6-Year-Old Victim Of Elementary School Shooting Had A Superhero-Themed Funeral
First-grader Jacob Hall’s family wanted to celebrate his life with a theme that the little superhero buff would have loved.
Batman, Superman, and other caped crusaders attended the funeral of 6-year-old Jacob Hall on Tuesday, a week after the first-grader was fatally shot at his South Carolina elementary school.
Jacob was on the playground with a teacher and another student during recess when a 14-year-old boy allegedly opened fire at the Townville Elementary School on Sept. 28. Jacob was the only one who was critically wounded in the shooting and died of his injuries in the hospital on Oct. 1.
The 14-year-old, who also allegedly killed his father, was charged with murder.
More than 1,000 people showed up at the Oakland Baptist Church on Tuesday to mourn Jacob, while the church was packed with around 500 mourners, ABC News reported.
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Jacob was dressed as Batman at his funeral. A sticker inside his casket — which was surrounded by flowers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — read, “God’s Super Hero."
Dale Hall, dressed as Superman, paid his respects to his little brother at the funeral.
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Jacob’s family had encouraged everyone to dress like superheroes to celebrate his life with a theme he loved. “I don’t want suits and ties and all that,” Renae Hall, Jacob’s mother, told reporters on Saturday. “There will be a lot of children there and I don’t want it to be scary for them.”
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So superheroes from all over the community, including Jacob's teachers and classmates, showed up in capes and masks to honor him.
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