A metro-wide Summit on Youth Violence and Interfaith Vigil will be held from 7  p.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the DeKalb County church were two murders were held earlier this month.

Attendees include DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis and the Rev. Kenneth L. Samuel. The free event at Victory for the World Church, 1170 N. Hairston Road in Stone Mountain.  Participants include youth, community, elected officials, educational  and inter-faith leaders to discuss  the issue of youth violence.

People  are encouraged to bring candles for the vigil .

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Cooling towers for Units 4 and 3 are seen at Plant Vogtle, operated by Georgia Power Co., in east Georgia's Burke County near Waynesboro, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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