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Vigil brings long silence, flickering candlelight, voices of many to honor George Floyd, others killed in police violence
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Hundreds attend a candlelight vigil Saturday, June 6, 2020, at the pedestrian bridge in downtown Gainesville remembering those who have lost their lives in incidents with police. The event was sponsored by the Newtown Florist Club. - photo by Scott Rogers
Minutes after the sun had set on Gainesville, the only sounds on Jesse Jewell Parkway were the distant noises of midtown traffic: trains whistling, motors revving and cars honking .For about eight minutes and 46 seconds, a crowd of roughly 300 people stood Saturday, June 6, in silence, tending to their candles’ flames flickering in a light breeze.