PHOTOS: Hundreds remember victims of Capital Gazette shooting at vigils

WASHINGTON — Mourners attended twin vigils on Friday in Annapolis to celebrate the lives and mourn the deaths of five Capital Gazette employees who died when a gunman opened fire in the paper’s newsroom.

People gather Friday night at a prayer vigil for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. The vigil was organized by local clergy and held at the Westfield Annapolis Mall. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — People gather Friday night at a prayer vigil for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. The vigil was organized by local clergy and held at the Westfield Annapolis Mall. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

A bell and candles — with images of the five victims murdered at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland — burn during a Friday prayer vigil at the Westfield Annapolis Mall. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — A bell rings and candles burn during a Friday prayer vigil at the Westfield Annapolis Mall. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

Flowers and a note placed near the site of a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis Maryland. On Friday night, area clergy held a prayer vigil at the Westfield Annapolis Mall. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — Flowers and a note placed near the site of a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis Maryland. On Friday night, area clergy held a prayer vigil at the Westfield Annapolis Mall. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

Hundreds of people lined the streets during a candlelight vigil on Friday. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

Mourners walk during a vigil after the shooting at the Capital Gazette. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

Mourners holding candles on the streets of Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday to honor those who were killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

People gather Friday night at a candlelight vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — People gather Friday night at a prayer vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

People gather Friday night at a vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — People gather Friday night at a prayer vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

An onlooker takes a photo on their smartphone during a Friday vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — An onlooker takes a photo on their smartphone during a Friday prayer vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

Supporters hold signs Friday night at a vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — People gather Friday night at a prayer vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

Baltimore Sun videographer Ulysses Muñoz gives a hug during a Friday night vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — Baltimore Sun videographer Ulysses Muñoz gives a hug during a Friday night prayer vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

Supporters hold signs Friday night at a candlelight vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — Supporters gather Friday night at a prayer vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain)

Supporters hold candles Friday night at a vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — Supporters hold candles Friday night at a vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims murdered in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

Summer Bedard (Left) holds a candle and newspaper Friday night at a vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy/Bethany Swain) — Summer Bedard (Left) holds a candle and newspaper Friday night at a vigil in downtown Annapolis for victims killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. (Courtesy Bethany Swain)

Tanner Piekarski, left, and Kylie Myles hold signs during a vigil in response to a shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper office, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. Prosecutors say Jarrod W. Ramos opened fire Thursday in the Capital Gazette newsroom. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

People gather for a candlelight vigil across the street from where five journalists were slain in their newsroom in Annapolis, Md., Friday, June 29, 2018. Prosecutors say Jarrod W. Ramos opened fire Thursday in the Capital Gazette newsroom. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Carol Geithner, left, and Yasemin Jamison gather for a candlelight vigil across the street from where five journalists were slain in their newsroom in Annapolis, Md., Friday, June 29, 2018. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Jarrod W. Ramos opened fire Thursday in the Capital Gazette newsroom. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

People hug as they gather for a vigil in response to a shooting in the Capital Gazette newsroom, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. Prosecutors say Jarrod W. Ramos opened fire Thursday in the newsroom. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Mourners stand in silence during a vigil in response to a shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Jarrod W. Ramos opened fire Thursday in the newsroom. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Mourners walk during a vigil in response to a shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper office, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. The suspect, Jarrod W. Ramos, is charged with five counts of first-degree murder in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky