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Friday, 29 March 2024

Prayer vigil held at Delano City Hall to honor crime victims

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Prayer vigil held at Delano City Hall to honor crime victims
Prayer vigil held at Delano City Hall to honor crime victims
Prayer vigil held at Delano City Hall to honor crime victims

HERE AT DELANO CITY HALL TOHONOR THE VICTIMS WHO LOST THEIRLIVES TO CRIME- TODAYWE HEARD FROM SPEAKERS ANDFAMILIES ASKING FOR CHANGESOT:PASTOR DAVID VIVAS/ORGANIZERTAKE AN INNOCENT LIFE, WHAT YOUDO IS YOU LEAVESHATTERED HEARTS, YOU'RE TAKENINNOCENT WHY WOULD YOUDO THIS YOU BEEN SHATTEREDHEARTS.MUSIC, PRAYER AND CRIES FORJUSTICE COULD BE HEARD IN FRONTOF THE DELANO CITY HALL ONSUNDAY.

AS A VIGIL WAS HELDTO END VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITYAND HONOR THEVICTIMS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TOGANG VIOLENCE ANDOTHER CRIMES..MANY FAMILYMEMBERS PASSIONATELYASKING FOR THE COMMUNITY'SHELP.THE THEME OF SUANDAYSVIGIL IS "UNITED TO ENDVIOLENCE"SOT: LYDIA RODRIGUEZ/ MOTHER THECOMMUNITY HERE.

WHAT IS IT GOINGTO TAKE FOR US TO FILLTHIS DREAM.

50,000 PLUS PEOPLEIN HERE YOU GUYS WANTTO PUT THE BLAME YOURSELVES,BECAUSE YOWEREN'T CLOSING YOUR EYES TOREALITY IT'S SOMEBODY'S CHILDAND KILL MY CHILD.A SOMBER CROWD SOCIAL DISTANCEDOUT.FILLED WITHPICTURES OF LOST LOVED ONESCOULD BE SEEN.SOME OF THE SPEAKERS INCLUDEDFAMILIES ANDLOVED ONES OF VICTIMS- SUCH ASTHE TWO 11 & 12 YEAR GIRLS WHOWERE KILLED DURING A DRIVE BYSHOOTING AT A BIRTHDAY PARTYBACK IN JULY-WHO ARE STILLLOOKING FOR ANSWERS ANDHAD THIS TO SAY TO ANYONEINVOLVED.SOT:THE SHOOTING AND LOST OF THESETWO YOUNG GIRLS HASSHAKEN OUR CITY AND LEFT MANY OFUS IN DISBELIEF.

ANDNOW ELAIANINA'S FAMILY IS HAVINGTO DEAL WITH A DAILY REMINDERTHAT SHE IS PHYSICALLY NOT HERE.SOT: YOU HIDE LIKE JUST LIKE ACOWARD, NO REMORSE AND ITSPLAIN TO SEE YOU HAVE NOT CAMEFORWARD FOR THAT DAY ANDMURDERED.AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE OFDELANO ROBERR NEVAREZADDRESSED THE CROWD AND SHAREDTHE NEW TOOLS THEY AREUSING TO FIGHT GANGVIOLENCE....WITH DETECTIVES ONSITE FOR ANYONE WILLING TO COMEFORWARD..SOT: ROBERT NEVAREZ/ CHIEF OFDELANO POLICE.SO WE NOW HAVE INSTALLED 20CAMERAS WE'RE GONNA LOOK ATTHE PHASE TWO OF THE CAMERAS.THEY JUST APPROVED THEPROPERTY ZONE WE HAVE APROPERTY ORGANISM LETSUS DO WHATEVER PROPERTY OWNERSTHAT, LET'S STOPCARING ABOUT THE PROPERTIES ANDALLOW GANG VIOLENCE TOEXIST.

.AND THE KERN COUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY CYNTHIA ZIMMERWHO TOO WAS PRESENT STRING SOMESTARTLING STATISTICS.REGARDING MURDER VICTIMS IN KERNCOUNTY.SOT:CYNTHIA ZIMMER/ KERN COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEYIN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF2020 25% OF OUR MURDER VICTIMSHAVE BEEN CHILDREN.

EVENCHILDREN.

11 OF THEM HAVE BEEN18 YEARS ANOTHER AND ANOTHER 10IN BETWEEN THEAGES OF 2018 AND 20.

THIS IS NOTJUST A LANE OF THE TIDINESSISSUE.

THE LEGO WAS A WONDERFULCOMMUNITY AWONDERFUL CITY.

IT'S IN THEENTIRETY OF KERN COUNTY ANDIFLEZLA; AND AGAIN IF YOU HAVEINFORMATION ON ANY CASE PLEASECALL DELANO POLICE DEPARTMENT ORTHE ANONYMOUSTIP LINE.

FOR NOW IN DELANO..LEZLA GOODEN 23ABC!THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT ALONG WITH THE

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