The Ceres community held a candlelight vigil to honor 14-year-old Amari Peterson, one of three children killed in a Stockton mass shooting. Peterson, a talented athlete who played football and basketball for the Ceres Jr. Bulldogs Youth Football, was remembered alongside 7-year-old Maya Lupian and 8-year-old Journey Rose Guerrero. Community members, coaches, and family friends gathered to demand an end to gun violence affecting children. Joe Estrada, president of Ceres Jr. Bulldogs Youth Football, emphasized the urgent need for justice, stating "our children are dying." Coaches and family friends expressed overwhelming grief, with some describing how their own children have been traumatized by the loss. The Ceres Jr. Bulldogs plan to honor Peterson by placing his number on team jerseys thi

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