The gunfire Saturday night on Chancellor Avenue resulted in five people being shot and two were killed.
The victims were identified as 21-year-old Kiyah Mae Scott, a mother to a 3-year-old child, and 10-year-old Jordan Garcia.
Garcia was walking home from a rec center at the time of the shooting with his 11-year-old brother.
His brother was also shot but survived.
Now their mother, Stephanie Garcia, is trying to process the tragedy while recalling the joy her son brought to life.
"Jordan, my silly boy, a poor soul, always happy...always a happy kid, happy to be around people," Garcia said.
The family is trying to keep their emotions together, but it has been a struggle for Garcia's five other siblings.
"We're very close and I'm grateful for them and I'm also grateful for the community, they always acted for my babies," Garcia said.
The mass shooting was highlighted Tuesday morning during a service for peace and non-violence at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
The annual gathering of law enforcement and emergency responders comes at a time when the city is reeling from the weekend mass shooting.
The head of Newark schools asked everyone in the interfaith service to pray for the school and the students. He said there is zero tolerance for violence of any kind.
"The heartbreak felt across the Newark Public Schools community and throughout the city of Newark because of the senseless shooting Saturday evening cannot be expressed in words, we mourn the loss of one of our students, a woman who was killed, and we continue to pray for the recovery of those who were wounded which includes another one of my students," said Superintendent Roger Leon.
Leon said counselors have been available for students and faculty to help them cope with the shooting.
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