SNAP Community Prayer

Shalon Lidell holds Sharayia Anderson, who will be one on May 26, as she looks up at Shamariah Anderson during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. Pictured to Lidell's right is Sharonica Bingham. The women walked down Henderson Ave. to join the SNAP group in praying for their town. Last Thursday Demetric L. Atchison was shot near a residence at 41 N. Henderson Ave. just after noon. The 2nd annual SNAP Community Prayer March will be June 10 at 9 a.m. at Indian Park. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pictured from left to right, Karen Weinztl-Hamke, Robert Ellis, Sharon Hill, Serenity Anderson, 5, Kaye Hood and Felice Roberson join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members cross Independence St. during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kaye Hood holds onto Idaysheuos Ellis, 6, as they sing a hymn during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

idaysheuos Ellis, 6, holds the cross during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Robert Ellis holds the cross high during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kaye Hood helps Serenity Anderson, 5, hold a sign during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sharayia anderson smiles as she sits on Shamariah Anderson's shoulders during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)