‘They Were Beautiful Girls’: Vigil Held For Giana & Aaminah Vicosa In York County Friday Night

YORK, Pa. (WJZ) — Communities crossed the authorities and beyond are grieving for 2 young lives gone excessively soon.

Six and 7 twelvemonth old Giana and Aaminah Vicosa were killed yesterday aft a three-day manhunt for their begetter who took them from their location and parent successful York, Pennsylvania.

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On Friday night, the vicinity wherever the girls grew held a vigil successful their memory.

“I’m truly hurting,” said Adrienne. “I retrieve her ma being large with her with some of them. It’s similar I knew them their full life. They were beauteous girls you know, affable large smiles each the time.”

Adrienne lives crossed the thoroughfare from Giana and Aaminah’s household home.

“It’s similar a small alleviation for maine present I tin remainder a small spot arsenic acold arsenic my bosom by being here,” Adrienne added.

Friday’s vigil was a mode for hearts to statesman to heal.

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“We needed to bash thing for our neighbors,” said Nicole Fitchett. She lives 2 doors down from the girls and helped program the vigil. “To grieve arsenic a community, to travel together,” she said.

“We request anticipation close now, truthful this is conscionable astir america sharing hope,” said Chris Smith.

But it was besides a mode to amusement the girls’ parent that she is not unsocial successful her sorrow.  “We’re here. We’re her family,” Fitchett added.

Some household members attended including an uncle. “My sister, she truly privation she could beryllium present but she can’t,” helium said.

He said the girls’ parent was to flooded with grief to attend. “She conscionable don’t wanna beryllium astir nobody. She conscionable wants to enactment successful the bed,” helium said.

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Giana and Aaminah’s teachers attended the vigil to springiness the household 2 stars they had named aft the girls due to the fact that they archer maine some girls loved and excelled successful subject — however their teachers wanted them to beryllium remembered, arsenic agleam stars successful the sky.

MORE from the vigil: wrapping up with everyone singing Amazing Grace 💔@wjz pic.twitter.com/rL7EiYXNZ5

— Annie Rose Ramos (@AnnieRoseNews) November 20, 2021

Annie Rose Ramos