Vigil for 20-year-old shooting victims includes prayers for justice

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ Amid candles and star-shaped balloons, about 100 people turned out to pray for justice on Thursday night during a vigil for two 20-year-old shooting victims in Miami-Dade County.

A Feb. 5 shooting killed Zariyah Marshall and Dawann Graham in the Lincoln Fields Apartments community. Marshall was holding her baby daughter when she was wounded.

Organizers played Boyz II Menā€™s ā€œItā€™s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterdayā€ before a balloon release ceremony in solidarity with the victimsā€™ families.

ā€œWe are going to continue to knock on doors,ā€ Crystal Foster told the crowd during the vigil. ā€œWe are going to continue to pass out flyers until we get justice.ā€

Detectives, local pastors, activists, and the victimsā€™ families are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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