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"I feel like I'm in a dream, like I'm going to wake up any time," Lasandra Lucas said. Lucas' granddaughters, Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, were shot as they slept in their great-grandmother's house Friday in Moody Manor. Keondra died Friday, though Leondra remains at the hospital in critical condition.

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Quentorria Snowden, center, holds a candle during a vigil for her daughter, Keondra Hooks, 1, who was shot and killed Friday at Moody Manor in Toledo. Keondra's sister, Leondra Hooks, 2, was shot as well and remains in critical condition. The girls were struck when someone fired into their great-grandmother's house Friday, where they were both sleeping. Dozens of friends, family and local residents turned out so pray with the family of the toddlers.

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Shantia Hamilton, of Toledo, left, comforts Tamatha Hamilton, the aunt of Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, before a vigil held for the girls Saturday at Moody Manor in Toledo. The two sisters were shot Friday as they slept in their great-grandmother's house. Keondra died Friday and Leondra remains in critical condition.

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Tamatha Hamilton, left, cried during a prayer held Saturday afternoon in honor of her nieces, Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, at Moody Manor in Toledo. The two girls were shot as they slept in their great-grandmother's house. Keondra died Friday. Leondra is still hospitalized in critical condition.

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Candles were lit before these start of a vigil at Toledo's Moody Manor Saturday evening. Dozens of people gathered to honor Keondra Hooks, 1, who died Friday, and her sister Leondra Hooks, 2, who is still in critical condition. Both girls were shot when someone opened fire on their great-grandmother's house.

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Family and friends of Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, including their aunts Tamatha Hamilton, left, and Bernice Neal, center, gathered Saturday afternoon to hold a vigil for the two girls at Moody Manor in Toledo. Both children were shot friday while they slept in their great-grandmother's home. Keondra was rushed to the hospital but died on Friday. Family members said they were at first unaware Leondra had been shot. She remains at the hospital in critical condition.

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and friends of Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, place lit candles on the sidewalk in front of the house in Moody Manor where the girls were shot Friday. Keondra Hooks died Friday and Leondra Hooks, 2, is still in critical condition. Dozens of people turned out to pray and sing with the family.

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Family and friends of Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, gathered Saturday afternoon to hold a vigil for the two girls at Moody Manor in Toledo. Both children were shot friday while they slept in their great-grandmother's home. Keondra was rushed to the hospital but died on Friday. Family members said they were at first unaware Leondra had been shot. She remains at the hospital in critical condition.

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Stuffed animals line the edge of the house in Toledo's Moody Manor where Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, were shot Friday. Keondra died Friday, though Leondra is still in critical condition.

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Jaivon Starks, 6, sits near a homemade sign in remembrance of Keondra Hooks, 1, who died of a gunshot wound Friday after she and her sister, Leondra, 2, were shot at their great-grandmother's home in Moody Manor. Dozens of local residents, friends and family turned out Saturday to hold a vigil for the girls and their family.

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Naomi Reed, center, is comforted after a prayer for her great-granddaughters Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, Saturday afternoon at Moody Manor in Toledo. The toddlers were shot Friday while they slept in Reed's home. Keondra died Friday, though Leondra is still in critical condition. Reed said that while she knew immediately Keondra had been shot, it wasn't until her younger granddaughter had been rushed to the hospital that she realized Leondra had been hit too. "I ask you to pray for the people, persons that did this," she said. "Because I don't hate them, I actually feel sorry for them."

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Members of the family of Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, are moved to tears while Manifested of Word Church Pastor Randall Parker III, center, leads the group in prayer during a vigil for the girls Saturday in Toledo's Moody Manor. Both girls were shot Friday as they slept in their great-grandmother's house. Keondra died from her wound. Leondra is still in critical condition.

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