This is my baby.”

Memorial tag for Lucki Pannell

Memorial tag for Lucki Pannell

You need to put down everything, all this gang violence,” Lucki Pannell’s mother said Monday evening, standing on the front porch where her daughter was shot and killed just over a week ago. “This is my baby.”

Friends, family and community members filled the sidewalk outside the Pannell’s home Monday night for a candlelight vigil with church hymns, memories of the vivacious teen, and pleas to end street violence of the sort that killed Pannell.

The vigil began with a half mile walk from Cardozo High School, where Pannell was a senior.

A memorial service for Pannell is planned for Tuesday morning.

Classmates of Lucki Pannell carry ballons to her home for a vigil Monday in Columbia Heights.

Classmates of Lucki Pannell carry ballons to her home for a vigil Monday in Columbia Heights.

Vigil in memory of Lucki Pannell

Vigil in memory of Lucki Pannell


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