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'It's a hate crime:' Hundreds of Latinos, gun safety advocates demand justice at Annapolis vigil for slain men

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Carrying white roses, asters and lilies, well over 200 people marched the streets of downtown Annapolis Sunday morning to mourn three Latino men who were fatally shot by a white neighbor one week ago - calling for acknowledgment that the killings were spurred by racism and for lawmakers to hold the alleged perpetrators accountable.

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The families of Mario Mireles, 27, Nicholas Mireles, 55, and Christian Segovia, 25, gather in Annapolis to honor them with a vigil on June 18, 2023. All three men were killed in a mass shooting on June 11. Kaitlin Newman

"This senseless act of violence was racially-motivated. And we want the world to know," said Julian Segovia, whose brother was slain in the mass shooting that injured three other people south of downtown Annapolis.

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