Vigil for slain post office worker held in Orange Mound
Co-workers of slain post office employee Demetria Dortch attend the vigil at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound on Oct. 20, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Curley Lee, a relative of slain USPS employee Demetria Dortch, attends the vigil at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound on Oct. 20, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Joshua Moore organizes candles for the vigil of slain USPS employee Demetria Dortch at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound on Oct. 20, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Blue, white and silver balloons were inscribed to honor Demetria Dortch at the vigil in Orange Mound on Oct. 20, 2021. (Julia Baker/Daily Memphian)
Keelah J. holds balloons before the vigil of slain USPS employee Demetria Dortch at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound on Oct. 20, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Mourners prepare balloons in the favorite football colors of slain USPS employee Demetria Dortch during her vigil at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound on Oct. 20, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Various friends, family and co-workers gather for the vigil of slain USPS employee Demetria Dortch at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound on Oct. 20, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Mourners gathered at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, to honor Demetria Dortch, one of the victims of the shooting at the East Lamar Carrier Annex on Oct. 12.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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