Community prayer vigil in Baltimore

Community prayer vigil in Baltimore

ARREST AND EVENTUAL DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD, NOW FACECRIMINAL CHARGES.

AND PROTESTSAGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY ANDRALLIES FOR JUSTICE CONTINUACROSS THE COUNTRY..

WMAR 2NEWS' MARK ROPER IS LIVE INDOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.

MARK━BALTIMORE FAITH LEADERS ARECALLING FOR JUSTICE ANHEALING.BALTIMORE LEADERS SAY THEY'REPROUD OF THE MOSTLY PEACEFULPROTESTS ACROSS THE CITY.

ANDJOINING IN ARE THE CITY'SFAITH LEADERS.

THEY BROUGHTPEOPLE TOGETHER FOR ANUPLIFTING COMMUNITY PRAYERVIGIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THEREWERE NINE PRAYERS FOR THE NINEMINUTES A POLICE OFFICER TOOKA KNEE TO GEORGE FLOYD'S NECKAND HELD HIM DOWN UNTIL HELATER DIED.

THEY GATHERED ATSAINT VINCENT DE PAUL INBALTIMORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TOHOLD PRAYERS FOR RACIALJUSTICE AND THE PROTESTERS WHOCONTINUE TO MARCH AND RALLYFOR CHANGE.

THEY PRAYED FORYOUTH━ FOR THE MOTHERS OFCHILDREN LOST TO VIOLENCE━FOR THE FAITH COMMUNITY━ FORELECTED OFFICIALS━ AND THEYPRAYED FOR THE CITY OFBALTIMORE.

AND IN A MOMENT OFSILENCE TO REMEMBER THE LIFELOST OF GEORGE FLOYD━ FAITHLEADERS ALSO TOOK NINE MINUTESOF PEACEFUL SILENCE━ WITHTHE RINGING OF A BELL EVERYMINUTE.

Most Rev.

William E.Lori/Archbishop of Baltimor“Police brutality, violence,inequality and a pandemic ofracism that infects ourhistory and our systems associety”“For they marchacross the city protect themfrom harm and sustain thenoble purpose you have placedin their hearts.

To lift upthe valuable, those denied andcast aside” DEMONSTRATIONSALSO ARE MOVING OUTSIDBALTIMORE CITY.

THERE'S ARALLY IN SYKESVILLE AT 5PM ONMAIN STREET TODAY.

AND THECOUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMICRELATIONS IS HOLDING A ZOOMMEETING WITH ABOUT THREE DOZENMUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS TOCONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AND TOSHOW THEIR SUPPORT.

LIVE INDOWNTOWN BALTIMORE━ MARKROPER WMAR 2 NEWS.PRESIDENT TRUMP'S