Durham families gather to honor city's murder victims

Of the seven names read, one was Donald Fields Senior.

The shock came back in June. An argument over a television set ended with Fields being stabbed to death by his son.

Jacqueline Matthews and Alexander Fields are the victim's siblings.

“We have to stop this killing,” Alexander Fields.

“They can’t imagine what we are going through, but they are here,” Jacqueline Matthews said.

Ruthy Jones is with the Religious Coalition for a Non-violent Durham, the coalition who organized the vigil.

Jones said she doesn't know how to make that stop, but she wants to offer support.

“I believe that it makes a difference when people come together and put their arms around people they don’t know and say we care,” Jones.

She said for some families, a vigil can offer some peace.

“Just to let them know they are praying for us, that means everything,” Jacqueline Matthews said.