In 2022, Chicago has seen more than 630 homicides from gun violence, speakers said.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot walks past memorials for the victims of homicide after speaking at Chicago Survivors' 10th annual vigil for victims of gun violence, at Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park on Dec. 11, 2022.
Each speaker provided testimony for those they know who have been affected by gun violence in a “lament,” a cry of pain, that aims to prevent normalizing this violence, Johnson said.In 2022, Chicago has seen more than 630 homicides, speakers said. On the same day as the vigil,[ At the end, an orchestra played “Hallelujah” as attendees passed a flame to light each candle. The Rev. Nancy Goede of Augustana Lutheran Church opened and closed the vigil in prayer.
The vigil was last held in Chicago in 2019. In the church were memorials for the victims of homicide in 2019, 2020 and 2021, one of the deadliest years in Chicago with at least 800 homicides.This year’s vigil also marks the first under the leadership of Chicago Survivors’ executive director, Oji Eggleston.
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