In the days since the tragic shooting at Annunciation Church and School in south Minneapolis, we are hearing stories of survival and trauma from more children who were inside during the horrifying ordeal.
Shining a spotlight on how society has changed, and what students need to prepare for now, 12-year old Grayson Singh told CBS News that his class had previously practiced what do in the event of a school shooting.
"Hide under the pews, and just sit there and stay," says Singh. "I didn't want anybody to move. I just wanted people to be quiet. I didn't want to draw any attention because I didn't want anything to happen."
It's not yet known when Annunciation School and Church will reopen. Investigators are still processing the crime scene and crews are repairing damage to the building.
Meanwhile, the crowd of mourners outside Annunciation continues to grow.
Three days after the tragic shooting, a powerful memorial for the two children who lost their lives, and the 18 injured has grown to cover the sidewalk and spill into the streets.
The community is coming together there with one woman seen handing out bracelets with messages of hope while holding a sign that reads, "You are important."
"Such a loss, I mean, where can you go that you're safe? You can't go to a theater, you can't go to a parade, you can't go to school, you can't go to mass. We need to change our society," said community activist Robin Kateen.
Church officials are expected to provide an update this weekend regarding the restart of services and school as the investigation continues.
The fear of another school shooting happening became reality for the Catholic school in Minneapolis. A brand-new Gallup poll released on Friday shows 41% of U.S. parents of K-12 students fear for their oldest child’s physical safety at school. That poll by Gallup was conducted in an Aug. 1-20 survey, ending a week before the shooting at Annunciation.
Those findings are consistent with readings from the past three years, ranging from 38% to 44%, all above the long-term average of 34% Gallup has recorded since regular measurements began in 1998.
It's not the highest reading Gallup has seen - 45% in 2001 after the Santee, California shooting and 55% after Columbine in 1999 - but it's the highest since 2001.
Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski were killed Wednesday, and more than a dozen of their schoolmates were wounded when a shooter fired 116 rifle rounds through the church’s stained-glass windows.
Police said Thursday that the shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, idolized mass killers and wanted to terrorize innocent children. The children were celebrating Mass during the first week of classes at the Annunciation Catholic School.