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Prayer Vigil for Leondra and Keondra Hooks

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From left: Daijha Murphy, 11, Diamond Brown, 12, and Carmanetta Wilson, 12, pray during a prayer vigil for two children who were recently shot in a Moody Manor apartment in Toledo, Ohio. Brown lives in the Moody Manor apartments.

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Christopher Lucas, 15, the uncle of the two little girls who were recently shot in a Moody Manor apartment, prays during a prayer vigil for the young shooting victims.

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Mayor Mike Bell speaks during a prayer vigil.

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Mayor Mike Bell speaks to local youths before the start of a prayer vigil for two children who were recently shot in a Moody Manor apartment. Tyrell James, 18, lifts his shirt to show the mayor where he was once shot. DeAngelo Gott, 18, leaning against the car, was previously shot 4 times.

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Pastor Brehon Hall, left, and other minsters from the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance.

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Deputy sheriffs stand watch during a prayer vigil. Police presence was heavy during the vigil.

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Det. Larry Anderson, right stands watch.

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Toledoan Weston Bryant McAlister prays. The self-described street preacher said he will now focus his attention on the Moody Manor area.

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The apartment where two children were recently shot. The glass door is boarded up.

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DeAndre Hooks, the father of the two girls who were recently shot, attends a prayer vigil for his daughters: Keondra, 1, and Leondra, 2.

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Moody Manor resident Valerie Russell prays.

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