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Gallery: Residents gather for prayer vigil in wake of Syracuse shootings

Pastor Nitch Jones addresses attendees of a prayer vigil on Friday, Sept. 21.
Pastor Nitch Jones addresses attendees of a prayer vigil on Friday, Sept. 21. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Family members connected to Lawrence Moore Jr., a 2018 homicide victim, await the start of a prayer vigil against the rash of violence in Syracuse on Friday, Sept. 21.
Family members connected to Lawrence Moore Jr., a 2018 homicide victim, await the start of a prayer vigil against the rash of violence in Syracuse on Friday, Sept. 21. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Ashley Delee embraces a man in attendance at the prayer vigil after a preacher encouraged the crowd to hug the person next to them.
Ashley Delee embraces a man in attendance at the prayer vigil after a preacher encouraged the crowd to hug the person next to them. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Rev. Phil Turner addresses attendees of a prayer vigil on Friday, Sept. 21.
Rev. Phil Turner addresses attendees of a prayer vigil on Friday, Sept. 21. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Members of Lawrence Moore Jr.'s surviving family participate in a moment of prayer.
Members of Lawrence Moore Jr.'s surviving family participate in a moment of prayer. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Rev. Phil Turner addresses attendees of a prayer vigil on Friday, Sept. 21.
Rev. Phil Turner addresses attendees of a prayer vigil on Friday, Sept. 21. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Community members bow their heads in prayer.
Community members bow their heads in prayer. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Community members join pastors and surviving family members, like Lawrence Moore Jr.'s family, in a moment of prayer to end violence in the city.
Community members join pastors and surviving family members, like Lawrence Moore Jr.'s family, in a moment of prayer to end violence in the city. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Members of Lawrence Moore Jr.'s surviving family embrace each other during an emotional vigil.
Members of Lawrence Moore Jr.'s surviving family embrace each other during an emotional vigil. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange
Ashley Delee holds a photograph of her nephew, 24-year-old Lawrence Moore Jr., who was fatally shot in April. She identified Moore's daughter as a victim in the mass shooting on Thursday, Sept. 20.
Ashley Delee holds a photograph of her nephew, 24-year-old Lawrence Moore Jr., who was fatally shot in April. She identified Moore's daughter as a victim in the mass shooting on Thursday, Sept. 20. Paul Schlesinger | The Daily Orange

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By Paul Schlesinger Staff Photographer

About 60 people gathered in a park near the intersection of Onondaga Avenue and Tallman Street on Friday night for a prayer vigil in the wake of a Thursday shootings that injured six people, including an 8-year-old child.

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Published on September 22, 2018 at 12:57 am

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