Witnesses and community grieve at Chicano Park

Gloria Delgado burns copal incense at the memorial site in Chicano Park.

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By Nelvin C. Cepeda

San Diego Union-Tribune

Oct. 16, 2016 2:55 PM PT

Witnesses and community grieve at Chicano Park.

On Sunday Rosa Navarro burned copal incense around the memorial site in Chicano Park.

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Vanessa Page (left) and Maribel Herrera stopped at Chicano Park to place fresh flowers at the memorial site.

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Christian Ramirez and his son Diego, placed flowers at the memorial site at chicano Park for the four individuals that were killed Saturday.

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A group arrived with flowers and candles, then gathered in a circle at the memorial site at Chicano Park.

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Christian Ramirez and his son Diego, placed flowers at the memorial site at chicano Park for the four individuals that were killed Saturday.

(Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune)

A group arrived with flowers and candles, then gathered in a circle at the memorial at Chicano Park.

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The community arrived throughout the day bringing flowers and candles to the memorial site at Chicano Park in Barrio Logan.

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Gloria Delgado burns copal incense at the memorial site in Chicano Park.

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A group arrived with flowers and candles, then gathered in a circle at the memorial at Chicano Park.

(Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Rosa Navarro burns copal incense around the memorial site in Chicano Park.

(Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Nelvin C. Cepeda

Nelvin Cepeda has been a photojournalist at U-T San Diego for more than 20 years. His photo assignments have taken him all over the U.S. covering national breaking news, NFL games, Presidential Political conventions, NFL Super Bowl. His overseas assignments has taken him to Pakistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Nel assignments overseas also includes 8 trips to Afghanistan and Iraq where he has covered U.S. Marines and U.S. Army deployed to the war zone. His work has been published in the Washington Post, New York Times, Time & Newsweek magazine.