The senseless killings of four family members, one of whom was only a baby, brought together residents from all walks of life Thursday evening to Merced’s Bob Hart Square, where they gathered to ho…
By Shawn Jansen | Merced Sun-Star
“Tonight was the community coming together and showing the Singh family that, ‘We’re here with you and we will be here with you for as long as you need us, and we will remember the names of those we lost,’” said family friend Priya Lakireddy.The family was taken by gunpoint on Monday from a business they operated just south of Merced, leading to a search for the family until the tragic conclusion Wednesday night. Their bodies were found in a rural area of the county northeast of Dos Palos.
The gathering was the first of four consecutive nights of candlelight vigils, which are scheduled to conclude Sunday in Bob Hart Square. “It doesn’t matter our race or religion or background or social economic level, here in Merced we are family… and we mourn together,” said Pastor Caesar Johnson of Christian Life Center.
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