EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -
A show of support for victims of domestic violence, a vigil on the riverfront after three women were killed in recent weeks in Evansville. On Tuesday night their family, friends, and supporters, took a stand at the Four Freedoms Monument in downtown.
The service was held in a very public place because organizers say this is an issue that affects everyone in the community.
There were poems read and songs sung, all with a message of hope.
"I think we all need to come together when these things happen to work on preventative ways to have support for people," said Terra Ours, who attended the vigil.
A group of supporters gathered on Evansville's riverfront to take a stand against domestic violence. An issue that's made headlines over the past few weeks after three women were killed, allegedly at the hands of a boyfriend or husband.
"It should be a wake up call to the people who still have time to do something about it," said Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Nick Hermann.
The message at this vigil: you're not alone.
Advocates say telling someone and getting help is the first step.
"I don't think women are aware enough, you know, to where they can go to get the help they need," said vigil attendee, Tasha Dehaven.
Which is why the Albion Fellows Bacon Center and the YWCA joined forces with the prosecutor's office to bring awareness of a crime they say is a community issue.
"As a community, we need to send a message that this is not acceptable and something that we're prepared to put the resources behind to deal with," Hermann said.
As the candles were lit, a bell chimed for each life lost this year to domestic violence in Indiana. An issue those at the vigil, pledge to stop.
"We can all stick together so this doesn't have to happen again," Dehaven said.
Organizers say 62 people have already lost their lives to domestic violence this year in Indiana.
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On Tuesday night their family, friends, and supporters, took a stand at the Four Freedoms Monument in downtown.
