BALTIMORE, MD (Wednesday, December 30, 2020) — On New Year's Eve, Mayor Brandon M. Scott will be joined by City officials, faith leaders, and community organizers for a virtual vigil to read the names and honor the lives of those lost to violence in Baltimore in 2020. 

The 2020 Vigil of Remembrance: Honoring Those Lost to Violence in Baltimore will take place virtually on Thursday, December 31, 2020 from 6-7:30PM. Members of the public are encouraged to join the virtual vigil on Mayor Scott’s Facebook page.

“Baltimore has experienced tremendous loss this year,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “For another year, we have lost over 300 people to violence in Baltimore. This year, we saw heightened violence against women. Before we embark on a new year, we will take a moment to honor those we’ve lost and recognize them not as numbers, but as the individuals that they were and the legacies they leave behind.” 

Guest speakers and name readers for the virtual vigil will include:

• Imam Derrick Amin
• Reverend Donald Wright 
• Reverend Margarita Santana
• Rabbi Daniel Burg
• Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby 
• Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby 
• Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa 
• Commissioner Michael Harrison 
• Senator Cory McCray, 45th District 
• Delegate Stephanie Smith, 45th District  
• Council Vice-President Sharon Green Middleton, 6th District 
• Councilwoman Danielle McCray, 2nd District 
• Councilman Mark Conway, 4th District 
• Councilman Yitzy Schleifer, 5th District 
• Councilman James Torrence, 7th District  
• Councilman Kris Burnett, 8th District  
• Councilman John Bullock, 9th District  
• Councilwoman Phylicia Porter, 10th District 
• Councilman Eric Costello, 11th District  
• Councilman Robert Stokes, 12th District
• Councilman Antonio Glover, 13th District 
• Councilwoman Odette Ramos, 14th District 

“As we recoup and attempt to fill the void left behind by these losses, I encourage us all to approach this new year with love in our hearts and recommit ourselves to the work of building public safety as a city in the year ahead,” continued the Mayor.