"The families carrying those losses bear a weight that is unbearable. What we know is that, however that grief is held tonight, it will not be held alone."
It's like anger. It's sadness. It's everything and it's just heartbreaking," one of her friends said. Summertime should be carefree at their age. Classmates said seventh grade will be even harder knowing Jocelyn is gone.
The community gathered with candles that they hoped were bright enough for Audrii to see to remember the little girl with the infectious smile and whom Livingston ISD called a "standout" at her school.
"These balloons are filled with helium just as we are filled with pain and sorrow," Jaynice Ferguson's brother-in-law and family pastor told ABC13. Her relatives lit candles and released purple, blue, and white balloons in her honor amid shouts of "Justice for Jaynice."
Pediatrics Dr. Talat Jehan Khan was fatally stabbed by a 24-year-old suspect who is now in custody, according to officials. As of Sunday, police have yet to release a motive.
"A wrong done against one is a wrong done against us all," the Houston mayor said at the event, where over 100 people gathered, mourning the lives lost in Israel and denouncing Hamas.