>> DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE RESOURCES NOW IN PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE COPE AFTER THE SHOOTING. PLUS, METRO DETROIT BRACING FOR HEAT WAVE TONIGHT. HOT, HUMID FOR THE ENTIRE UPCOMING WEEK. PLUS, CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS OF A LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. WE BEGIN WITH ROCHESTER HILLS, RALLYING TOGETHER IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON 7 NEWS AT RIGHT AT 11, I'M WHITNEY BURNEY. >> THE BROOKLYN SPLASHPAD REMAINS CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE INTO THE CROWDED PARK SATURDAY NIGHT. 9 PEOPLE WERE SHOT AT THE PARK NEAR AUBURN AND A QUITTER. 8 YEAR-OLD BOY IN CRITICAL CONDITION WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. A FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY IN STABLE CONDITION TONIGHT IN A 39 YEAR-OLD WOMAN ALSO FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER FOUND DEAD BY POLICE. WE'RE BRINGING YOU TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT AS WE FOLLOW HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THIS TRAGEDY. WE BEGIN WITH BRETT KAST WHOSE BEEN FOLLOWING MULTIPLE VIGILS HELD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. >> WELL, HEAR RUTH OR MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER HILLS, WHICH IS JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THE SPLASH PAD. NEIGHBORS GATHERED HERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND FIND STRENGTH IN THIS ACROSS OAKLAND COUNTY, THE SODA OF RESILIENCE, FAMILIES GATHERING IN PRAYER FOR PRAYERS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE. >> HURT? FAMILIES SHOWING STRENGTH IN THE MIDST OF TRAGEDY. WE ARE ALL HERE FOR OUTSIDE RUTH OR MIDDLE SCHOOL. NEIGHBORS CAME TOGETHER JUST OVER 24 HOURS SINCE BEING LOCKED DOWN IN THEIR HOMES AFTER A GUNMAN RANDOMLY OPENED FIRE AND SPLASH PAD SHOOTING 9 PEOPLE INCLUDING CHILDREN, FOR SOME AND AND THIS ROCKED EVERYBODY. THAT SPLASH PAD IS A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE BROOKLYN'S NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE KERRY BECKWORTH GREW UP AND STILL LIVES. TODAY WE'RE FAMILY. >> AND ALL CARE FOR EACH OTHER. WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOREVER WERE DIFFERENT PART OF THE CITY. MANY OF THOSE NEIGHBORS WALKING TO THE SCHOOL FOR THE VIGIL LEADING, THOUGH, ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE VICTIMS. FIRST RESPONDERS AND EVERYONE AFFECTED. IT WAS SO TERRIFYING. >> I JUST WAS SO GLAD TO HAVE HIM HOME IN MY ARMS. I WAS GLAD TO BE HOME. >> THE AT THE SPLASH PAD YESTERDAY, JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE SHOOTING. SHE HAD BEEN ACROSS THE STREET LESS THAN 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOTS RANG GETTING HOME TO MY KIDS YESTERDAY WAS. >> CAN'T TAKE ANY DAY FOR GRANTED. >> PARTIN'S >> NEARBY WOODSIDE BIBLE CHURCH IN TROY, AN HOUR-LONG PRAYER SERVICE SENDING A MESSAGE OF HOPE. MOMENTS LIKE THIS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. >> TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FORGE AHEAD. WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW YESTERDAY'S TRAGEDY TO THE FINEST. SENIOR PASTOR CHRISTOPHER BROOKS SAYS HE AND HIS FAMILY VISIT THAT SPLASH PLACE. CHRISTOPHER STOCKTON AND HIS WIFE, RACHEL, WHO LIVE IN BROOKLYN'S. >> HOPE TO ONE DAY TAKE THEIR CHILD WHO'S DOING AUGUST ANY OTHER DAY. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WALKING BY. IT REALLY CLOSE TO HOME THIS TIME WITH VICTIM STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. THE IMMEDIATE FOCUS IS ON THEIR HEALING. WHILE ALSO COMMUNITY VOWING TO NOT LET TRAGEDY DEFINE ITS FUTURE. I WANT TO EMBRACE THAT AND THAT THAT'S WHY IS AND CAN BE DEFINED BY THAT. >> OUR KID IS GOING TO GET TO KNOW IT'S GOING TO GET, KNOW, JOY THERE. AND DURING THE EVENT TODAY, THEY WERE ENCOURAGING THE CROWD NOT TO DONATE A GOFUNDME UNLESS THEY ARE VERIFIED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THERE BEEN SOME SCAMS HAVE BEEN POSTED OUT THERE. BUT RIGHT NOW THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS CONFIRMING THAT ONE OF THOSE GO FROM THESE IS LEGITIMATE. WE'LL HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEB SITE W X, Y Z
