The grandfather of 9-year-old Abdul Bani-Ahmad, center, who was killed with 14-year-old Rahquan Logan in a drive-by shooting last Friday outside the OMG Convenience Store at Nine Mile and Creighton roads in East Richmond, joins hands with Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith, right, and Richmond Police Officer Carol Adams, left, during a prayer vigil Wednesday afternoon outside the store. Pastor Robert Winfree of New Life Deliverance Tabernacle in South Side offered prayers at the vigil, which was organized by the Police Department and attended by many faith leaders and community members. At left, next to Officer Adams, is Robert Jefferson, a regular customer at the store who spoke highly of the grandfather and his kindness to customers.
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