Residents pray with family members at the home of Jason Spears, 12, who was fatally shot outside a Circle K store.
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Resident join together for a prayer walk in remembrance of Jason Spears.
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Neighbors pray with family members at the home of Jason Spears, a sixth-grader who was gunned down outside a convenience store. His cousin was also struck but survived.
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Shauna Zneidi, center, mother of Jason Spears, is comforted by residents during a prayer walk to her home.
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Terrance Spears, 14, with his mother, Shaunte Spears. He is recovering from wounds to his arm and leg after he and his cousin, Jason Spears, were shot outside a Circle K store.
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Marqual Spears, 19, visits a memorial at the site where his brother Jason was shot. The sixth-grader’s death was the 15th homicide this year in a city already coping with struggle and tragedy.
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