Vigil held to remember people killed in law enforcement custody in Spokane

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Sun., June 28, 2020

Hand-painted sections of the Numerica Skate Ribbon are seen during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The vigil comes one day before Spokane City Council will vote on the police guild's contract.

Libby Kamrowski
Shantelle Jackson performs spoken word poetry during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. Jackson has performed spoken word poetry for four years and the poem that she used for the vigil centered on Black joy.

Libby Kamrowski
Jessica Silvernail takes photos of her daughters, five-year-old Imogen Silvernail (left) and seven-year-old Sia Silvernail as they pose with the Joy of Running Together on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. Many of the statues were decorated with flowers or anti-racism and anti-police signs during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality.

Libby Kamrowski
Riley Bushard smells flowers held by one of the statues in the Joy of Running Together installation during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
Riley Bushard, left, and Mekhi Dyer talk in front of flowers held by one of the statues in the Joy of Running Together installation during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
The Joy of Running Together statues are seen decorated during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
Eli Dyer, who performs under the stage name Brotha Nature, performs during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The vigil comes one day before Spokane City Council will vote on the police guild's contract.

Libby Kamrowski
The Joy of Running Together statues are seen decorated during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
Katy Shedlock, pastor of Creator’s Table at United Methodist Church, reads poems that she wrote about funerals during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality, speaks on Sunday

Libby Kamrowski
A person reads a copy of the Black Lens, a local publication written by and for Black voices, during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The vigil comes one day before Spokane City Council will vote on the police guild's contract.

Libby Kamrowski
Heather Thomas-Taylor writes out chalk messages during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. This square said "Welcome to Spokane/ We rank 5th for police killings/ No justice, no peace, no racist police."

Libby Kamrowski
Lu Hill, organizer of the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality, and board president of Spectrum, speaks on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
The Joy of Running Together statues are seen decorated during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
The Joy of Running Together statues are seen decorated during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
An unmarked law enforcement vehicle drives by the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The daytime activities of the vigil included speeches, art and music.

Libby Kamrowski
A sign memorializing victims of police brutality across the nation is seen during the Candlelight Vigil to End Police Brutality on June 28, 2020 at the corner of Riverfront Park across from Spokane City Hall. The vigil comes one day before Spokane City Council will vote on the police guild's contract.

Libby Kamrowski