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Photos: Prayer vigil for toddler severely injured during police raid

A vigil was held for 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh at Grady Hospital on June 2, 2014.

Participants bring a photograph of Bounkham Phonesavanh, also called Boo Boo, to the prayer vigil for the 19-month old severely injured by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department during a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A flash stun grenade was tossed into the playpen where the child was sleeping. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Participants bring a photograph to a prayer vigil for 19-month old Bounkham Phonesavanh showing him in the hospital following his severe injuries by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department from a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Participants hold signs and pray during a vigil at Grady Hospital for19-month old Bounkham Phonesavanh severely injured by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department during a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A flash stun grenade was tossed into the playpen where the child was sleeping. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Alecia, left, and Boun Khan Phonesavanh, the parents of 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh who was severely burned by a flash grenade during a SWAT drug raid, attend a vigil outside Grady Memorial Hospital where he is undergoing treatment, Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A Georgia state senator says he will ask U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates to investigate the police raid where the Georgia toddler was severely burned by a flash grenade. State Sen. Vincent Fort joined 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh's family at a prayer vigil outside Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on Monday. The boy's mother says a fever may delay a planned surgery. Police have said officers were looking for a suspect who may have been armed and didn't know children were inside. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Alecia and Bounkham Phonesavanh, the parents of Bounkham Phonesavanh, attend a prayer vigil in front of Grady Hospital for the 19-month old severely injured by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department during a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. The child is being treated at Grady after a flash stun grenade was tossed into the playpen where the child was sleeping. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Emma Phonesavanh, the sister of 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh who was severely burned by a flash grenade during a SWAT drug raid, cries as she holds the hand of her mother Alecia Phonesavanh while attending a vigil outside Grady Memorial Hospital where he is undergoing treatment, Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A Georgia state senator says he will ask U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates to investigate a police raid where the Georgia toddler was severely burned by a flash grenade. State Sen. Vincent Fort joined 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh's family at a prayer vigil outside Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on Monday. The boy's mother says a fever may delay a planned surgery. Police have said officers were looking for a suspect who may have been armed and didn't know children were inside. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Alecia and Bounkham Phonesavanh, the parents of Bounkham Phonesavanh, and his three sisters attend a prayer vigil in front of Grady Hospital for the 19-month old severely injured by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department during a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. The child is being treated at Grady after a flash stun grenade was tossed into the playpen where the child was sleeping. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Alecia Phonesavanh comforts her weeping daughter Emma as they attend a prayer vigil at Grady Hospital for her 19-month old son Bounkham who was severely injured by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department during a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A flash stun grenade was tossed into the playpen where the child was sleeping. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Participants gather for a prayer vigil at Grady Hospital for 19-month old Bounkham Phonesavanh who was severely injured by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department during a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A flash stun grenade was tossed into the playpen where the child was sleeping. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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Participants bring a photograph of Bounkham Phonesavanh, also called Boo Boo, to the prayer vigil for the 19-month old severely injured by the Habersham County Sheriffs Department during a raid on a residence where a no knock warrant was served on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A flash stun grenade was tossed into the playpen where the child was sleeping. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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