Jackson Avenue vigil hosts prayers, praise to honor victims of shooting spree
Dozens of mourners from the Nutbush neighborhood gathered to pray outside the AutoZone at 4011 Jackson Ave. on Sept. 8, 2022, where a man was shot and killed the day before. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Pastors from multiple faiths and denominations lined up to speak at the vigil held Sept. 8, 2022, at 4011 Jackson Ave. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Rolando Rostero speaks to a crowd of people gathered for a vigil on Sept. 8 to mourn the victims of the shooting spree the day before. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Dozens of mourners pray on Sept. 8 in the parking lot of the AutoZone at 4011 Jackson Ave., which was one of several crime scenes left in the wake of a shooting spree the day before. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Rolando Rostero wipes his eyes while listening to a speaker at the vigil outside the AutoZone at 4011 Jackson Ave. on Sept. 8, held to mourn the victims of a Sept. 7 shooting spree. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Rolando Rostero hugs his friend on Sept. 8, during the vigil to mourn the victims of the shooting spree the day before. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The prayer event Thursday night was spearheaded by a local church to lift up the city and ask for help and healing because of the recent string of violence.
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Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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