Essence Hogan, 13, left, and Olyvia Siclait, 12, both local students, attended the vigil for Martin together.
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Dozens of residents remembered Trayvon Martin last week, during the Elmont Cardinals’ candelight vigil.
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Arianna Gomez held a candle in remembrance of Trayvon Martin.
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Alicia Gray was among dozens of residents who attended the vigil last week.
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Vaughn Highland, left, 7, Tristen Davis, 7, Trey Harts, 9, and Tyler Harts, 7, shared candlelight last week at Elmont Road Park during a vigil for Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen who was shot and killed on Feb. 26.
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Dozens of local residents attended a candlelight vigil in memory of Trayvon Martin on April 3, at Elmont Road Park in North Valley Stream, held by the Elmont Cardinals sports club.
Martin, a Florida teen, was shot killed on Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., who claimed he shot Martin in self defense. The case, however, has received national scrutiny as a possible homicide over the past several weeks.
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