Around 400 people gathered in Lawrence’s South Park on Sunday evening, July 10, 2016, for a candlelight vigil held to honor Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two black men who were recently killed in police shootings, and to give community members of all races an opportunity to stand together.

photo by: John Young

Ten-year-old Destiny Savannah, of Lawrence, holds a candle while attending a Black Lives Matter candlelight vigil in South Park on Sunday evening. Around 400 people attended the vigil held in the wake of several deadly shootings across the U.S.

photo by: John Young

Lawrence High juniors Avery Mulally, left, and Jakobi Johnson, both 16, light candles while attending a Black Lives Matter candlelight vigil in South Park on Sunday, July 10, 2016.

photo by: John Young

Hundreds of people gathered in South Park on Sunday evening to attend a Black Lives Matter candlelight vigil.