERE TO LISTEN TO YOUR
NEEDS AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
BURGESS, RALEIGH, NATIVE SAYS
LIKE SO MANY IN THIS COMMUNITY
NEWS OF THE SHOOTING HIT HER
WHOLE HEART. ONE MORE PERSON
WORKING TO PROCESS LOSS AND
GRIEF ALONGSIDE THIS CHURCH
AND THE CITY.
I KNOW FOR SO MANY PEOPLE THESE
2 WORDS THAT WERE SHARED BY NOT
ONLY TRINITY'S PASTOR, BUT
>> JAMES THOMPSON'S BASKETBALL
COACHES PROBABLY WAS SO
DIFFICULT TO HEAR BUT SO
NECESSARY FOR THESE PEOPLE HERE
THIS EVENING IN TONIGHT'S
SERVICE ENDED THOMPSON'S FAMILY
FOLLOWED HIS COFFIN OUT OF THE
SANCTUARY. THAT COFFIN DRAPED
WITH HIS BASKETBALL JERSEY.
NOW, WRAL HAS BEEN IN TOUCH
WITH THE FAMILY THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO
RELEASE A NEW STATEMENT TONIGHT
THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD SAID WORDS
CANNOT EXPRESS OUR ANGUISH AND