On Monday, March 27 a large group of friends and family of shooting victim Noah King joined the Benedictine Sisters of Erie and Oblates, Sisters of St. Joseph, Agrégées, and Associates, Sisters of Mercy and Associates, to pray for Noah and those affected by his murder. They gathered at the site where Noah was killed to reclaim the site for nonviolence. Take Back the Site vigils, 15 minutes in length, are held at the site of any deaths in the city of Erie and in Millcreek which are ruled to be homicides. Family, friends, neighbors and those committed to being a presence for peace and nonviolence take part in the vigils. The first vigil was held in November 1999 and more than 150 have been held since.
