# @detroitfreepress on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPToOPXjJfQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79311327-detroitfreepress-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-02T12:22:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Detroit Free Press (@detroitfreepress) — https://gondola.cc/detroitfreepress

## Caption

As the sun went down in Grand Blanc on Wednesday, Oct. 1, community members gathered at two area vigils to find comfort in their faith and to remember the lives lost in the Sept. 28 attack on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

At Physicians Park, a group of about 100 gathered. Mothers held their babies close, swaying as they sang Christian songs. Young fathers chased toddlers through the park even as they hummed "Amazing Grace" and "He Will Hold Me Fast," performed by members of New Heights Baptist Church. Older people raised their arms to the heavens as they prayed, while three teenagers who helped with the emergency response days earlier grew tearful and embraced.

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📷 by Ryan Garza ryangarza, Detroit Free Press

#detroit #michigan #grandblanctownship #church #grandblanc #michiganchurchshooting #churchshooting churchofjesuschrist #community #vigil #newheightsbaptistchurch

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