Healing vigil to be held Saturday for grieving families, loved ones lost to violence

The goal is to remember the victims, support families and survivors, and improve victims’ rights.

– According to the FBI, a violent crime is committed every 26.3 seconds. For that reason, healing vigils are planned in cities across the United States.The memorial wall at Families of Slain Children on North Myrtle Avenue is almost as wide as the building itself. Each section is covered with the names of those lost to murder and violence.

“It never goes away, you wake up with it, you go to bed with it,” McClain said. “But at least we know where we could go, who we can call.” Both women will meet Saturday with other grieving families for a healing vigil at Riverside’s Memorial Park. The healing vigil will also mark the end of National Crime Victims’ Rights week.

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