Aurora Shooting Victims Remembered at Prayer Vigils

Andrew Dockery, 26, and Terrelle Suggs, 20, were remembered on Saturday at prayer services held at the sites of their fatal shooting, according to the Beacon News. The two men were extended family members.

The vigil for Dockery was held on the 400 block of Melrose Avenue in Aurora where he was killed in a drive-by shooting on New Year's Eve. Suggs was remembered at the intersection of Orchard and Jericho roads, where his car crashed after he had been shot in the head on Jan. 13.

"It's hard to comprehend," Luanda Dockery told the Beacon News. She was Andrew Dockery's stepmother and Terrelle Suggs' aunt. "The family was still struggling to deal with Drew's murder when we got hit with the second death."

Reverend Dan Hass has led prayer vigils for murder victims in Aurora for more than 20 years.

"Revenge is not the answer," Haas said, according to the Beacon News. "But rather, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you."

Aurora and Montgomery Police are still investigating the murders and ask that anyone with information call them (Aurora: 630-256-5500; Montgomery: 630-897-8707, ext. 9058).

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