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Vigil held in honor of George Floyd

Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield
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Vigil held in honor of George Floyd
Vigil held in honor of George Floyd

Local pastor organizes vigil to honor George Floyd and bring the community together.

-- WITH THE LOCALPASTOR HOLDING A VIGIL -- ALL INA EFFORT TO CALL OUR COMMUNITYTOGETHER...WITH TONIGHT BEINGTHE 4TH STRAIGHT DAY OF PROTESTSSURROUNDING THE DEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD.23ABC'S LEZLA GOODEN ISTONIGHT'S VIGIL IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD AT THE LIBERTY BELLON TRUXTUN AVENUE -- SHEJOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THECOMMUNITY UNITING INPRAYER...LEZLA???GOOD EVENING I'M HERE IN FRONTOF LIBERTY BELL RIGHT OUTSIDE OFTHE COURTHOUSE WHERE A COMMUNITYPRAYER IS TAKINGPLACE THIS EVENT WAS ORGANIZEDBY PASTOR ANGELO FRAZIEROF RIVERLAKES COMMUNITY CHURCH .SO FAR AS YOU CAN SEETHERE IS A CLUSTER OF PEOPLE WHOHAVE GATHERED.RIGHT NOW THEY ARE SHARINGPRAYERS AS TO COMFORT ALL OFTHOSE AFFECTED BY THE DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD AND THEPROTESTS THAT HAVE SWIPED ACROSSTHE COUNTRYDEMAINDING JUSTICE FOR FLOYD..BESIDE ME I HAVE PASTORANGELO FRAZIER..

WHO HAS BEEN ATTHE PAST TWO DAYS OF PROTESTON THE FRONT LINES..

OFFERINGPRAYER AND SUPPORT.INTERVIEWPASTOR ANGELO FRAZIER/RIVERLAKES COMMUNITYCHURCH PASTORATTENDEES ARE TAKING TURNSSPEAKING NEAR THE CROSS INFRONT OF A PEACEFUL GROUP OFMORE THAN 50 PEOPLE.INTERVIEWSOT: PASTOR ANGELO FRAZIER/RIVERLAKES COMMUNITYCHURCH PASTORAND THE PRAYER IS EXPECTED TOLAST UNTIL 6PM BUT PASTORSHARES THEY WILL BE HERE FOR ASLONG AS PEOPLE COME.

INBAKERSFIELD LEZLA GOODENAS THE COMMUNITY HANDLES SEVERALDAYS OFON GOING PROTESTS TODAY 23ABC'S

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