PHOTOS: 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service

DeKalb County

PHOTOS: 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service

Metro service designed to be a healing event for survivors of homicide victims.

D'Borah Jones-Green holds up a drawing of her son, who was killed in 1996, during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Keynote speaker the Rev. Brittni Palmer addresses those gathered during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service, which was held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People look over posters filled with the names of homicide victims dating back to 1992 during the 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Brooks Hunnicutt sings during the 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

JB Gilbert rings a bell as the names of homicide victims are read aloud during the 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Ann Gilner holds Amy Liha Brown during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People listen to the speakers during the 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People look for a name among the names on a poster filled with homicide victims from 2020 during the 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service, which was held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People look for a name among the names on a poster filled with homicide victims from 2020 during the 31st Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service, which was held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

D'Borah Jones-Green plays with her grandchild Kaidence LaBora Turner during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Roland Miller and his wife, Jaqueline, hold up photographs of the face of their son Andrew, who was killed in 2020, during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Rodney Lestor Choir performs "You Sustain" during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service, which was held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Candace Sims talks to the crowd during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service,which was held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Volunteers set up the display filled with the names of homicide victims dating back to 1992 before the start of the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service, which was held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People look over the display of the names of homicide victims dating back to 1992 during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service, which was held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Mildred Williams (left) and Quanisha Holt listen to the names of homicide victims as they are read aloud during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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D'Borah Jones-Green holds up a drawing of her son, who was killed in 1996, during the 31st Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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