Two students were shot in the cafeteria of Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, before the gunman turned the gun on himself, according to police.
Fox 17 Nashville <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/2025-jan-22-metro-police-3-shot-at-antioch-high-school-nashville-tennessee-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the gunman entered the cafeteria and shot two students before shooting himself. The Metro Nashville Police Department identified the shooter as a 17-year-old male who shot two students with a pistol. One female victim was killed and a male student was transported to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is in stable condition after suffering a &#8220;graze wound.&#8221; The gunman then shot and killed himself. Police initially said that two female students were shot, but <a href="https://x.com/MaddieNolanTV/status/1882155451896193418" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> now state that one female student was killed and one male student was wounded by the gunman.
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Update from Metro Nashville Police PIO Don Aaron: <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXNashville?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOXNashville</a> <a href="https://t.co/1IbfwoNKXW">pic.twitter.com/1IbfwoNKXW</a>
— Madeleine Nolan (@MaddieNolanTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaddieNolanTV/status/1882146777908089109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Two SROs were inside the high school at the time of the shooting, but neither of them were in the cafeteria when the gunman opened fire, police said, according to <a href="https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/2-students-shot-at-antioch-high-school/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WKRN</a>.
According to the Metro Nashville Public Schools, Antioch High School went into lockdown after the shooting, and students were gathered in the school&#8217;s auditorium.
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BREAKING: A shooting incident is under investigation at Antioch High School. Three people have been wounded, including the suspect, who shot himself. Reunification site for parents is 3754 M&#8217;boro Pk. Buses will be taking students there. <a href="https://t.co/G5UypO7neP">pic.twitter.com/G5UypO7neP</a>
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) <a href="https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville/status/1882126810647023975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Police set up a reunification site in Antioch at 3754 Murfreesboro Pike, where buses will transport students to be picked up by their parents.
The White House said that President Donald Trump &#8220;and his team are monitoring the news out of Nashville,&#8221; Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Margeret Olohan reported.
&#8220;As details unfold, the White House offers its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those impacted by this senseless tragedy and thank the brave first responders responding to the incident,&#8221; the White House added.
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White House: &#8220;The President and his team are monitoring the news out of Nashville. As details unfold, the White House offers its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those impacted by this senseless tragedy and thank the brave first responders responding to the incident.&#8221;
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1882165869528359332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Antioch High School is about 15 miles southeast of The Covenant School in Nashville, where nearly two years ago, a transgender-identifying shooter killed three children and three staff members before she was shot and killed by MNPD officers.
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Adapted from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1645-daughters-sacrificed-for-multiculturalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Michael Knowles Show,”</a> January 6, 2024.
Today’s Music Monday song is “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4HsZ4fbmAE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smile</a>,” by Morgan Wallen — of chair-throwing fame and fellow Nashvillian. 
His new song has nearly 3.5 million views on YouTube.
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I quite like this. Art is supposed to make you see. That is what the purpose of art is. Joseph Conrad wrote that the scientist has one job, the thinker has another, some deal in facts, some deal in ideas; but the primary role of an artist is to make you see something.
Morgan Wallen does this right at the beginning. He is calling your attention to something — something we can all recognize but, at the same time, are probably not all that conscious of — which is that, sometimes, our loved ones react differently when they are in a group than when it is just us. We fall into our ruts and our routines. But when they are in a group, they do not behave the same way. Instead, they behave and react a little differently, and we recognize the old person, the way they once behaved with us. Many people have probably had this experience before, and Wallen calls your attention to that in this song. That is artistic.
I like the image he describes in the chorus: It was good to see you smile. You haven’t really smiled like that with me in a while, but it was good to see you smile. Is it because we are just having fun in this bar? Is it because this is what we used to do, and we don’t really do it anymore? Or, is it simply artifice? Is it because we are about to take a picture so your muscle memory just went right back to that old smile? Is it just a habit? What is it? What that real? Is there really hope that we might recover something that has been lost that is desirable? Or are you just going through the motions? Is that just an artifact of your former self — and really there is no hope?
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His conclusion makes a good point about behavior, about how human beings really work. It implicitly addresses the question of if an action should not be performance-motivated, driven by pure and authentic desire. Or, can you “fake it til you make it”? If you just smile enough, will you eventually become happy? Wallen’s conclusion is: It doesn’t really make much of a difference to me. It was nice to see you smile anyway.
Then, Wallen sings the last couplet: “If someone were to see this they’d think everything’s alright / At least we got a pretty little moment frozen in time.” Everyone knows couples like this, couples who post pictures on Instagram looking so in love. They are all smiles in their really happy, cute photo. But because you know the behind-the-scenes, you know their life is a complete disaster and they are always at each other’s throats.
He reminds us that appearances can be beguiling. Images are beguiling. When an artist calls your attention to that, they are often calling your attention to something about their own art. Here, Morgan Wallen is dealing with moving pictures, with images he is creating in your mind that happiness, joy, and a flourishing life are not about a moment frozen in time. Anyone can fake a moment or experience an accidental smile. He is emphasizing that what matters is the course of one’s life.
A human life moves through time so flourishing occurs through time. We live in this snapshot culture that denies time. We live in the Insta-culture, the “smile for the camera” culture. But the more we focus on that artifice and the ephemeral, fleeting little smile, the more likely we are to come back to our dressing room and our lady is gone, as he does. This song sends the message that you have to reorient how you think about life.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Country singer</a> Brad Paisley’s wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, opened up about the insane throat surgery she underwent in August after being unable to speak for nearly two years.
Speaking to <a href="https://people.com/kimberly-williams-paisley-was-awake-in-3-hour-surgery-to-restore-voice-exclusive-8763349">People magazine</a>, Kimberly talked about visiting Nashville’s <a href="https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/program/voice-center">Vanderbilt Voice Center</a> in January 2023 where she was diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia. It came after she suddenly lost the ability to speak in November 2022, being unable to make more noise with her voice than a whisper.
Doctors at the time said her vocal cords were so tight they were barely visible and later discovered that her two vocal cords weren’t touching anymore, a condition known as partial paralysis.
&#8220;So much of our personalities are expressed in our voice and for me, so much of my career. And when that&#8217;s not there, I thought, &#8216;Who am I?&#8217; I felt invisible,&#8221; Williams-Paisley said. &#8220;I&#8217;m someone who tries to find the silver lining no matter what, but there are days when I really grieved.&#8221;
The “Father of the Bride” star said after &#8220;looking in every corner and trying everything&#8221; to get her voice back, she decided nearly two years later to undergo a procedure called medialization laryngoplasty. It requires surgery to move the weak left vocal cord closer to the right one, the outlet noted.
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley is opening up about a &#8220;terrifying&#8221; medical ordeal in which her voice inexplicably disappeared: &#8220;There were days when I grieved and sobbed.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/FAyUAlXnil">https://t.co/FAyUAlXnil</a>
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“We wanted to tune the cord the best we could,” Dr. Gaelyn Garrett said. “We had her awake so we could hear how the voice changes as we manipulated the position of the vocal cord. We’re trying to get the natural voice back.”
The surgery required Williams-Paisley to stay awake the entire three-hours, something the actress called “bizarre.”
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“They put up a plastic sheet so I couldn’t see anything except my throat on a screen they set up,” Kimberly said. “It looked like another mouth, like a big hole!&#8221;
She said going into the procedure with her eyes open was “beautifully symbolic. I feel like I’ve been waking up to myself. I had to be fully present to cross this finish line, and I was really ready for it.&#8221;
The outlet then detailed how the medical procedure went. For the procedure, “the team took an implant made of silicone rubber and put it next to her left vocal cord to hold it in place, then asked her to speak. They removed it, adjusted the size by hand-carving it, replaced it and had her try again. When her voice was back to its natural tone, they knew it fit perfectly.&#8221; The implant is permanent and should last a lifetime.
“I couldn’t believe it was true,” Kimberly said. &#8220;It felt great.&#8221;
After two years of being unable to hear her own voice, the surgery had allowed her to once again speak out loud.
While the surgery left her a significant scar on her throat, she joked, &#8220;Fortunately for me, I have wrinkles!&#8221; But she said she&#8217;s &#8220;not self-conscious about it. I’m proud. It’s part of my story.”
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The United States appears to be entering a golden age, as signaled by President-elect Donald Trump’s reelection last week, according to Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro.
Shapiro spoke at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday evening on the significance of Trump’s election and what it means for the future of the United States. 
“For the first time in a long time, I really feel like we are entering the best days of America,” Shapiro began his speech. “It does feel like we are entering a new golden age for the country for three specific reasons, because there are three things that make a golden age for a country or a civilization or even an individual in their life: liberty, strength, virtue.”
While it may seem odd that the man leading the U.S. into its golden age is Trump, Shapiro said that the American people made the decision to pursue the “golden age” through liberty, strength, and virtue.
“I don’t think the election so much was about President Trump – obviously, he’s a singular figure in American history – as much as it was about the American people who were just done,” Shapiro said. “We were just done. We were done with the age of stagnation. We were done with the age of moral confusion. We were done with an age that suggested that weakness was a substitute for strength, and that foolishness was a substitute for virtue, or that regulation was a substitute for liberty.”
Shapiro said that the golden age will see an expansion of liberty that can be measured in economic terms. Liberty combined with property rights leads to innovation, and with Trump’s government cutting regulations, the U.S. will see a surge in investment and economic growth. Trump’s agenda will create an environment where the best innovators in the United States can succeed and thrive.
“Liberty means we have to let geniuses be geniuses. In fact, we should help geniuses achieve their very best,” Shapiro said.
“The world only has freedom and prosperity because of the United States of America. Only. Okay, it is the threat of military force, or the use of military force by the United States of America that keeps the world free safe and prosperous. It is simply that. That’s all. There is no one else. Okay, if the United States were to disappear tomorrow, the world would decay into darkness almost overnight.”
On American strength, the first four years under Trump were the best American foreign policy “in my lifetime,” Shapiro said. The Daily Wire host attributed that foreign policy success to what he defined as the four pillars of the “Trump doctrine.”
The first pillar of the Trump doctrine is that “America is governed by her interests.” The second pillar builds on the first and is a recognition that, because resources are scarce, the United States needs to calibrate its response wisely to global events to ensure its most critical interests are protected.
The third pillar concerns military conflict: “If you are going to go [to war], you use every means at your disposal to achieve your interests.”
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During Trump’s first administration, the United States did not enter any new foreign conflicts, which could be attributed to what Shapiro defined as the fourth principle of the Trump doctrine: “The final principle is, you let everyone know the first three principles.”
“The credible threat of use of force is the basis for all solid foreign policy, and if you express all of that, then you barely ever have to use military force,” Shapiro said.
Finally, the third component of a U.S. golden age will be a resurgence of virtue, which Shapiro defined as “people acting like responsible human beings with actual real roles and duties in the world.” Virtue built on religion is a prerequisite for any society that wants to incentivize strong families.
“If you’re not building a civilization around successful families, the civilization falls down,” Shapiro said.
“These three things – liberty, strength, and virtue – these are what’s going to save Western civilization,” Shapiro concluded.
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Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/billie-eilish">Billie Eilish</a> unleashed on President-elect Donald Trump at her concert in Nashville following Trump’s stunning victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in the election.
On Wednesday night, the 22-year-old singer &#8212; who previously endorsed Harris in the 2024 election &#8212; got emotional on <a href="https://x.com/PopBase/status/1854372900847157314">stage</a> and attacked Trump as a “convicted predator,” <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/billie-eilish-slams-donald-trump-2024-election-1236055889/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I kind of couldn’t really fathom doing the show on this day, but the longer the day went on, I kind of had this just feeling of like it’s such a privilege that I get to do this with you guys and that we have this in a time like right now,” Eilish told concert-goers.
“I just love you so much, and I want you to know that you’re safe with me, and you’re protected here, and you are safe in this room,” she added, before she performed a song she and her brother Finneas O’Connell wrote that is about the “abuse that exists in this world upon women,” THR noted.
“To tell you the truth, I’ve never met one single woman who doesn’t have a story of abuse,” Eilish continued. “I’ve dealt with some stuff myself, and I have been taken advantage of, and I’ve been, you know, my boundaries were crossed, to say it politely. Now a person who is a convicted, uh, let’s say convicted predator. … Someone who hates women so, so deeply is about to be the president.”
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Billie Eilish delivers speech before performing ‘Your Power’ at her concert in Nashville, Tennessee tonight:
“Someone who hates women so, so deeply is about to be the President. This song is for all the women out there. I love you, I support you.”
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The singer previously made headlines when she announced her endorsement of Harris and said, “We are voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz because they are fighting to protect our reproductive freedom, our planet and our democracy. Vote like your life depends on it, because it does.”
Her brother then added, “We can’t let extremists control our lives, our freedoms and our future. The only way to stop them and the dangerous Project 2025 agenda is to vote and elect Kamala Harris.”
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The Grammy-winning singer’s endorsement of the VP followed a slew of them from such stars as Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and others.
But in the end, all the concerts and Hollywood endorsements could not push Harris over the finish line and Trump not only won the Electoral College with 312 to Harris’ 226 on Wednesday night, but he swept all seven of the battleground states, and has won the popular vote, netting close to 5 million more votes in his column than hers.
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Former Vanderbilt University and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested for driving under the influence in Franklin, Tennessee, on Thursday night.
Cutler, 41, was charged with DUI, possession of a handgun while intoxicated, failure to exercise due care, and violation of implied consent law, WKRN <a href="https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/jay-cutler-charged-with-dui-in-franklin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Pro Bowler, who started his NFL career with the Denver Broncos, was booked in the Williamson County Jail and was released late Thursday night after posting $5,000 bond, according to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/18/jay-cutler-arrested-for-dui/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a>.
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Following an impressive college career at Vanderbilt, Cutler was selected 11th overall by the Broncos in the 2006 NFL draft. He was traded to the Bears in 2009 and played in Chicago for eight seasons. Cutler was offered a job as a broadcaster for Fox Sports after retiring in 2017, but he decided to return to the NFL as a backup for the Miami Dolphins.
In 2022, Cutler said he &#8220;would love&#8221; another opportunity to get in the broadcasting booth.
&#8220;If an opportunity arises, I would jump at it,&#8221; he said.
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Between 2021 and 2022, Cutler also had a podcast, &#8220;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncut-with-jay-cutler/id1581842688" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Uncut with Jay Cutler</a>,&#8221; where the former quarterback talked with &#8220;friends, former teammates, fellow pro athletes, and experts alike&#8221; about &#8220;controversial news topics&#8221; and &#8220;trending discussions.&#8221; Cutler has been open about his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/never-a-doubt-former-chicago-bears-qb-jay-cutler-endorses-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support</a> for Donald Trump in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections. In July, shortly after Trump survived an assassination attempt, Cutler posted on X, &#8220;Trump 2024. Can’t stop him.&#8221;
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Trump 2024. Can’t stop him <a href="https://t.co/aNcOR3lUCM">pic.twitter.com/aNcOR3lUCM</a>
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The former NFL quarterback was married to TV personality Kristin Cavallari from 2013 until the couple finalized their divorce in 2022. Cutler and Cavallari starred in the series &#8220;Very Cavallari,&#8221; which followed the couple&#8217;s life in Nashville. Cutler and Cavallari share three young children.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nashville</a> restaurant that had become a local staple in the community closed its doors for good this weekend months after its owner was killed by an illegal immigrant from Mexico during an attempted robbery.
After 10 years of business, Smokin Thighs announced that last Sunday would be its last day of service. The restaurant’s owner, 42-year-old Matt Carney, died in July from injuries sustained during the incident in the parking lot of his restaurant on June 19. According to police, 29-year-old Ulises Martinez, an illegal immigrant, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-confesses-to-killing-nashville-man-in-hit-and-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted</a> to striking Carney with his truck during an attempted robbery.
Martinez was charged with murder days after the incident when he was arrested at a Nashville motel. Martinez’s immigration status was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-accused-of-killing-nashville-restaurant-owner-had-previous-felony-charges-dismissed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first reported</a> by The Daily Wire, with ICE saying that he unlawfully entered the country at an unknown date and location. A second man arrested over the incident, 31-year-old Adrian Diaz-Aguirre, has previous criminal convictions and has been deported four times.
On Sunday, Carney’s wife, Molly, posted on social media that Smokin Thighs, which started as a food truck, would close. 
“Saying goodbye is hard. It’s really hard,” she posted. “It is with profound sadness that I share the time has come for us all to say goodbye to Smokin’ Thighs.”
“To the Nashville community, I’ll be forever grateful for your welcoming spirit of Smokin’ Thighs. Your unwavering support of our family, particularly in these past months, has been remarkable,” she added. “Without you Matt’s dream would never have become a reality.”
Molly Carney also thanked all current and former employees who worked with her husband at the restaurant over the years. 
Carney attempted to stop two men from stealing tools out of the bed of his truck outside of his restaurant, according to police. The two men attempted to drive off, throwing Carney off the hood of the truck and onto the street, where he bled heavily before being rushed to the hospital. 
Carney ended up dying from his injuries on July 4, and Martinez was arrested two weeks later on July 18. 
Carney’s death was lamented by former President Donald Trump, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-decries-vicious-illegal-immigrant-suspected-of-murdering-nashville-restaurant-owner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who spoke</a> of the incident while discussing a number of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. 
“Look at what’s happening to our cities. Our cities are being overrun,” Trump said. “On July 4th, a 42-year-old Nashville man died after he tried to stop an illegal alien from stealing tools out of his truck. The illegal alien did a number on this man that nobody could even believe. The police officers said [it was] one of the most vicious crimes they’ve ever seen.”
Nashville Police Homicide Detective Tyler Manivong testified in August that Martinez confessed to driving the truck and hitting Carney when he was first arrested and interviewed by police.

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One person was killed and nine others were injured Saturday in a shooting in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nashville</a> near Tennessee State University (TSU), which was holding its homecoming celebration, according to local authorities.
On X, Metro Nashville PD said all the victims were taken to area hospitals. Five gunshot-wound victims were transported by the Nashville Fire Department and five others were driven by private vehicles. Police also said a 24-year-old man is dead and at least one person who was injured is suspected to have been &#8220;involved in the gunfire.&#8221; Their identities were not immediately known.
Nashville police said evidence showed two groups fired shots from opposite sides of the street at the intersection of Jefferson Street and 27th Avenue North a little after 5 p.m. local time, The Tennessean <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2024/10/12/multiple-injured-in-shooting-on-jefferson-street-in-nashville/75651597007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, adding that the homicide unit was leading the investigation and detectives were interviewing the victims at hospitals.
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A total of 10 gunshot wound victims are now at area hospitals. 5 were transported by NFD. 5 arrived by private vehicles. A 24-year-old man is deceased. 3 non-critical juv victims are at Vandy Peds. At least 1 of the injured is suspected to have been involved in the gunfire.
&mdash; Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) <a href="https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville/status/1845264391035367663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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City authorities offered more details on the shooting during <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9kTTjN9fa4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a press briefing</a> in the evening.
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Nashville Fire Department Public Information Officer Kendra Loney said that fire department crew members had already been in the area helping with homecoming festivities when the shooting happened.
These crew members recounted how they initially thought they were hearing fireworks before realizing there was gunfire and &#8220;then they quickly got into action,&#8221; Loney said. She also said the crew members relayed how they did things such as use their belts as tourniquets because they did not have their medical bags.
&#8220;While we don’t wish any ill on anyone, we are upset, we are angry about that disruption, we are angry that there were persons whose days were disrupted, that the innocence in this event was taken away, and that lives were endangered,&#8221; Loney said.
Nashville Police Commander Anthony McClain, who noted he graduated from Tennessee State University, said he and his family were &#8220;enjoying&#8221; the school&#8217;s homecoming celebration when tragedy struck.
&#8220;It’s unfortunate that a few folks pretty much ruined it for everybody, okay? So we have to come to the point where we stop this violence,&#8221; McCain said. &#8220;Fortunately for us, we had quite a few officers working the area. I think they were able to mitigate the carnage, so to speak. We appreciate their efforts. We appreciate the efforts of the fire department as well.&#8221;
Nashville Mayor Freddie O&#8217;Connell, a Democrat, posted about the shooting on X.
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Earlier today, hundreds of us marched down historic Jefferson Street for homecoming.
What was a joyous atmosphere is tonight very different because of a senseless act of violence carried out by people who didn’t care who else might be caught in the crossfire.
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&#8220;Earlier today, hundreds of us marched down historic Jefferson Street for homecoming,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What was a joyous atmosphere is tonight very different because of a senseless act of violence carried out by people who didn’t care who else might be caught in the crossfire.&#8221;
The mayor added, &#8220;Sadly, many in our community are familiar with the pain inflicted by gun violence. It hurts anew every time. We’re grateful for our first responders who quickly rendered aid and secured the scene &#8211; and sorrowful and prayerful for the victims.&#8221;

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Omer Netzer had long dreamed of making a name for himself in Nashville as one of the few Israelis in American country music. But on October 7, the first Israeli to perform at the Country Music Awards put his career on hold so he could fly to Israel and help defend his country.
“I went back, of course, and volunteered,” Netzer said. “24/7 we were risking our lives.”
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Netzer volunteered to return to his previous job in a special forces police unit in Nahariya, a city just a few miles from the Lebanon-Israel border, for four months following the start of the war. He left behind his wife and newborn daughter to volunteer in the unit, which tracked terrorists aiding Hezbollah or stockpiling weapons in their homes.
Netzer said he lost three of his best friends who were serving in the Sderot police near the Gaza border on October 7.
“We did what we were doing to our best and that’s protecting our country,” Netzer told The Daily Wire.
Netzer said his mother — who lives in Achziv, even closer to the border than Nahariya — has been scared to leave her house for months.
“My mom called me two days ago and said she heard buzzing outside. I told her to go to the bomb shelter and in less than a  minute there was a suicide drone that exploded,” Netzer recalled. 
Since Hamas’s October 7 attack, Hezbollah has fired rockets and suicide drones daily at Israel’s northern communities. More than 60,000 people from northern Israel have been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-behind-israels-attack-on-hezbollah-experts-weigh-in">displaced from their homes</a>.
Though his team is still serving, Netzer decided to return to the United States and use his voice to raise awareness about the October 7 victims and hostages. He has played at events around the country including at a joint Christian-Jewish event at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
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Music has helped Netzer cope with trauma since October 7th. He said writing about Israeli heroes has helped in his healing process.
“My best friend was a SWAT team leader and he died October 7,” Netzer said. “He wrote a note before he died, so I translated that note and made a song out of it,” he said. “It’s not about me anymore, it’s about them. It’s about the heroes that died protecting our country.”
Netzer said playing at unity events around the United States has given him hope.
“I see a lot of unity between Christians and Jews together fighting against hate,” he said. “I saw evil in my own eyes, so those people gave me hope.”
“I’m building the bridge of unity through the music, and I’m playing churches and military bases,” 
Netzer said he was proud to be the first Israeli to perform at the Country Music Awards in November. 
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Netzer was introduced to music by his parents, first generation Israelis born to Moroccan immigrants. They owned a music store, Netzer says, and gave him his first set of drums at age six, his first guitar at 10.
He recalled his English teacher once asking him to play a song for his class in English.
“I picked up the guitar and I played Johnny Cash,” he said, adding that he also enjoyed growing up listening to blues and rock and roll.
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“I thought I was going to work in security, not as a musician, but God had a different plan,” he added.
Netzer will be performing at Nashville’s Whiskey Jam this week, an event where many famous artists, including Morgan Wallen and Brad Paisley, performed before becoming household names.
But Netzer’s not taking a victory lap just yet.
“I’ll know I made it when I play the Grand Ole Opry,” he says.

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Omer Netzer: From The Country Music Awards to Israel’s War Zone

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A 59-year-old woman said she just wanted to hold her new grandson as she was given time to speak during her sentencing in federal court in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nashville</a> on Friday over her participation in a peaceful protest in March 2021 at a Tennessee abortion facility.
Heather Idoni was sentenced to eight months in prison over her conviction on violating the FACE Act and conspiracy against rights. Judge Aleta Trauger said Idoni will serve the time concurrently with the two years she is currently serving for a conviction on similar charges out of Washington, D.C. She will likely serve little extra time due to the new sentence because she has about one year left on her D.C. sentence. She was also given three years of supervised release followed by one year of probation.
The Biden administration’s Justice Department had hoped for the eight month sentence to be added to the end of her D.C. sentence so that she would be incarcerated for 32 months total. However, Trauger ruled against their petition for the time to be served consecutively.
Idoni was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-demonstrators-found-guilty-face-up-to-11-years-in-federal-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted in January</a> over a sit-in protest at the Carafem Health Center in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. During the protest, Idoni and a group of others sang, prayed, and urged women not to get abortions.
The conspiracy against rights charge was originally a Reconstruction-era statute intended for use against members of the Ku Klux Klan that could be punished by over ten years in prison. The Biden admin has been using it to prosecute pro-lifers across the country.
Idoni, wearing a green jumpsuit and leg shackles, was given an opportunity to speak in court, during which she spoke of her Christian faith and the hardships she had already endured in federal custody. She began by reading from Proverbs 24:10-12, which talks about rescuing “those being led away to death” and holding “back those staggering toward slaughter.”
Idoni also said that federal marshals had mistreated her since she entered federal custody back in August 2023. She said that some marshals had put chains so tight around her waist that she struggled to breathe when she sat down and that one marshal told her she would tighten it more if she complained again.
Since entering federal custody, Idoni has also had three stints put into her heart, complicating her treatments as she has been transported across the country to at least eight different prisons.
“I would love to be home with my family,” she said. “I would love to hold my new grandson.”
DOJ lawyer Wilfred Beaye argued that the sentence should be tacked onto her current time because she has a “history of disrespecting the law” and said that eight months was low on what they could have asked for due to federal sentencing guidelines.
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William Conway, Idoni’s lawyer, requested that she be sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release.
Trauger said that she took Idoni’s history of charitable work, including mission work to Ukraine and adoption of kids, as well as her difficult childhood and health problems as mitigating factors. She said that aggravating factors were that she had a “blindspot” for her beliefs that led her to “inflict emotional damage on other people.&#8221;
After sentencing, a group of supporters waited outside the courthouse to wave signs as she was driven away by federal marshals to a federal prison in Kentucky where she is currently incarcerated. A few held up signs saying “happy birthday” because Idoni will be turning 60 on Saturday.

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59-Year-Old Grandma In Prison Over Pro-Life Protest Says She Just Wants To ‘Hold My New Grandson’

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A 75-year-old pro-life Christian has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison over his participation in a peaceful protest at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> abortion facility.
Chet Gallagher was sentenced to prison in at federal court in Nashville on Thursday afternoon for his conviction on violating the FACE Act and engaging in a conspiracy against rights. The convictions stemmed from his role in a peaceful sit-in at a Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, abortion facility in March 2021 and the Biden administration brought charges in October 2022.
The government had asked for a 20 month prison sentence, but Judge Aleta Trauger ended up giving Gallagher 16 months on the conspiracy charge followed by three years of supervised release. On the FACE Act charge, she gave him six months, which will run concurrently with the conspiracy charge sentence. Gallagher was ordered to report to prison in February, but that may be delayed due to pending sentencing on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-89-year-old-woman-convicted-faces-over-a-decade-in-prison-for-peaceful-pro-life-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar convictions</a> in Detroit.
During the protest, Gallagher and other pro-lifers sat and stood in a hallway outside the entrance to the Carafem Health Center while singing, praying, and urging women not to get abortions.
Jodie Bell, Gallagher’s lawyer, asked for no prison time to be imposed due to his age and health problems, and emphasized his Christian faith. She also submitted a letter in support of Gallagher from Tennessee state Senator Mark Pody, a Republican from Lebanon where Gallagher lives.
Gallagher was able to speak for about 19 minutes, where he talked about his background and how he came to be involved in the pro-life movement, during which Trauger told him, “just don’t preach to me.”
“It is not enough for me to have sincerely held religious beliefs,” Gallagher said during his allocution, adding that he was “a servant of the most high God” and his faith compelled him to action.
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Much of his testimony discussed his move from working in law enforcement to pro-life activism.
Back in the late 1980s when he was serving as a motorcycle cop in Las Vegas, Gallagher said that he became convinced that action had to be taken to stop abortion. He said that he showed up as a police officer to a pro-life protest at an abortion facility in Vegas and urged his fellow officers not to arrest the pro-lifers who were sitting in front of the facility’s doors.
“As a police officer, I cannot walk away from a murder in progress,” he said, noting that his actions led him to his suspension and departure from law enforcement. After leaving law enforcement, Gallagher started engaging in pro-life activism across the country and speaking about his faith.
At the end of his testimony, he said that he recognized that he might be sent to federal prison, but that it may be a place of “fruitful ministry” for him.
DOJ lawyer Kyle Boynton fully pinned the Mt. Juliet protest on Gallagher, saying that “this blockade would not have occurred” with him. He said that Gallagher had a “uniquely concerning roll” and that there “must be consequences” for his actions.
Trauger largely agreed with the government, asserting that Gallagher and his fellow pro-lifers caused “terror and pain.”
When speaking with supporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing, Gallagher prayed for Trauger and said that it was “amazing” that a judge could justify “sending believers to federal prison for rescuing the lives of children.”
Heather Idoni, one of Gallagher’s co-defendants, is set to be sentenced on conspiracy and FACE Act charges on Friday afternoon.

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75-Year-Old Pro-Lifer Sentenced To Over A Year In Prison Over Peaceful Protest

An 89-year-old woman gave powerful testimony about her experience in a Communist death camp Thursday morning as she was sentenced to three years probation over her FACE Act conviction for a peaceful protest in Tennessee in March 2021. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/god-wins-in-the-end-89-year-old-pro-life-activist-speaks-out-ahead-of-high-stakes-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eva Edl</a> spoke at her sentencing hearing of how her Christian faith and childhood experience in a Yugoslavian concentration camp inspired her to pro-life activism. She was convicted in April of violating the FACE Act, a Clinton-era law that made it a crime to sit or stand in front of the doors of an abortion facility. 
“I have been rescuing babies since 1988,” Edl told federal Judge Chip Frensley in a court filled with dozens of supporters. “What I’m doing is for the love of Jesus alone, no other benefit.”
Edl was charged by the Biden-Harris administration for her participation in a protest in a hallway outside the Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. During the sit-in, Edl sang hymns, prayed, and urged women not to get abortions. 
“I’ve paid the price,” Edl said of her pro-life work. “It hurts deeply when you do what God says and you’re totally misunderstood.” 
Holding up a well-worn Bible in the courtroom, Edl said, “I believe in this book,” saying she took it as her guide. Edl referenced the Book of Genesis, saying that “human life is made in the image of God.” 
Edl also spoke of her own experience as a child “when I was declared to be inhuman.” 
When she was 9 years old, Edl and her family were imprisoned by Communist dictator Josip Tito because they were ethnic Germans. She said that she and her family were crammed into cattle cars and forced into camps to die. 
“I wish Christians or caring people would have stood on the tracks,” to stop the train that was taking her family away, she said. Edl survived her imprisonment and moved to the United States, where she became involved in the pro-life movement. 
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Justice Department lawyer Kyle Boynton pushed for Edl to get three years probation, saying that the case was not about her faith or political views, but about “compliance” with federal law. Edl’s lawyer asked for just one year of probation, pointing to “devotion to her faith” and peaceful nature. 
Edl was eligible for a prison sentence of up to six months for her conviction. 
Frensley said that while he acknowledged Edl’s beliefs, she had engaged in a “clear violation of the law.” He said that following religious beliefs doesn&#8217;t excuse violations of federal law. 
Prior to sentencing, Edl gathered with supporters outside the courthouse to sing hymns like “It is Well with My Soul.” She told the group that all she wanted for the day “is for the Lord to speak through me.” 
Another protester who was with Edl at Carafem is set to be sentenced Thursday afternoon.

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‘I’ve Paid The Price’: 89-Year-Old Pro-Life Activist Speaks At Sentencing

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