. >> reporter: a candlelight vigil to remember the life of 16-year-old jaelynn willey. loudon and the great mills high school community is heartbroken. >> it feels like a pain you'll have to wake up to every morning 37. >> reporter: it was about a year ago when policeay jaelynn's ex-boyfriend austin rollins shot her in the halay at school. another student was hilt in the leg but managed to make his way to a classroom and call 911. gavin loudon's sister was at the school. >> i wish i could have been there and done something. i think everybody thinks the same. >> reporter: school resour officer deputy blaine gaskell ran toward the gfire and shot rollins's gun. rollins then took his own life. >> thevent of march 20th, 2018 became an alternate reality that we can never go back to and change. for some we have a diminished sensof security and innocenc >> reporter: but some people tell me the commuroty is stng, resilient,os and e. >> just bng able to look at each other and know tre's love. >> it does not mean that her lit goes out. >> reporter: jaelynn leaves behind a mother,

last night a community came together to honor 16-yr-old jaelynn willey. she was gunned down in the hallway by her ex-boyfriend. our smari stone spoke to mourners trying to keep her memory alive. >> reporter: a candle light vigil to remember the life of 16-year-old jaelynn will. >> just to see us all come together.or >> rr: gavin loudoun and high school ls community is heartbroken. >> it a feels like pain you'll have to wake up to every morning. >> reporter: it was about a year ago when police say jaelynn's rollins sho austin her in the hallway at school. another student 14-year-old desmond barnes was hit in the leg but managed to make his way into a classroom and call 911. gavin udoun's sister was at the school. >> i wish i could have been there and down something. i think everybody thinks the same. >> reporter: school resource officer blaine gaskill ran towards the gunfire and shot rollins' gun. rollins then took his own life. >> it becamlternate reality we can never go back to and change if for some of us we have dinished sense of security and innocence

at a each othnd know that there's love. >> it does not mean that her light goes out. >> reporter: jaelynn leaves behind a mother,th , and eight siblings. people in this community behind me tell me they wil continue to keep the family in their prayers. shomari stone, news4. > well,vile. that's what the charlottesville police chief is calng onli threats made against african-american and hispanic students at a high school.le a 17-year-old now faces felony charges. without saying president trump's name, yesterday the police chief referenced comments he made in the wake of deadly protests iy the cck in 2017. >> hate is not i welcomed charlottesville. iolence is not welcomed in charlottesville. intolerance is not welcomed in charlottesville. d in charlottesville and around the globe, we stand firmly in stating there are not very finle on both sides of this issue. >> now, these threatsd surfa wednesday. police closed charlottesville's nine public sools thursday and yesterday. the school sysm says it will be reopened on monday. >>> back here in our area, you're going to want to avoid the gw parkw

that morning, police say 17-year-old austin rlands shot and killed his ex-girlfriend 16-year-old jaelynn lley. that same bull it hit desmond barnes. barnes managed his way into a classroom where he called 911 and told the dispatcher he was just shot inside of his school. in all of this chaos, a hero, rushing towards t shooter. school resource officer deputy first class blane sgaskillt back and hit rollands before rollands took his own life. day great mills high school will open on a two-hour delay and the groundsdill be clo to the public. reporting live in saint mary's county this morning, drew wilder news 4. >> drew, thank you. >>> 6:48 now.ve georgetown uity alumnus has started an online petition calling for thers uniy to rescind degrees and admissions of any alum noni and students involved in the high profile admission scandal. gordon ernst is among 50 charged in the scheme. he accepted bribes for admitting some students. georgetown university released a statement reading in rt quote, we are reviewing the details of the indictment, examining our records and will be taking appropriate