Several speakers mentioned how fun Jeffery Walker had been, saying he had been a positive influence in their lives, a man with integrity who doted upon his wife.

About a mile away at Bingham High School, Principal Jolene Jolley said a crisis team with the Jordan School District was at her school helping teachers and some among the school's 2,400 students deal with news. AJ Walker's sister, Alexandra, is also a student at the school.

Jolley was at a school play Monday night when students began contacting each other via cell phones during the production about the shooting. By the time she left the school, Jolley was aware one of her students was involved.

"You just feel for the family," Jolley said. "The father is gone and a young man is critically injured. Many, many people in this valley have been impacted by this."

But for students at Bingham High, there is no taking a break or postponing scheduled state testing taking place this week.

"We're just trying to keep everyone hanging in there," Jolley said. "We're trying to keep kids' heads in the game." — Stephen Speckman and Lois M. Collins

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Carolyn Tuft and Kirsten Hinckley

Carolyn Tuft, 44, remained in critical condition at LDS Hospital Tuesday, a day after she was shot and her teenage daughter, Kirsten Hinckley, was killed by the gunman at Trolley Square.

Hinckley, 15, was a sophomore at Brighton High School.

The family has requested privacy, but during a news conference at LDS Hospital Tuesday afternoon, family spokesman Robert Morgan, Tuft's brother-in-law, read this statement:

"The families of Kirsten Hinckley and Carolyn Tuft are, with all of our community, saddened and shocked at the events of the previous evening. We are especially saddened by the loss of our sweet Kirsten, but our hearts go out to all of the people hurt by this tragedy.

"We would like to thank the entire law enforcement and medical communities for excellent handling of this whole ordeal. We appreciate the many thoughts and prayers that have gone out on behalf of both Kirsten and Carolyn, and join with our community in wishing well to all those who have suffered at this time."

At the family's request, teachers and administrators at the teen's school declined all comment about Kirsten, said Jordan School District spokesman Mike Kelley. — Lee Davidson and Lois M. Collins

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Vanessa Quinn