Annual Survivors Speak Healing Vigil pays tribute to gun violence victims in Tampa [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. – Friends, family members, and local advocacy groups came together for the annual Survivors Speak Healing Vigil on Saturday evening just weeks after 14-year-old Jevario Buie was found shot and killed near train tracks in Tampa.

The event was hosted by Crime Survivors For Safety and Justice in addition to Moms Demand Action at the Belmont Heights Estate Park.

The vigil began with a prayer from Elliott Saunders with Crime Survivors For Safety and Justice.

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“Dear heavenly father, we want to thank you for us coming together to heal and raise up the ones that we have lost and to bring up all victims of crime today,” said Saunders.

Multiple keynote speakers took turns sharing somber words.

“We are supporting people who have been affected by gun violence. Survivors of gun violence, whether its families, friends, …