PHOTOS BY KEIKO HIROMI & DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN

Hundreds of people attended a peaceful candlelight vigil on JFK Plaza in Lowell last night for George Floyd, a black man who was killed earlier in the week as a result of a violent confrontation with Minneapolis police. Outrage over the killing turned Minneapolis upside down, and sparked demonstrations nationwide.

This article was produced in collaboration with the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.

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