About 50 people gathered Wednesday evening, Oct. 8, for a prayer vigil at the Court Square Fountain in downtown Montgomery. The vigil included songs and prayers.

The gathering was held after a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery Saturday, Oct. 4. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Bibb and Commerce streets .

Court Square is within sight of the shooting scene. There was a large group standing on the sidewalk on Bibb Street near a business when the incident started, Police Chief James Graboys said Oct 5.

Jeremiah Morris, 17, and Shalanda Williams , 43, both of Montgomery, were among those killed, police said. Twelve people were injured in the gunfire. Seven of the victims were under the age of 20 and the youngest was 16 years old, Graboys said. Montgo

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