Photos: Vigil held Sunday night in Owasso for Nex Benedict
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Hundreds gathered Sunday at Owasso’s Redbud Festival Park to join in the vigil for Benedict, a 16-year-old Owasso High School student who died Feb. 8.
Another demonstration involving Owasso students and community members is set for 9:45 a.m. Monday at the corner of East 86th Street and 129th East Avenue. The purpose of Monday’s demonstration, an organizer said, is to “show support for the youth and bring awareness to Owasso Public School’s lack of response to bullying.”
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Kyle and Leah Mitchell and Elizabeth Sinclair, 13, during a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok. Sinclair is Leah's daughter.
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People participate in a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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Kyle and Leah Mitchell and Elizabeth Sinclair,13, during a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok. Sinclair is Leah's daughter.
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Items placed at a memorial on stage during a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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Skylar Boyd palces items at a memorial on a stage after a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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Event organizer Anna Richardson speaks during a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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A memorial for Nex Benedict is on a stage during a community candlelight vigil for Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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People participate in a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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Patricia Saquilo (left) and her daughter Allyson Andrade,13, and Hadley Mayopulos, 13, participated in a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Sunday in Owasso.
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Milo Harrowa (left), 16, and Eli Lynne, 17, participate in a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Sunday in Owasso.
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Eva Brady (left), 10, and Charlotte Wagner, 10, participate in a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Sunday in Owasso.
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Dawn Markle and and her son Evan Markle of Adair participate in a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso.
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Desha Love participates in a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok. Love knew Bendedict.
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Items placed at a memorial on stage during a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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Law enforcement personnel stand on the roof of the police station to keep watch on a community candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Owasso, Ok.
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