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Candlelight Vigil Honors Dajae Coleman

A memorial to Dajae is growing at the site where he was shot Saturday night. the 14-year-old Evanston Township High School freshman was killed while walking with friends.

Residents gathered for a candlelight vigil Monday night to mourn the death of 14-year-old Dajae Coleman, and to celebrate his short life.

A growing memorial filled with messages, a Miami Heat hat, stuffed animals and more sits at the spot where he was shot and killed Saturday night. Residents interspersed candles with the other tributes as they remembered Dajae this week.

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