Remembering Tay and Zatrun

August 10, 2019

Scenes from the “5th annual Tay Day," in reference to the late Detavian L. Richardson, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The event was organized around the fifth anniversary of the Cape Girardeau shooting deaths of Richardson, 20, and Zatrun R. Twiggs, 28, on Aug. 3, 2014.

Jacob Wiegand

People release balloons into the air during a prayer vigil at the "5th annual Tay Day," in reference to the late Detavian L. Richardson, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The event was organized around the fifth anniversary of the Cape Girardeau shooting deaths of Richardson, 20, and Zatrun R. Twiggs, 28, on Aug. 3, 2014.

Visible from left: Shaneequa Nelson of Cape Girardeau, cousin of the late Zatrun R. Twiggs; her son Marziyen Harris, 6; and Elmer Clark, grandfather of the late Detavian L. Richardson, carry balloons for a balloon release during a prayer vigil at the "5th annual Tay Day," in reference to Richardson, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The event was organized around the fifth anniversary of the Cape Girardeau shooting deaths of Richardson, 20, and Twiggs, 28, on Aug. 3, 2014.

Balloons drift into the distance after being released during a prayer vigil at the "5th annual Tay Day," in reference to the late Detavian L. Richardson, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The event was organized around the fifth anniversary of the Cape Girardeau shooting deaths of Richardson, 20, and Zatrun R. Twiggs, 28, on Aug. 3, 2014.

Renetha Burton Booker, in foreground, mother of the late Detavian L. Richardson, and Ida Clark, grandmother of Richardson, watch as balloons float into the distance during a prayer vigil at the "5th annual Tay Day," in reference to the late Detavian L. Richardson, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The event was organized around the fifth anniversary of the Cape Girardeau shooting deaths of Richardson, 20, and Zatrun R. Twiggs, 28, on Aug. 3, 2014.

From left: Felice Patton of Cape Girardeau; Mary Perry of Puxico, Missouri; Michael Perry of Puxico; Renetha Burton Booker, mother of the late Detavian L. Richardson; and Elmer Clark, grandfather of Richardson, bow their heads during a prayer vigil at the "5th annual Tay Day," in reference to Richardson, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The event was organized around the fifth anniversary of the Cape Girardeau shooting deaths of Richardson, 20, and Zatrun R. Twiggs, 28, on Aug. 3, 2014.

Images of the late Detavian L. Richardson, 20, and Zatrun R. Twiggs, 28, are seen during a prayer vigil at the "5th annual Tay Day," in reference to Richardson, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The event was organized around the fifth anniversary of the Cape Girardeau shooting deaths of Richardson and Twiggs on Aug. 3, 2014.

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