Westfield Holds Vigil For Charlottesville

WESTFIELD, NJ — In support of Charlottesville, Virginia, hundreds of Westfield residents came out to hold a candlelight vigil.

The “Stand with Charlottesville” vigil was held on Sunday night at Westfield’s Martin Luther King Jr. memorial.

The vigil is being held in response to the violence that occurred during a white supremacist rally on Saturday against the removal of a Confederate monument.

Three people were killed and dozens were injured during the rally. A car also rammed into a crowd of protesters, killing a 32-year-old woman, and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods, leaving two troopers onboard dead.

• See Related: White Nationalist Rally In Charlottesville: Unlawful Assembly Declared, Clashes Reported At Emancipation Park

During the vigil, many Westfield officials including Mayor Andy Skibitsky spoke.

(Photos by Susana McLean)

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