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First there were torches lighting Charlottesville's night. Now there are candles.
Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Virginia in Charlottsville and in other cities across the country for an impromptu vigil at the scene of Saturday's violence and pay tribute to Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old woman killed when a man allegedly linked to neo-Nazi beliefs drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters.
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'She wanted equality': Memorial held for Heather Heyer
The 32-year-old woman was killed by a car attack during violent protests in Charlottesville by a suspected white nationalist.
Twitter buzzed with photos of the event Wednesday evening as the crowd swelled.
Preston Willett, a reporter with the local CBS affiliate WCAV, tweeted a video of the crowd singing "Good Old Song," the university's alma mater anthem.
Moments of silence were also held for Heyer and two Virginia state troopers who died when their helicopter crashed as they monitored the white nationalist rally, the Associated Press reported.
Washington's CBS affiliate WUSA 9 said the vigil began after local memorial services were held for Heyer.
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At the service Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, said "They tried to kill my child to shut her up, but guess what, you just magnified her."
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From left, Marcus Martin hugs his fiancee Marissa Blair as Susan Bro becomes emotional during a memorial for Heather Heyer in Charlottesville. Photo: AP
As the political and emotional shock waves from the violence continued to roil the nation, Heyer's family and friends filled the front rows, rising by turns to grieve and to galvanise. Her mother beseeched those who mourned for Heyer to take up her commitment to social justice.
"I have aged 10 years in the last week," Bro said as she struggled up the stairs to the stage. But once from the podium, she delivered a fierce call to those who knew her daughter - and those around the world coming to know her now - to make her death worthwhile by fighting "as Heather would do."
University of Virginia students, faculty and residents attend a candlelight march across grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia. Photo: AP
"I'd rather have my child, but by golly if I got to give her up, we're going to make it count," she said.
Moments later, as the service ended, Bro implored a protester in the audience to stop her critical comments about President Donald Trump by asking the woman to be respectful of her daughter. The woman, who called Heyer a hero, complied and there were no other outbursts.
Vigils were also held in Philadelphia; Akron, Ohio.; Nassau, New York; and other cities.